16 May 1921

1) Maintain communication with the regional Economic Conferences and monitor their work through telegrams, materials and protocols received from them, periodically informing the Chairman of the Council of Labour and Defence of the results of their work and their fulfilment of the Council of Labour and Defence's assignments, as well as giving them, with the knowledge of Comrade Lenin, or in agreement with the relevant People's Commissariats, explanations and instructions on questions that arise.

2) Review the protocols and materials of the gubernia Economic Conferences from the standpoint of verifying the implementation of the Council of Labour and Defence's decisions and general directives, follow in detail the work of the most important typical gubernia Economic Conferences, a list of which is to be submitted for the approval of Comrade Lenin.

* The document is printed from the original, corrected, supplemented and signed by V. I. Lenin.
Lenin Miscellany XXXV

3) Keep abreast of the work of the collegia of the economic People's Commissariats, the State Planning Commission and the planning commissions formed by decision of the Council of Labour and Defence.

4) Follow the economic and economic life of the country through newspapers, reports and special publications of the economic and statistical organs.

5) Monitor the actual implementation of the most important decisions and assignments of the Council of Labour and Defence and report on this to Comrade Lenin.

6) Carry out special assignments of the Chairman of the Council of Labour and Defence and the Administrator of the Council of People's Commissars on economic, economic and production questions.

7) Prepare insufficiently prepared economic, economic and production questions placed on the agenda of the Council of Labour and Defence.

8) On his own initiative, with the consent of Comrade Lenin, prepare and raise through the relevant People's Commissariats or directly in the Council of Labour and Defence questions arising from the materials being studied.

Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars and the Council of Labour and Defence
V. Ulyanov (Lenin)

ADDITIONS
19 May 1921

Added to § 3: "of the State Planning Commission"

§ 9 is added: "Regularly consult with the editor of 'Economic Life' for the fullest possible coordination of its work with the work of the Council of Labour and Defence."

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

To the Editor:
Give a brief note about this in 'Economic Life'.
Lenin