V. I.

Lenin

371

To:   A. O. ALSKY

Comrade Alsky:

I asked you for data only from
August. [1]

Henceforth:

1) keep a special record of expenditures and issues from
the gold stock in a strictly chronological order (of course,
apart from the grouping by People’s Commissariats or under specified heads, where such are required);

2) be sure to set apart the expenditure out of the gross
amount appropriated by a general decision (say, the appropriations of 100 million for foodstuffs) from the
additional spending not provided for by any general decisions.

Unless you observe these rules you will not have a report but chaos in which you yourself will be snarled up.
Before issuing any further instructions, I shall await your
reply which you are to give me tomorrow.

Lenin

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Notes:
[1]
See Document 368 of this volume.— Ed.