THE ORGANIZATION AND WORK OF PEOPLE'S COUNCILS IN YUGOSLAVIA

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CIA-RDP80-00809A000700070298-3
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July 15, 1952
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/19: CIA-RDP80-00809A000700070298-3 CLASSIFICATION RESTRICTED CENTRAL I O I ~ REPORT INFORMATION FROM FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS CD NO. Lun - Tull 1951 DATE PUBLISHEn HOW PUBLISHED f thly periodical WHERE PUBLISHED Belgrade COUNTRY Yugoslavia SUBJECT Economic - Organization Political - Administrative iNll oOCAUUT COIITA11111ro1NAT00 01/5rn/~ TN[ INATI-1 0015011 01 1xl VN1710 lTAn1 NITIIN Tx1 YSAIINt 01 01rIONN1 ACT l0 0. 1. A.. li YA i5. Al ANINOro. Ill TNA.SN IINmx Al Txl NIVILATWN Or III 00171011 IN ANT ...... To AN ANAUTN011550 gllox 11 110 x111750 n LAO. Ilrl000rnON Ar Txll VAIN II RON151110. DATE OF INFORMATION 1951 SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO. THE ORGANIZATION AND WORK OF PEOPLE'S COUNCILS IN YUGOSLAVIA The present organization of the administrative apparatus of the srez people's councils is based mainly on principles that were formulated early in 1948. The basic principle of this organization was the division of councils into commissions, headed by a commissioner, who was also a member of the execu- tive council. Since then, the changes that have taken place in the organization of the econospr, in health, education, and social care in Yugoslavia, besides the changes that have taken place in the commissions themselves, have made it necessary to re-study the organization of local administration and its relation to the economy now being administered by producers and to the social services which are being transferred to the administration of the state agencies. Further, it has become necessary tc. study the personnel structure in the administrative apparatus of the people's councils and find suitable measures for professional development of personnel. Therefore, at the beginning of April 1951, the Council for Legislation and Development of the People's Authority sent all federal ministries, republic councils for legislation and development of the people's authority, scientific and other establishments, and public and scientific workers. the following proposals for changes in the organization and work of people's councils for their study. The federal government is to issue corresponding recommendations and propose eventual legislative and other measures based on the results of this study. Organization of Local Economy The organizational development of the economy as a whole is directed toward abolishing differences between enterprises of local, republic, and federal significance. In the future, the relation of people's councils to enterprises is to be the same whether ruterprises are large or small. The economic basis for autonomy in people's councils is to be based on designated rights to the accumulation fp-rofit7 of all enterprises in their area and the right to dis- pose of this accumulation in improving the living standard of the inhabitants. The only difference between local and republic enterprises is to consist.. of local enterprises being organized into local associations instead of republic NAVY NSRB Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/19: CIA-RDP80-00809A000700070298-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/19: CIA-RDP80-00809A000700070298-3 aseociatior?. of producers, .'he people's councils will probably have some plan- ning and supervisory rights over these local associations, depending on methods of planning. As long as the economy is to be based on the production of consumers' goods, the economic independence of enterprises and the rights of work collectives imist be atreagthened, so that within the framework of the law and under the supervision of state agencies, they may handle more independently the property entrusted to them to administer, marking it possible for them to enter ivto economic relations based on production of consumers' goods and to pay a part of the accualation, as clearly determined by law, for local and general social needs. Accordingly, the development of associations is not. to militate against the 4ic.eFen?,9ence of enterprises or to make enterprises work under the manage- ment of associations. Economic associations will have c.ertain rights toward enterprises, such as the right tc colle:t a part of the accumulation for further investment, b_t their basic funt.ion will be to solve common problems on eco- nomic development, help enterprises to their economic connections without in- fringing or their independence, propose the enactment of general measures and economic plans by state agencies, and make requests of state agencies in the name of associate,, enterprises regarding the distribution of the accumulation. Yugoslavia is no` yet in a poeltitc, to organize the economy completely on these principles, bp--a-,se cooditicrs are sct yet right. The new financial system most first go, into effect and funttioo efficiently, the administrative management of the a or.;my m'.;cut `e _,gaiiated, the _ew system of trade must be strengthened, and the present system of guaranteed supplies trust be eliminated. However, the local economy ar.d its relatlon to economic associations must be reorganized to enable the grad-al realization of the principles mentioned above in the following manner?. I. Transfer the adminietrattoz of local enterprises to producers and their organizations and enact correspond:r.c leg latcons, 2. Estatlish economic associations where favorable economic conditions exist, but refrain from forcing their establishment where such conditions do not exist, 3. Strengthen the operat:o al independence of enterprises. 4. Enact reg.lat:ens regarding the nights cf local agencies with respect to federal and republic enterprises, r=l'eeially eou:.erning finances. 5. Abol;sh the operational management of the economy by the administrative apparat ns . On the basis of these principles, the various branches of economy in a srez would be organized as follows: 1 Local ;municipal, srez, and city] enterprises, except for those that can join the republic economic association., would be united in a directorate of local industrial and artisans' enterprises while iL small srezes, a joint industrial and artisans' enterprise of plant,,, would be established. The di- rectorate would take are of cap;t_al c.,nstr~ct,ic,z, iccressing activities, etc., thus eliminating the necuasity for the administrative apparatus to do such work. In case a joint enterprise of plants is established, the rights of each plant would be regulated, ;. I Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/19: CIA-RDP80-00809A000700070298-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/19: CIA-RDP80-00809A000700070298-3 a. Srez and city state stores to be established in cities, large places, crossroads, and other places,. c. Stores (not necessarily in every village) for general agricultural cooperatives. d. Stores established by farm work cooperatives for their members. e. Srez crop-purchase enterprises. f. Enterprises for scrap trade. g. Commercial enterprises for disabled persons, Instead of uniting commercial enterprises into directorates, they could be united into joint enterprises ,;cartels) for joint economic activity. General agricultural cooperatives and SRZ (farm work cooperatives) would also participate in ccmerlie. Commercial organizations c7.-1d continue in some srezee. For some time, their functions would be to distrlhute gu?rau*eed supply items and some items in short supply; to serve an middlemen procu ing merchandise, par- ticularly goods sold in small quantitles; and to establish direct connections wiah industry and individual enterprises wherever possible, Agencies of the state administration would establish the plan for commerce in goods, plan new investments. plan the commercial network, regula,.:j or approve pri?ies, perform commercial inspe-tion, supervise guaranteed supplies and fulfillment of the plan, supervise finances, and regulate relations toward employees and citizens, 3. Crop-purchase organizations w,)ult to the Grain Foundation and its bases and warehouses, local crop-purchase enterpr,