Date: 1920-06-11
Source: ru:LS/v34

ADDENDUM TO THE ORDER
ON CHANGES TO THE TELEPHONE SYSTEM
IN LENIN’S OFFICE
To Junior Mechanic Kalinkin:
In accordance with Comrade Lenin’s order, the following modifications are to be made to the telephone system in his office: 1) The private line terminating at valve 2 of the desk switchboard is to be reconnected to the Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic. 2) The telephone set on the newly installed private line to the Field Headquarters is to be temporarily deactivated, but left in place in case communications with the Field Headquarters need to be resumed via this private line. The equipment installed in the office is to be inspected daily, in the morning between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., and in the evening between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. For the provisions outlined in the first two points, obtain the approval of Comrade Lenin, and ensure that the latter is carried out with unwavering diligence.
Engineer Novikov
# If it can help improve the clarity of sound (as reported from Kharkiv), then do not disconnect it—but make absolutely certain that it does not ring during any inspection whatsoever (in general, ensure that it remains silent).
Would it not be better for sound quality from Kharkiv if the switchboard on the third floor—located in the Sovnarkom—were connected not through the Field Headquarters (as is currently the case), but directly to the intercity station?
Addendum: Connect the amplifier I currently have on my desk—equipped with a spring-loaded tube—which is now linked to my small 10‑number switchboard—to my telephone, which connects my office to the larger switchboard on the third floor of the Kremlin, within the Sovnarkom.
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FROM THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE COUNCIL OF LABOR AND DEFENSE
June 11, 1920
ON MEASURES TAKEN IN CONNECTION WITH DEFENSE AGAINST THE POLISH OFFENSIVE
Take note of Comrade Avanesov’s report that the People’s Commissars’ reports on measures taken in defense against the Polish offensive are being submitted in a timely manner, and that practical proposals on this matter will be presented at the next session of the Council of Labor and Defense.
ON ARMY SUPPLIES
Direct the Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic to allocate the three million rations issued in such a way that the burden of reduction falls entirely upon rear-area institutions and units not engaged in combat.
ON THE PROVISION OF FOOD RATIONS TO AUSTRO-GERMAN PRISONERS OF WAR
FOR USE DURING WORK ON THE RAILWAYS
Authorize the removal
of 15,000 skilled workers from Siberia—Austro-German prisoners of war—and instruct the Commodity Supply Agency to provide them with food according to the standard railway ration.
Chairman of the Council of Labor and Defense
V. Ulyanov (Lenin)
Printed according to Protocol No. 129 of the meeting of the Council of Labor and Defense held on
June 11, 1920.
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RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF LABOR AND DEFENSE
June 11, 1920
1) Charge Moscow and the People’s Commissariat for Railways with the obligation to transport, within a three‑week period, all firewood available at railway stations within a 30‑verst radius surrounding Moscow—approximately 3,000 cubic sazhens in total.
2) In order to make the best possible use of empty freight cars, charge local transport authorities under the All‑Union Extraordinary Commission with the duty to enforce strict oversight over wagon load capacity (no less than 3 cubic meters per wagon), with particular attention paid to incoming trains.
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