TO THE PRESIDIUM OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL OF NATIONAL ECONOMY

November 27, 1919

I request that you discuss the question of developing uniform, concise, but essential questions (or forms) for printing periodic reports in "Economic Life" on the results of work on the development of productive forces (number of workers employed; production, extraction; productivity of 1 worker, etc.) in all or the main branches of the economy.

Please inform me of your conclusion.

Lenin

It is necessary to divide the reports into 2 parts:

a) a part that can only be told (plan, conditions, features, etc.)

b) one that can and should be expressed in figures.

Print both.

For the second—select the essentials (for summaries and comparisons).

(Cf. the example of vagueness—"Glavslanets," report as of October 1, 1919). Is it being printed? Where? How many times?

(The secret part should be printed in % %: e.g.: October 1, 1919—100 the number of workers; November 1, 1919—120, etc.).