V. I.

Lenin

In a statement signed by Comrades Belenky, Ivanichev and
Gabalin it has been established that by order of the Manager of the
Sanatorium, Comrade Vever, a perfectly sound fir-tree was cut down in the
sanatorium’s park on June 14, 1920.

For causing damage to Soviet property I order Comrade Vever, Manager of
the Sanatorium at the Soviet Gorki Estate, to be placed under arrest for 1
month.

Sentence to be executed by the Podolsk Uyezd Executive Committee on the
understanding that (1) should it be discovered that Comrade Vever had had no penalties
previously imposed upon him, his sentence shall be suspended after a week’s
detention and he shall be warned that in the event of wrongful felling in
the park, walks or woods or any other damage to Soviet property being
allowed, he will be liable to further punishment over and above 3 weeks’
arrest and to dismissal.

(2) The date on which sentence is to be carried out shall be
determined by the Uyezd Executive Committee by arrangement with the Uyezd
Land Department or the Management of the State Farms to ensure that farm
work will not suffer in any way.

I instruct Comrade Belenky to bring this decision to the notice of
Comrade Vever and his assistants, who are to sign that it has been
announced to them and that any further similar offence will incur
punishment for all workers and office staff, and not the manager
alone.

I instruct the Uyezd Executive Committee to report to me what date they
have fixed for the arrest and how the sentence has been carried out.

V. Ulyanov (Lenin)

Chairman, Council of Labour and Defence

14.VI.1920

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