Draft Decision of the Council of People's Commissars on the Evacuation of the Government

Written February 26, 1918 · First published 1927 in Lenin Miscellany XI Published according to the manuscript · page 67 · Translated by Clemans Dutt, Edited by Robert Daglish

1. Choose Moscow as the seat of government.

2. From each department evacuate the minimum number of leaders of the central administrative body, not more than two or three dozeri people (plus families).

3. Whatever happens, immediately remeve the State Bank, the gold and the Stationery Office.

4. Begin evacuating Moscow valuables.