[April 15, 1921]

Appoint a commission of
2 State Planning Commission
2 oil specialists or fuel specialists
2 Main Oil Administration, 2 railwaymen for two weeks, with the assignment to ascertain:
1) What part of the work on the Algemba railway has been completed;
2) also regarding the oil pipeline;
3) in particular, the immediate provision of rails and pipes — and prospects for full provision;
4) the possibility of supplying the Emba fields with fresh water and other conditions for ensuring work on the Emba;
5) verification of the comparative cost of delivering oil to the center via Rakushy–Astrakhan by water, and via Saratov by railway and oil pipeline;
6) the possible and probable deadline for the completion of the railway (Algemba) and the oil pipeline;
7) the possibility, probability, and cost of acquiring and delivering additional river and sea fleet for transporting oil from Emba via Rakushy–Astrakhan;
8) also ascertain other aspects of the issue.