The project’s program of directives from the Council of Labour and Defence
(9) 1. The Upturn of Agriculture:

a) Peasant Households |
?) Collective Farms (State Farms; Communes, etc.) J (10) 2. The Upturn of Industry: a) Large-Scale ? ?) Small-Scale. J
(4) 5. Coordination of the Various Sectors (and Departments) of Economic Activity.
(1) 6. ? about ? ? about Exchange: a) Commodity Trade ? + ?) Private ?
?) Cooperatives I Commerce ?
(11) Glée
Coal and Shale

3. Fuels – including oil >¦
Refined fuels – and other types.
(12) 4. Foodstuffs.
(5) 8. Improvement of Workers’ Conditions.
(6) 9. » » Peasants’ Conditions.
(13) 7. Construction.
(16) 10. In-Kind Bonuses.
(3) 11. Encouragement of Initiative.
(2) 12. Capitalism, Entrepreneurship, etc.
Private Economic Initiative. (23) 13. Regional and Provincial Economic Plans
(TU)·
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Imported Goods and | Self-Sufficiency G (24) 14. Electrification (??).
(25) 15. For Border Regions: Foreign Trade. Ports.
(19) 16. Petty Merchandising.

17. Railway Transportation.

18. Waterborne ~ » ~ (??)

19. Regional and Provincial State Planning Committees—see § 13.
(22) 20. Regional Economic Councils and Provincial Economic Conferences; District and Township Economic Conferences and Rural Economic Meetings. (??)
(17) 21. Trade Unions, Their Participation in Production, Production Propaganda, and Labor Discipline.
(18) 22. Theft (by Officials, by Workers)—Measures to Combat It, Results Achieved. Warehouse Management.
(20) 23. Utilization of Military Units for Economic Purposes. The General Participation of Military Authorities in Economic Work—and of the All-People’s Military Training Program in particular.
(21) 24. Labor Duty, Labor Mobilization.
(14) 25. Model Enterprises, Institutions, and the Like.
(7) 26. Lists of Workers Engaged in Economic Construction, Their Length of Service (both Party Members and Non-Party Members), and Other Relevant Data.
(8) 27. Struggle Against Bureaucracy and Red Tape; in Particular, the Recruitment of Rakrin and Non-Party Workers and Peasants.
(15) 28. Improvements in Production, Agriculture, Industry, and Beyond.
(27) 29. Work in “Economic Life” and in Collaboration with It?
Local Press Organs, Their Relationship to Reports.

* These words were crossed out by Lenin. Ed.

The Project’s Program of Directives from the Council of Labour and Defence
NB
Who Should Draft the Reports?
Provincial Economic Councils, District Economic Councils, plus City Districts (District Economic Councils)
1 per County
1 per City and Urban Settlements 1 per District
Limit oneself to (50 reports and > ?) (100 reports and >?)—Cities up to 1,000 across all of Russia
By August 1st (June 1st?) November 1st (October 15th?)
Or six times a year? January 1st, March 1st, May 1st.
Order of Things: ?? The Main Points
6: Commodity Exchange – (1)
11: Encouragement of Initiative – (3) I <
12: Capitalism – (2)
. 5: Coordination – (4)
? 8: Improvement of Workers’ Conditions – (5)
[_9: » » Peasants’ Conditions – (6)
ю о о о о ю со с
I26: Workers Engaged in Economic Construction – (7) [27: Struggle Against Bureaucracy and Red Tape – (8)
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* – Approximate. Ed.

Etwa:

1. – Agriculture (9)

2. – Industry (10)
4· Outcomes
3 of Economic Construction
- Foodstuffs (12)
- Fuels (11)
- Construction (13)
21.
(16)
(17)
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20.
14.
15. 16. About ?? >
17.
18.
29. J
22. Conditions (18)
23. Labor (20) II
24. – (21) II
25. Outcomes of Economic (14)
28. Construction (15)
(26)
- State Planning Committee (23)
- Regional Economic Bodies (22)
- Electrification (24)
- Foreign Trade ||| (25)
- Petty Merchandising (19)
- Railway Transportation I
- Waterborne Transportation J
(27)
The Project’s Program of Directives from the Council of Labour and Defence I. The Essence of the New Economic Policy:
the maximum development of productive forces and the improvement of workers’ and peasants’ conditions, the utilization of private capitalism while channeling it into the bed of state capitalism, the comprehensive support of local initiative, and the relentless struggle against bureaucracy and red tape.
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Cooperation J

The Project’s Program of Directives from the Council of Labour and Defence
P. 100% Taxation + 100% Exchange
? Small-Scale Industry; -< < Foreign Trade; >
[_ Support for Large-Scale Industry. + II Ъis The Council of Labour and Defence’s Organs Extend Downward.
III. Establishment of Reporting Requirements and Exchange of Experience, Competition. IV. Timelines (6–2 times per year) and Report Formats (printing them in 100 copies).
V. The Most Important Questions—Detailed and Mandatory for Every Report.
1–8 (aa). (8 Questions)!
VI. Questions of Great Importance—Mandatory in Every Report, Presented as Brief Summaries.
?? |l2 Questions]
3rd Group: VII. Questions That Are Important but Not Mandatory in Every Report.
??
|7 Questions
All are equal in importance—but not in order, nor in terms of topical urgency.
VIII. Additional Questions (Left to the Discretion of Each Reporter).
(4th Group) IX. Conclusion.
Further elaboration is needed regarding the issue of reporting.
1) The 5th Group of Questions Concerning Local Selection.
2) Statistical Reports Are Compiled by Provincial Statistical Offices and District Statistical Offices.
3) Local Institutions Are Required to Provide—Indeed, They Are Obligated to Provide—All Relevant Information.

4) As for Non-Statistical Reports?
Who Compiles Them? Statisticians Again
+ Specifically Appointed Officials
5) No Other Reports May Be Demanded.
6) Which Reports Should Be Printed?
Written May 19–21, 1921.
First Published in 1932 in the Lenin Collection XX

Printed from the Manuscript