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TELEPHONE MESSAGE TO THE S.E.C. PRESIDIUM

Very urgent

S.E.C. Presidium, copies to the People’s Commissariat for Finance and the People’s Commissariat for Workers’ and Peasants’ Inspection and Engineer Graftio (home telephone 1–72–49.
22/3 Povarskaya St.)

According to Graftio’s report, the Volkhov construction
site is provided with foodstuffs for September-December,
but the work is at a standstill because of lack of banknotes. The Public Works Committee is issuing only 125
million for September, whereas, according to Graftio, the
requirement is more than 1,000 million.

I propose that the Volkhov construction site should be immediately supplied with the necessary amount of
banknotes to ensure the accelerated conduct of operations in
accordance with the number of rations issued under the
All-Russia C.E.C. decisions of May 30 and November 5.

Send me your report of execution not later than
September 10.

( Lenin )

Chairman, Council of People’s Commissars

September 8, 1921

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