BULGARIAN COMMUNIST PARTY ACTIVITIES ON THE LOWER LEVEL

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• Publication Date: February 1, 1952
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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COUNTRY Bulgaria
SUBJECT Political - Party organization
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PUBLISHED Mon- hly periodical
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PUBLISHED Sofia
DATE
PUBLISHED Mar 1951
LANGUAGE Bulgarian
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BULGARIAN COMMUNIST PARTY ACTIVITIES ON THE LOWER LEVEL
Cooperati,. With Party Activists
In carrying out the resolution of the Third National Party Conference, the
Turnovo Okrug party committee has been calling more frequently upon the okrug
party activists for discussions and decisions on important problems.
To discover the more substantial organizational weaknesses in the okrug
party organization and to take more appropriate ai,d concrete resolutions for
their radical improvement; the okrug committee's bureau sought the support of
party activists in the okrug.
For that purpose, on 27 January 1951, the bureau heard a report on the
organizational activity of the Dryanovo Okoliya party organization. The Turn-
ovo Okrug party committe, held its session r.t Dryanovo so that it could be at-
tendF,d by the entire bureau of the Dryanov'. Okoliya party commit,'_e and its
collaborators. For the discussion of the activity of the Dryanovo party organi-
zation, the Turnovo Okrug committee's bureau also brought to the session the com-
rades working in the party, trade union, and youth section of the Turnovo Okrug
committee and the first secretaries and secretaries supervising the work of the
party, trade union, and youth sections of the other okoliya party committees in
the okrug. The session was attended by 47 persons.
The bureau did not pass any resolution at this- ession; but, on the basis
of the report read and the discussions that followed it, the bureau orderea its
party, trade union, and youth section to submit a proposal for the general im-
provement of organizational activity in the okrug.
The Turnovo Okrug committee held a similar session at Gorna Oryakhovitsa
for the improvement of the work of the propaganda and agitation section. That
session was attended by the first secretaries of the okoliya committees, the
secretaries supervising the work of the propaganda and agitation section, and
the activists engaged in propaganda and agitation work. For a better clarifi-
cation of the problem at that session, reports were read by the secretary of the
Gorna Oryakhovitsa city committee and by a representative of the Turnovo Okrug
Committee.
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The Turnovo Okrug party organization has applied similar methods in dis-
cussing important problems during the past year. On 16 May 1950, the Turnovo
Okrug committee discussed the problem of constructing the "Rositsa" Dam with
the secretaries of the okoliya committees in the olb ug and with the party ar-
tiviste from the dam. As a result of these discussions, the construction pro-
gram, which was fulfilled by 50 per.;ent in May, climbed up to 63 percent of
fulfillment in June, 72.6 percent in July, and to more than 100 percent at the
end of the year.
Later, the Turnovo Okrug committee joined with more than 200 party acti-
vists from the farms in the okrug in discussing the work of the party organi-
zations within farm workers' cooperatives in their struggle to build and en-
large the farm workers' cooperatives.
This method of work -- going to the different organizations and discuss-
ing he important problems of party activity with party activists -- is taking
roots in the Turnovo Okrug party committee and is being adopted by the okoliya
committees at Gabrovo, Pavlikeni, and elsewhere.
The okrug and okoliya party committees in Turnovo Okrug do not summon the
activists to instruct them on the basis of resolutions already adopted, but,
rather, to hear their opinion. They confirm the resolutions on concrete prob-
lems at the following session.
The okrug committee seeks the advice of a large number of party acti-
vists, making the most appropriate decisions possible and, at the same time,
constantly including the secretaries of okoliya committees in the solution
of a number of problems affecting the whole okrug. In this way, the okoliya
committee secretary's outlook is broadened and not confined to his okoliya.
He becomes acquainted with all phases of activity in other okoliya committees,
as well as with the party personnel of other okoliyas, and adopts the posi-
tive methods of their work. Thus, the secretary of a party committee of the
chiefly industrial Gabrovo Okoliya not only specializes in and learns to di-
rect party activity in industry, but also takes an active part in the delib-
erations and the work of party organizations at construction projects (in thip
case, at the "Rositsa" Dam and in farm workers' cooperatives).
The irnovo 0krug party committee works constantly to enrich the experi-
ence of uP.,li Z committee secretaries and secretaries from primary party or-
ganizations. The future personnel of the okrug committee are a'.so trained
in this manne. When called upon tc work in the committee, they are briefed
not only on the work in thei_ c - I liyas, but also, in part, on the work
of the other okoliyas in the okru- To a certain extent, they become ac-
quainted with the personnel of the okrug committee.
The experience of the Turnovc 0krug committee in its work with party ac-
tivists deserves to be looked into by the other okrug and okoliya committees
in the country. At the Third National Party Conference, Vulko Chervenkov de-
c'ted considerable time to the topic of cooperation with party activists.
Chervenkov informed the conference that "the basis of success in any party
organization is the party activists and that the strength of any party or-
ganization lies in the indissoluble union of the party members, especially
the party activists to whom it turns for counsel.
The question of what steps the party organizations of the okrrl should
take to insure the proper execution of the decree of the Council of Ministers
and the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party on measures to
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improve the organization of farm workers' cooperatives and to increase the pro-
ductivity of labor and wages was submitted in the following manner for discus-
sion and resolution by the Ruse 0krug party committee.
No report ins read at the session, which described the reaction to the de-
cree and what steps had been taken up to that moment by party organizations and
th. okoliya committee to execute its measures. Rather, the head of the Selakos-
topanskiya Otdel (Agricultural Section), Comrade Petur Kolev, summed up the con-
tents of the decree and proposed project resolutions.
The discussions developed as follows:
Titorenkov (first secretary of the okrug committee): "Tell us what has
been done by the okoliya committees in connection with the decree?"
P. Kolev: "The okoliya committees have done nothing about it, except
that some of them give courses for studying the decree. The party committees
have studied the decree, but no concrete organizational work has been done."
Titorenkov: "Is anything being done in farm workers' cooperatives to-
ward the organization of labor?"
P. Kolev: "Work is going on but we have no exact information."
Titorenkov: "Have you examined the protocols of the okoliya committees
which have taken up this question?"
P. Kolev: "We have not examined them."
Titorenkov: "The result is that we cannot now make suitably accurate de-
cisions, cannot see what has been done at different places and cannot draw up
ccrcrete a.:..aures."
P. Kolev: "I am of the opinion that we must take the necessary measures
for organizing the study of the decree and for explaining the same."
Titorenkov: "Let Comrade Merin Dobrev, secretary and supervisor of the
work of the propaganda and agitation section, say how much has been done to
explain this question."
M. Dobrev: "I cannot say anything about that."
Titorenkov: "What dc'is the agitation division of the section do?"
M. Dobrev: "The divi;.,.. is occtpied with explaining the decree, bu,.
we have no exact information as to what has been accomplished."
Comrades Ivan Stanev and Nenov recorded these words and pointed out that
the question had not been properly prepared. The result was that the bureau
was not in a position to make a decision on such a vital question, for it had
not been acquainted with it and was forced to give only recommendations which
were to be considered in subsequent preparation of the decision.
The Khaskovo Okoliya party committee has heard an even more formalistic
"report" on the execution of the decree on state milk deliveries in 1951. The
report given was only a page and a half long. The entire first page contained
detailed figures on the number of cows and what quantities of milk were to'be
collected from the okoliya, according to the decree of the Council of Ministers.
In the other half page of the report, it was explained that 30 of 34 dairies
have been remodeled. On the question as to how the decree had been executed
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to that moment, the report mentioned only the following: "The fulfillment of
the plan for processing cow milk was 7 percent by 10 February 1951" (it cannot
be understood whether this percentage applies to the yearly, monthly or quar-
terly plan).
In this so-called report, no analysis of party influence on the fulfill-
ment of milk deliveries has been made. No conclusions about the work in this
direction have been reached, and no recommendations whatsoever have been made.
After the report was read, only three questions were asked; no discussion
followed, and only one decision was adopted: "The report is approved."
Neither the reports nor the discussions show how much of the Council of
Ministers' decree for state milk deliveries in Khaskovo Okoliya was fulfilled,
what were the reasons for its lagging behind or for its successful fulfill-
ment, what has been the participation of party and mass organizations, and
what achievements and defects have been discovered in the mass political and
organizational activity of party committees and organizations. No decisions
which would assure the fulfillment of the assigned tasks were adopted.
Both cases show inadequacy in the work methods of these committees. It
is obvious that the supervision of plan fulfillments is unsatisfactory and
that the committees are not acquainted with the situation in different local-
ities.
Courses for Agitators in Blagoevgrad Okrug
In accordance with the resolution of the Central Committee of the Bul-
garian Communist Party for organizing courses for agitators, the Blagoevgrad
Okrug party committee's bureau drew up and adopted a concrete plan for the
okrug organization. This plan was transmitted to the okoliya party committees
by representatives of the okrug committee. The okoliya party committees' bu-
reaus resolved to organize the tourses and determine the n.:.nber of persona who
would attend training courses for lecturers, the centers in which the agitators
from several adjoining localities would gather, and the duration of the differ-
ent courses. Members of the bureaus and plenums of okoliya committees and ad-
ministrative officers gave lectures in the preparatory course, as well as in
the courses for agitators.
The 6-day and 10-day courses for training lecturers were terminated suc-
cessfully around 1 March. The okoliya ccmmit:':es trained a large number of
lecturers from cities. These will lecture it: courses for village agitators.
In the entire okrug, 242 persons attended courses for training lecturers.
The courses at Gotse Delchev and Razlog were well organized and progressed
satisfactorily.
Immediately after the termination of the courses for lecturers, work was
begun in the courses for agitators. In Gotse Delchev Okoliya, the courses
for agitators are held at 14 centers. The majority of courses began on 28 Feb-
ruary. The courses at all centers were attended by 810 agitators. The titles
of the first lectures were "The International and Internal Situation and the
Fight for Peace" and "The Struggle for Executing the Spring-Sowing Plan."
The lectures have been followed with great interest, and the listeners have
taken an active part in the ensuing discussions.
There are, however, serious weaknesses in the courses for agitators in
Blagoevgrad 0krug. Certain okoliya party committees, such as the Blagoevgrad
and Petrich committees, have allowed comrades with inadequate political train-
ing to act as lecturers. A large number of the lecturers were not supplied
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with the necessary reference literature from the Biblioteka na Agitators (Library
of the Agitator). Certain courses for agitators, such as tios^ in Gurmen, Kova-
chevitsa, and Obidim, are not attended by a sufficient number ;f agitators.
Appreciating the great importance of the ideological and political education
of agitators, as well as the importance of increasing the ideological level of po-
litical agitation and its future development, the okrug party cossnittee supervises
and assists the okoliya committees in conducting courses. There can be no doubt
that the successful cond?ict of the courses will contribute toward improving the
working methods of village party organizations, toward increasing the enthusiasm
of the working peasant masses in the okrug, and toward their greater participa-
tion in the socialist transformation of the village.
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