[May 24, 1921]

May 24, 1921
Comrade Bokiy!
I received your telegram. Completely unsatisfied.
This will not do.
You must investigate the matter in detail and give me precise information, not such "a view and something": "exaggerated"...
"complete cessation of theft is impossible" (??!!)
This is an outrage, not a report.
1) Name all responsible persons to me;
2) Describe the organization of the matter;
3) List all thefts precisely;
time; amount.
4) How many
total workers?
(approximate composition? length of service? etc.)
5) What specific measures are being taken there to stop
embezzlement?
precise indications of measures.
6) When was the trial and crackdown there (April 1920?)? All cases
of major trials? Results of those punished?
Notify me of receipt of this and the deadline for execution.
Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars V. Ulyanov (Lenin)