The circulation procedure is an absolute mess.

Establish a precise order, in writing (signed by Gorbunov) and in agreement with Brichkina:
(a) the secretary of the TsK shall communicate at such-and-such a deadline to such-and-such a person, (b) the secretaries of the SNK—
(aa) by telephone to all (or to such-and-such) People's Commissars, with deadline;
(bb) in writing to all, etc.

Written in October 1921

First published in 1933 in Lenin Miscellany XXIII

Printed from the manuscript