622. TELEGRAM TO A. Y. BADAYEV AND AN INSTRUCTION TO D. I. KURSKY

Written on June 20, 1920 · First published in 1942 in Lenin Miscellany XXXIV. Printed from the text in Fotieva’s handwriting, added to and signed by Lenin. · page 393

Badayev
Executive Committee
Petrograd
Copy to the Gubernia Land Department

In the matter of presenting information concerning the requisitioning of market-garden produce you have displayed   impermissible procrastination. The first telephone message was transmitted to you on May 28, the second on June 22, and it was only to a telegram of June 26 that your reply was forthcoming, signed by secretary Trilisser. A brief report must be presented by you without delay. Inform us exactly how many days of postponement are required for a more detailed report. In the event of a brief report not being presented immediately, and a more detailed one within a very short period, the persons responsible will be called to strict account.

Lenin
Chairman, Council of People’s Commissars

Copy to Comrade Kursky: prosecute them for procrastination.

Report fulfilment.^[1]

Lenin

Notes

[1] The text of the telegram from the words “Copy to Comrade Kursky” to the end is in Lenin’s handwriting.—Ed.