V. I. Lenin

Source: ru:LS/v34;es:MT
Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek) from the Russian; AI-translated.

DECISION OF THE COUNCIL OF LABOUR AND DEFENCE
JANUARY 5, 1921

With a view to the utmost possible improvement of the conditions of accommodation and living of units of the Red Army, the Council of Labour and Defence hereby resolves:

1. In all gubernias, commissions for the improvement of the living conditions of the troops shall be set up, consisting of: the Chairman of the Gubernia Executive Committee as chairman, and the Gubernia Military Commissar, the Chairman of the Gubernia Cheka, and a representative of the R.C.P. as members.

2. These commissions shall be charged with carrying out, through the appropriate bodies and in the established manner, the most energetic measures for improving the billeting of the troops, such as heating, water supply, lighting, the adoption of necessary sanitary measures, etc., in the premises occupied, as well as for supplying the troops with clothing and provisions.

3. The commissions shall report monthly on the progress of their work (what has been planned and what has been accomplished) to the Council of Labour and Defence (with a copy to the Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic).

Chairman of the Council of Labour and Defence
V. Ulyanov (Lenin)