149. TELEGRAM TO K. Y. VOROSHILOV^[1]

Written on May 5, 1921 · First published in 1942 in Lenin Miscellany XXXIV. Sent to Yekaterinoslav. Printed from the original. · page 138

Code

Voroshilov

I request you to issue orders to the command personnel of the Mounted Army and check up specially that during the Mounted Army’s march all-round assistance should be given to local food supply bodies, in view of the need for urgent and swift assistance in grain to Moscow.^[2]

Lenin

Notes

[1] At the top, Lenin wrote: “Comrade Sklyansky: Please, have this sent in code and returned to me. 5/V. Lenin.”—Ed.

[2] In a reply telegram received by Lenin on May 6, 1921, K. Y. Voroshilov said: “Have received your No. 108/III. All the necessary instructions have been given. Strict fulfilment of your assignment will be seen to” (Central Party Archives of the Institute of Marxism-Leninism of the C.P.S.U. Central Committee).