585. To THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANISING BUREAU OF THE C.C., R.C.P.(B.)

Written on May 7, 1920 · First published in 1959 in Lenin Miscellany XXXVI. Printed from the original. · page 374

Members of the Orgbureau:

Should we not adopt a decision such as the following:

Directive of the C.C., R.C.P. to the Ukrainian C.C.: double the number of food workers by ruthlessly stripping for this purpose all People’s Commissariats except that of military affairs.

Lenin

7/V.