V. I. Lenin

Source: ru:LS
Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek deepseek-v4-pro) from the Russian; AI-translated.

PROPOSALS ON MILITARY QUESTIONS
[1920, not earlier than August 20]

In view of the confirmation that (Budenny’s force) has less than 10,000,
1) I vote for taking the 6th Cavalry Division from Budenny for the Wrangel front.
Krestinsky against.
2) For reinforcing Budenny’s Cavalry Army with the 3,000–4,000 sabres which the C.-in-C. promises to the South (urgently).
Krestinsky against.
+4) Intensified seizure of horses from the Byelorussian peasants to replenish Budenny’s cavalry.
Krestinsky abstains.
5) For replacing Gittis by Comrade Frunze immediately (see the opinion of the C.-in-C. and Tukhachevsky).
Krestinsky for.

Lenin