589. To A. Y. BADAYEV

First published in 1942 in Lenin Miscellany XXXIV. Printed from the original. · page 375

16. V. 1920

Comrade Badayev or his deputy
Petrograd

Please supply the Petrograd group of the State Commission for Electrification (the person in charge is Shatelen) with 50Red Army men’s rear area food rations and 9   family food rations, without taking away the civilian ration cards.

Please let me know by telephone message exactly how many have been issued and when.

Lenin