V. I.

Lenin

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To:   THE STATE PUBLISHING HOUSE

Please inform me (1) whether there exists in the State
Publishing House a general practice under which, when any book or pamphlet without exception is published,
there is recorded in writing:

( a) the signature of the member of the Board of the
Publishing House who is responsible for editorial supervision of the publication in question; ( b) the signature of the actual editor of the text; ( c) the signature of the responsible proof-reader or
publisher or printer.

(2) If not, what objections are there to such a system?
What are the present means of supervision?

(3) Information under § 1 about the pamphlet:

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On Concessions. Decree of the Council of People’s
Commissars, November 23, 1920. Text of the Decree. Units for
Concession. Maps. State Publishing House.
1920. [1]

State Printing Works (former Sytin), 71 Pyatnitskaya, Moscow, 1920.

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Notes:
[1]
This letter, a copy of which was sent to Y. A. Preobrazhensky,
was written apparently because Lenin had noticed omissions in
the proofs of the pamphlet On Concessions . Decree of the Council of People’s Commissars of November 23, 1920 . Text of the Decree .
Units for Concession . Maps , which had been sent to him for
inspection.