Date: 1921-09-07
Source: ru:LS/v34

September 3, 1921
It is of utmost importance for us to have accurate and regularly updated
information on the progress of fundraising efforts among workers abroad.
* In a report submitted to V. I. Lenin by a consultant at Gosplan,
measures aimed at revitalizing the gold mining industry were outlined.
The report bears a marginal note from I. V. Stalin: “Gold Mining Industry.”

in support of the starving population of Russia. This matter was discussed yesterday
at a Politburo meeting, the minutes of which have been forwarded to you. I would suggest
that we appoint responsible individuals for each country—or for groups of countries—so that these officials can monitor the labor press of various parties and compile precise figures, limiting themselves, of course, to the following: 1) the total amounts collected in donations; 2) an exact indication of the currency in which the donations were made; 3) the specific time period during which the donations were gathered; 4) the names of the newspapers from which the information was drawn, as well as the parties or organizations that organized the fundraising campaigns.
Particular attention should be given to resolutions passed by parties or trade unions regarding the deduction of one day’s wages.
I would greatly appreciate it if you could inform me what exactly has been done
by the Executive Committee, and when we might expect to receive the first
official reports.
Lenin
Printed from a handwritten copy.
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LETTER TO A MEMBER OF THE COLLEGE OF THE PEOPLE’S COMMISSIONER FOR FINANCE
September 7, 1921
I had requested information only up to August. Moving forward, I ask that you:
1) maintain a separate record of expenditures and disbursements from the gold fund, keeping strict chronological order (of course, in addition to any groupings by People’s Commissariats or by specific categories of expenditure, should such groupings prove necessary);
2) be sure to distinguish between portions of spending allocated according to the overall resolution—and thus derived from the designated total sum (for example, from the allocation of 100 million for food supplies)—and additional expenditures that are not covered by any general resolutions.
Without adherence to these principles, what you will end up with is not an accounting, but rather a chaotic mess in which you yourself will become hopelessly entangled. For further instructions, I look forward to receiving your response, which you should send tomorrow.
Lenin
Printed from a typewritten copy.