V. I.

Lenin

473

To:   L. K. MARTENS

Copy to Comrade Bogdanov

27.X.1921

Comrade Martens:

I have received both contracts. [1] I am returning them.

Why are the additional points which Reinstein and
Hammer showed me (in the draft) not there?

They should be given the final drafting and passed as soon as possible.

Special attention must be given to our thorough actual fulfilment of the terms.

There must be no reliance on orders!

Without a triple check-up our men will spoil everything
and will fail to do anything right.

An intelligent, competent man should be appointed as personally responsible and checked up on.

We must make a special effort to nurse the concessionaires: this is of exceptional economic and political
importance.

Let me know precisely what measures you or the S.E.C.
Presidium are taking.

V. Ulyanov (Lenin )

Chairman, C.P.C.

P.S. A point to be specially cleared up whether this should be made public.

There is much indication that it is of great importance
for us to have this concession and the contract publicised
as widely as possible.