V. I.

Lenin

530

To:   L. B. KAMENEV

Comrade Kamenev:

I was given this yesterday by
Khinchuk. [1] Have a look at it and show to all members of the United Economic
Commission. [2]

It looks as if the business is growing, isn’t it? Will someone suggest methods of stricter check-up?

2/ XII. Lenin

P.S. Please also send this to all members of the
Politbureau.

---
Notes:
[1]
This letter was written at the bottom of a typed copy of a report
entitled “Centrosoyuz turnover in relations with gubernia
societies and district sections. Data on commodity turnover of the
sections for September-November 1921 in millions of rubles of
present currency”.

[2]
The United Economic Commission , mentioned by Lenin, was a
commission for “bringing together all economic and financial
questions” on whose establishment the Politbureau of the
R.C.P.(B.) C.C. adopted a decision on December 1, 1921. L. B.
Kamenev was confirmed as its chairman. In accordance with the
Politbureau decision, the C.P.C. resolved on December 6: “To
consolidate and accelerate the work in systematising and adding
to economic legislation, an economic commission of the C.P.C.
is to be established” (Central Party Archives of the Institute
of Marxism-Leninism of the C.P.S.U. Central Committee).