ITALIAN COMMUNIST PARTY CENTRAL CONTROL COMMISSION

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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 10, 2000
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: November 23, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL Wiaird-FRaig
INFORMATION REPORT
REPORT NO.
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COUNTRY Italy DATE DSTR. 23 Eov. 1951
SUBJECT Italian Communist Party Central
25X1A Control Commission
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Following is a translation of a directive issued by the Italian Communist
Party Secretariat and sent to all Federation and Regional Committees on
16 September 1951:
1. The Central Control Commission of the Partito Comunista Italiano ("NCI;
Italian Communist Party) will elect an Executive Office (Ufficio di Pres-
idenza), composed of five members of 'whom one will be President. Under this
office there will be a sub-commission for the control of the Party finances,
composed of three members, and a slab-commission for the control of Party
schools, corposed of five members. Two sub-commissions will be presided
over by a member of the Executive Office.
2, The Executive Office is the executive organ ofthe Central Control Cale-
mission. It has the job of dividing dutiep among the members of the Com-
mission; of checking on the efficiency of the work and on the prompt ex-
ecution of its orders; of reporting to the Party Directorate on the work and
the decisions of the Centre]. Control Commission; of calling plenary meetings
of the Commission- and of administering the funds entrusted to it. The Ex-
ecutive Office will meet once a month.
3. The President will direct the work of the Executive Office. He will preside
over all meetings of the Executive Office and over plenary meetings of the
Control Commission.
L. The Executive Committee will name a secretariat, composed of the iresident
and of one other member, to expedite current work and correspondence, to
make contacts with the Party Secretariat and with the work commissions of
the Central Committee. This ,soreteriat is responsible for the efficient
internal functioning of the Central Control Comnission. It Will assist the
suPordinate work units and members of the Commission to carry out their
duties. The Secretariat will also to assisted by a technical secretary, not
belonging to the Central Control Commission, who will keep minutes of the
meetings, do filing, etc.
5. The sub-commission for the control of the budget will each year audit the
estimated and approved budgets and, in those cases where it is believed
necessary, will audit the accounting of the central Party administration
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ande'the dependent offlees_(/Outh,Yederation, Mate, etcetera). It Will
make its report to the Central Coptkol CommissiorE-77plenary session, This
stb-conallindonsayalso be ordered by the Executive Office to audit books ef
the peripheral Organisations. The Executive Office will notifY the Party
'Director of the results of each audit.
The sub-Commission of the control of Party schools will maintain a current
list of central, regional, provincial and local schools and a chart of the
courses being given in each school, It will supervise the methods used, in
seleeting students and Will further control the internal aetivity of the
schools- thenselvee. It will make periodic inspections of each school and.
report its findings to the Executive Office, makingovnecessary.recemmendations.
Beforescy of these suggestiens are transmitted 'to the I-arty Directorate, they
must be discussed by the Central Control Commission in a plenary session.
To examine ,disciplinary (pestle:1s, the Executive Committee will period...,
loan, select a,mekber of the Central Control Commis:don wile in turn will
collect and examine all the pertinent documents, will make interrogatione
and then suiMnit &report to the Executive Office. lThe Executive. Office will ?
then shmAy and discuss this report and will present it to the Central Control
Commission Ina plenary passion, In Specific instances where the Executive
Office believes it necessary, it May appoint a sdb..committei composed of to
or more members of the Central Control Commission, In every disciplinary
qUestioni.the investigator and/or Camas:lien must hear the comrade(s)
accused Of violating Party discipline. ?
The Executive Office may appoint a member of the Central Control Commission
to study and coordinate. all the work pertaining to disciplinary questions,
To Control the application of the Party. statutes i4. the internal life of
Party Organizations the Executive Office will designate members of the -
Central Control Commission to make inspections of Party offices and will
then make appropriate recommendatione. The directors of the peripheral
organisations are obliged to facilitate the work of. the inspecters-anctto
provide all information and documents needed bithem, The inspectors in .
turn will-submit a written report to the Executive Office, Which
examineand-disdOcs-it prier to Presenting it to the Central Control '
Commission inplehary session. The Executive Office' has the ritht to
report the results of these inspection tours to the Party Directorate
before submitting them to. the Central Control Commission.
10, The Central 'Control Commission will Meet in plenary session every three
months. however; hold extraordinary meetings at any time.
Yeetinge will be announced by a memorandum in the Central Party news-:
paper,
11, Eambers of the Central Control Commission have a standing invitation to the
meetings of the PCI Central Committee. They may also attend meetings of
regional, federation and peripheral committees,
Committee members:
a, Secretariat: Giacomi Ferrari and Felice Platone
b. Sub-Gasmission,for the Budget: Battista Sant:list (President);
Vittorio Flecchia; and Piero Mentagnani,
c. 61*-Commission for PertY.Sckgele: Felice Platone (President);
Orazioliarchi; Olovanni-Parodi; Risa Picolato; Ridcardo
Ravagna; and Camilla Raiera.
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