RESOLUTION
COUNCIL OF LABOUR AND DEFENCE
SEPTEMBER 17, 1920
In view of the special conditions of work of the All-Russian Extraordinary Commission (VChK) and its bodies, the Council of Labour and Defence has resolved:
1) All persons serving in institutions subordinate to the VChK, both in the center and in the localities, are to be equated to military personnel of the active Red Army.
2) None of the persons mentioned in paragraph 1 may, of their own volition, leave service in the VChK and its local bodies and units.
3) All employees of the VChK and its local bodies shall be liable for their activities on a par with military personnel of active field units of the Red Army, and all laws approved by the All-Russia Central Executive Committee (VTsIK) regarding military discipline shall apply to them.