To the Chairman of the Supreme Economic Council for all departments
and branches of industry, copy to the Central Statistical Board

One of the most important tasks of economic construction and undoubtedly the most
pressing one now is to reduce the number of establishments and enterprises that are on
state supply. Only the minimum number of the largest, best-equipped and supplied enterprises, factories, plants, and mines should be left on state supply, after strictly checking available resources. I order that such a check be carried out again immediately and the number of enterprises on state supply reduced again; a list of the enterprises to be left on state supply should be drawn up immediately and sent to the Council of Labour and Defence by the first of October this year.

The execution is the personal responsibility of all members of the Economic Councils and especially the Gubernia Statistical Bureaus. For insufficient

TO S. S. DANILOV. SEPTEMBER 12, 1921.

thoroughness in reducing the number of enterprises, I will bring people to trial.

Chairman of the C.L.D. Lenin

September 12, 1921.