V. I. Lenin

Source: ru:PSS/v50;es:MT
Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek) from the Russian; AI-translated.

PETROGRAD LABOUR COMMUNE

Government
Urgent
Acknowledge receipt
28. III. 1918

Petrograd, Smolny
Council of People’s Commissars of the Petrograd Labour Commune

Copies to Shlyapnikov, Chairman of the Evacuation Commission, and Gorbunov, Secretary of the Council of People’s Commissars

Received Gorbunov’s note. I strongly protest against the delay in the evacuation of industry. 59 Larin and Milyutin have no right to alter the decision. If anyone is dissatisfied with my instruction, let him appeal against it to the Council of People’s Commissars or the Central Executive Committee, but until my instruction is rescinded it must be carried out. I am particularly indignant that the billion-ruble stocks on Gutuyevsky Island have not been touched. This is a disgrace. Start and carry out the evacuation of these stocks at all costs and with the utmost speed. The Council of People’s Commissars is to send me twice a week exact reports on what has actually been done for the evacuation, and how many carloads have been evacuated. 60

Chairman of the Council of People’s Commissars,
Lenin