V. I.

Lenin

786

To:   J. V. STALIN FOR MEMBERS OF THE POLITBUREAU OF THE R.C.P.(B.) C.C. [1]

Krzhizhanovsky has told me that this was a mistake on
Pyatakov’s part (the State Planning Commission Deputy
Chairman). Such mistakes should not be allowed. I think
Pyatakov should be politely requested not to make any such mistakes in the future.

30. X.1922. Lenin

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Notes:
[1]
Written on L. B. Kamenev’s letter to Lenin of October 30, 1922,
proposing, in the event of Lenin’s agreement: = “1) to ask the
Politbureau to rescind the C.P.C. decision, restoring the figure
proposed by the People’s Commissariat for Finance, i.e., 599,000,000
million minus 26,000,000 million equals 573,000,000 million; =

2) suggest that the Politbureau should appoint a special
commission to review the allocation of the appropriated funds under
the estimates between the various People’s Commissariats in order
to reduce expenditures in shipbuilding, etc.” =

Under this proposal, Lenin wrote: “I quite agree. 30.X.1922. Lenin .” There are also
remarks by G. Y. Zinoviev, J. V. Stalin and V. M. Molotov
saying that they agree, and one by L. D. Trotsky, abstaining
(Central Party Archives of the Institute of Marxism-Leninism
of the C.P.S.U. Central Committee).