inenls and our potentialities grow when we follow the
path mapped out by the Communist Party, by the Great
Stalin. (Stormy applause.)
In view of the fact that the task of directing the na-
tional economy has become more complicated, we are faced
with new problems in the field of stale planning, organi-
zation of supply of materials and the introduction of
advanced techniques in all branches of economy.
In the field of national-economic planning special im-
portance now attaches to the work of coordinating and
expediting the development of the various branches of
production. As you know, the plans of production and
construction are now drawn up for plants on the basis of
progressive teohnico-economic standards of iitilization of
equipment and materials—which helps to accelerate the
progress of industry, transport and other branches of the
national economy. The purpose of control over the way
plans ajre being fulfilled is not simply to ensure the
achievement of the total planned volume of gross output,
but also, and as an essential requirement, the fulfilment
of programs in respect to the main classes of $oods, as-
sortment, and improvement of quality.
Ujpon the proper organization of supply of materials,
the creation of necessary material stocks, and the econom-
ical utilization of the state resources largely depends the
speed of development of our economy. In view of the
present vast scope of production and construction, efficient
organization of supply, and control to ensure that the
established standards of expenditure of materials are ob-
served, are of paramount importance to the state.
Accelerated mechanization of laborious processes and
the introduction of up-to-date technique in all branches of
industry, transport and agriculture -have always been con-
sidered a paramount task of the Bolshevik Party. Comrade
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