January 23, 1920  

The construction of the Izhora branch, the posts of the Krasnaya Gorka fort, military construction units, engineer battalions, road-and-bridge companies, and volost revolutionary committees are destroying, seizing, and plundering the property of the Koporye railway construction project without even notifying its administration. I demand, under threat of the strictest accountability, that this arbitrary action cease immediately, that seized property be returned, and that stolen or lost items be compensated. Henceforth, under no circumstances shall unauthorized disposal of property belonging to other departments be permitted without prior coordination with the latter. Those guilty of non-compliance shall be held strictly accountable. Report on execution.  

Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars  
**Lenin**  

Published from the original signed by V. I. Lenin. The final phrase is written in his hand.