V. I.

Lenin

Draft Decision for the Economic Commission of the C.P.C. [2]

Considering it necessary, in view of the improvement in the
internal and external position of the R.S.F.S.R., to focus the activities
of the Council of Labour and Defence more than hitherto on the problems of
economic development, the C.P.C. asks the All-Russia Central Executive Committee to enact the
following measures:

a) 1. To add ,a new member to the Council of Labour and
Defence in the for Agriculture.

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2. To direct the Council of Labour and Defence to discuss the idea
of dividing its meetings into ordinary and special economic ones. [1]

c) 3. To extend the jurisdiction of the C.L.D. by
including the following functions:

1) ( a) co-ordination of all the work of the economic
commissariats;

2) ( b) endorsement and realisation of an integrated
economic plan of the R.S.F.S.R.;

3) ( c) directing the work of the economic commissariats
in conformity with this plan, as well as establishing exemptions from this
plan in case of need.

A subcommission to be directed to elaborate § 6 of its draft (in its final wording) and draw up an exact schedule of existing
commissions which cover the work of the economic commissariats, showing
their relations with and bearing on all the “special commissions”
provided for in § 6.