Re Decision of the Council of Defence on Stepping Up Work in the Field of Military Defence

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On April 21, 1919, Lenin made a report “On Stepping Up Work in the Field of Military Defence” at a meeting of the Council of Defence. The document printed hero is apparently a rough draft of the concluding part of the resolution on this question.

Suspend for 3 months or substantially cut down those departments in the central and local commissariats that are not absolutely essential and that may provide useful workers for the army and the home front for the conduct of war, for food collection, agitation and so on.