V. I. Lenin

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FROM THE DECREES OF THE DEFENCE COUNCIL
JUNE 26, 1919

1
ON SUPPLYING THE ARMY WITH FOOD AND FODDER

Convene a meeting tomorrow morning of representatives from the Central Supply Administration, the Central Army Food Supply Commission and the People's Commissariat for Food. Set the following tasks:

a) First of all, discuss the question of sending up to 25% of food supply workers from the consuming gubernias to the disposal of the special food commission of the Eastern Front.

b) Ascertain the actual state of the army's supply of grain fodder and work out emergency measures of assistance.

c) Discuss the question of appointing Bryukhanov chairman of the Army Food Supply Commission of the Western Front.

Instruct Comrade Svidersky to convene this meeting tomorrow morning and to complete the work by four o'clock; if no agreement is reached, then convene a session of the Defence Council by six o'clock tomorrow.

2
ON DELIVERING SKILLED WORKERS TO THE PODOLSK, TULA AND SIMBIRSK FACTORIES

Instruct the All-Russian Central Council of Trade Unions to take the most urgent measures to ensure the satisfaction of the requirements of the Simbirsk, Podolsk and Tula factories for the number of skilled workers necessary for three-shift work. A report on fulfilment is to be placed before the Defence Council in two weeks.

"One million cartridges left Moscow on June 25 at 20 hours 9 minutes by express train No. 6 in carriages 50781, 461026, 67147, accompanied by Pavel Valuiko. In addition, two million cartridges left Tula on June 25 by special emergency train No. 502 in carriages 689257, 102280, 772866, 425007 and 110046. The cartridges are going to the disposal of Stalin."

3
ON THE ACTUAL PROGRESS OF MOBILISATION WORK

a) Propose to the All-Russian General Staff that in a week or two it submit a report with precise brief numerical data on the progress of mobilisation for each age group, as well as on professional mobilisation. In addition to all other data, there must be information on how many persons of a given age group were registered, how many were accepted into the troops and how many were exempted from call-up.

b) The All-Russian General Staff is requested to submit data on why, given the large number accepted through mobilisation, the number sent as reinforcements to the front proved disproportionately small.

c) Instruct the All-Russian General Staff to submit in a week precise information on: 1) what measures are being taken and must be taken by it to ensure that the fronts are given a sufficient number of reinforcements consisting of persons trained in military affairs in the coming weeks; 2) what measures have been taken to increase the number of trained persons of call-up age and to send them without exception with maximum speed to the front.

d) Instruct the Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic to prepare immediately a report for the Defence Council on questions concerning the mobilisation of those who turn 19 in August of the current year. A report from the representative of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic on this question is to be placed before the Defence Council in two weeks.

4
ON THE TELEGRAM FROM K. E. VOROSHILOV OF JUNE 26

Instruct the Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic to conduct an immediate investigation: a) exactly how many cartridges were at the disposal of the R.S.F.S.R. from June 20 to June 26 of this year, if possible on a daily basis; b) how many of this number were given to the Southern Front in the indicated period and how many were available there; c) how many cartridges were with the XIV Army and how many on the Don Front; and d) how many cartridges were given to the XIV Army by the Central Supply Administration.