Revolutionary Military Council of the Caucasian Front.
February 17, 1920
I am extremely concerned about the state of our troops on the Caucasian Front, the complete disintegration among Budyonny's forces, the weakening of all our troops, the weakness of the overall command, the quarrels between armies, and the strengthening of the enemy. It is necessary to exert every effort and carry out a number of emergency measures with revolutionary energy. Telegraph in cipher in detail what exactly you are undertaking.
Lenin