I request that this be executed with special precision, so that by 1. II. 1922 everything be ready in Berlin and absolutely by 1. III. 1922 everything be in Moscow. Reports brief, but meticulous, monthly. Technical inspection under the responsibility of the commission. If necessary, we will award bonuses. Do not miss the mark, as has been bungled already more than once in this matter.

Lenin

Written 24 September 1921

First published in 1933 in Lenin Miscellany XXIII

Printed from the manuscript