2) Recognise the protest against the form of this order as a case of undesirable manifestation of military bureaucracy.

3) Inform the Commander-in-Chief that his verbal protest, conveyed through Comrade Smilga, has been examined and found to be incorrect. When a conclusion is required, a conclusion must be given.

TELEGRAM TO KH. YU. YUMAGULOV

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Written on 17 or 18 January 1920

Published for the first time, from the manuscript