204. To E. M. SKLYANSKY

Written on June 10, 1919 · First published in 1945 in Lenin Miscellany XXXV. Printed from the original. · page 396

Comrade Sklyansky,

(1) Without fail at once appoint (and carry through to the end) an investigation into who misinformed yon, minimising the disaster.^[1] After all, this is treachery.

(2) All measures must be taken and special attention given to the rapid movement of the 6 regiments from the Eastern Front.

For really it is you, Comrade Sklyansky, who have proved to be responsible for the delay!!^[2]

Reply to me what exactly you have done on both points.

Lenin

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[1]Reference is to the critical situation in Petrograd.—Ed.

[2] Lenin refers to the criminal delay in fulfilling his instructions on the urgent dispatch of reinforcements to the Petrograd Front.