V. I. Lenin

Source: en:CW/CW35; ru:PSS/v52;es:MT
Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek) from the Russian; AI-translated.

Comrade Smilga
Copy to: Glavneft
Copy to: Comrade Gubkin

Both in the press and in reports from the localities, news of the deterioration of affairs in Baku is becoming more frequent.

It is necessary to increase attention and concern for Baku.

I request that a programme of systematic measures to aid Baku, including foreign purchases, be placed on the agenda of the Council of Labour and Defence.

It is necessary to establish constant “supervision” over what is being done in Baku and what aid we are giving.

Establish brief summaries under both headings (a: what there is; b: what has been given) and tirelessly supervise.

Chairman, Council of Labour and Defence, Lenin