V. I.

Lenin

723

To:   E. M. SKLYANSKY [1]

Comrade Sklyansky, Give the Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic
an instruction or, rather, a definite order to achieve rapid and complete liquidation . Let me know what measures have
been taken.

Lenin
Chairman, Council of Defence

15/X.

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Notes:
[1]
The note to Sklyansky was written on a telegram from A. G.
Schlichter, Chairman of the Tambov Gubernia Executive Committee
and Chairman of the Gubernia Military Council, who requested
that reinforcements be sent to the units of the Red Army
operating against bandit groups in Tambov Gubernia.

On October 19, Lenin wrote a note to V. S. Kornev, Commander
of the Forces of Internal Security, on the need for the speediest liquidation of the counter-revolutionary outbreak in Tambov
Gubernia, and he asked to be informed what measures were being
taken (see present volume, Document 727). On October 23 a report
was received from Kornev on the measures taken to put down
the revolt in Tambov Gubernia.