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.... It is extremely painful for me to take up your precious time, but I decide on this only by virtue of my great conviction that the Volkhov installation must be carried out at all costs as soon as possible.
Urgently.
Chief of Affairs] Gorbunov u.
2/IX [1921]
Gorbunov! Take this matter upon yourself (or pass it on to Smolyanninov by agreement with him).
The statement and report of the chief engineer of Volkhovstroi
Comrade Graftio (dated 25/8) reveals both a crime (red tape)
and a number of errors by the Supreme Council of National Economy or Petrosovdep or STO or all of these
institutions together.
Therefore I propose to you (1) to immediately instruct the People's Commissariat of Justice, on my behalf, to investigate the red tape and bring the guilty to justice. Submit it to the STO within a week.
(2) To convene a meeting (Supreme Council of National Economy -|- Petrosovdep -[" Gosplan - with the invitation] of other interested] departments) to develop within a week
a draft resolution of the STO on measures to accelerate work and its correct
organization (may be according to the flax trust type with expansion] of Graftio's rights?)
Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars V. Ulyanov (Lenin)
Attach to me a report on the execution.
Lenin.
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NOTE TO V. A. SMOLYANINOV1.
Smolyaninov u:
8/IX [1921]
Once again*, pay particular attention and remind me when
I "Ried.
Lenin.
1 The note was written by Lenin on the statement of G. O. Graftio to G. E. Zinoviev, who sent it to Lenin. In his statement, Graftio indicated that he had repeatedly written to Elektrostroi, Glavkomgosoor and other institutions, demanding approval of construction programs and the issuance of food for Volkhovstroi. However, the approval of the programs was delayed, the number of rations was reduced, and all the efforts of the Volkhovstroi builders were broken by the indifference of these institutions.