NOTE TO N. N. KRESTINSKY
[June 1920, no earlier than the 22nd]
You are right—either the composition must be revised or the decisions must be appealed to the Politburo.

On June 15, 1920, at a meeting of the Politburo, the question was discussed regarding the fact that in Petrograd, 200 crucial institutions did not report to the Petrograd Soviet but were instead directly subordinate to the central departments.
The Politburo resolved to instruct the Presidium of the All‑Russian Central Executive Committee to appoint a commission on this matter, ensuring that the commission included an equal number of comrades who worked primarily in central institutions and of Petrograd residents. However, the commission was formed in violation of the Politburo’s resolution, with fewer representatives from the central bodies than required. N. N. Krestinsky proposed challenging this decision before the Politburo. In response to Krestinsky’s proposal, Lenin drafted the note now being published.

In June 1920, at a meeting of the Politburo, amendments were made to the composition of the commission tasked with clarifying the relationships between central agencies and Petrograd-based institutions.