SOVIET POLICY - MAKING MACHINERY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91-00965R000300080012-7
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 3, 2003
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: November 13, 1959
• Content Type: OUTLINE

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13 November 1959
SOVIET POLICY-MAKING MACHINERY
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SOVIET POLICY-MAKING MACHINERY
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I . INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . ' .. . .
II. POLICY-MAKING MACHINERY
Chapter 1. THE SOVIET STATE SYSTEM . ? ? . .
Territorial-Administrative Sturctur.e
The Government Hierarchy . ? . . . . . P . .
The Party Hierarchy ? . ? . . . . . . .
The Interlocking Directorate . . . . . .
Chapter 2. PARTY CONGRESS AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE
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Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Central Committee . . . . . . ? . . 9
Chapter 3. PRESIDIUM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Organization . ? . . . .. ? . . . ? 11
The Functioning of the Presidium . . . . . . 13
.Chapter.4. SECRETARIAT . . . . ? . 19
Organization . . . . . . . , . . . . . 19
The Functioning of the Secretariat . . . . . 22
Chapter 5. SUPREME SOVIET AND COUNCIL OF MINISTERS 25
Chapter 6. PRESIDIUM OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS 28
Chapter 7. MINISTRIES, STATE COMMITTEES, AND OTHER
AGENCIES OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS 31
Ministries .. .
State Committees
Specialized Agencies . . . .
III. FOREIGN POLICY.
Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION .
Chapter :2.: ?THE MINISTRY "OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS . . . 39
O r g a n i z a t i o n ; . 39
Foreign Missions . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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Chapter 3. STATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN ECONOMIC
RELATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Organization . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . 43
Functioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Chapter 4. MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE . . . . . . 45
Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Functioning . Pi an . . . . . . . . . . . 46
The Foreign Trade Plan . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Chapter 5. COUNCIL FOR MUTUAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 49
Organization . . .
Functioning . . .
Soviet Control.
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Chapter 6. FOREIGN COMMUNIST PARTIES . . . . . . 51
Direct Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Bloc Parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Central Soviet Organs . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Training and Guidance . . . . . . . . . 52.
Diplomatic Channels . . 53
Front Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Effectiveness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Central Organs . . . . . . . . . . 55
Republic and Lower Level . . . . . . . 58
The Planning Operation . . . . . . . . . 58
Periodic Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Effectiveness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
V. SCIENTIFIC POLICY 64
Chapter 1., Scientific Organizations . . . . . . 64
Chapter 2. Formulation of Policy . .. . . . . . . 66
Role of the Party Presidium . . . . . . 66
Functioning of the Mechanism . . . . . . . 66
Role of the Council of Ministers . . . . . . 67
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VI. MILITARY POLICY 70
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Organization . . . . . . 70
Interservice Problems . . . . . . . . . 71
Relations with the Party , . . . . . . . 71
Influence on Policy . . . . . . . , , , 72
Execution of Policy . , , , , , , . . , 73
ANNEX: ORGANS AND MEDIA FOR DISSEMINATING
POLICY DECISIONS 74
Party Control and Guidance , . . . . 74
Media of Mass Communication . . . . . 75
Controlled Dissemination . . . . . . 76
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