2. Submission of proposals to the USSR Gosplan 

 and Council of Ministers 



3. Establishment of procedures for organizing 

 and administering scientific institutions of 

 the republic 



4. Establishment of new scientific institutions 



5. Allocation of funds for scientific institu- 

 tions 



6. Coordination of republic activities with the 

 appropriate all-union agencies 



7. Determination of the competence of union-re- 

 public administrative organs to which scien- 

 tific institutions are subordinate^ 



In general, the functions of the republic councils of 

 ministers resemble and complement functions of the 

 USSR Council of Ministers. 



According to some Soviet science analysts, there 

 is much more diversity and greater deficiencies in 

 the organization, planning, and management of R&D on 

 the republic level than at the center. The plural- 

 ization of institutions and fragmentation of admin- 

 istration are more pronounced on the republic level 

 where there is no counterpart to the State Committee 

 for Science and Technology, except in Georgia. In 

 most republics, the leading role in R&D administra- 

 tion has passed to the republic state planning com- 

 mittee. Still there is no uniformity of procedure 

 or operation at this level. Even the name of the 

 special departments handling S&T matters at the gos- 

 plan and council of ministers varies from one repub- 

 lic to another, each reflecting its own particular 

 focus and priorities. Existing gaps and neglect, not 

 to mention conflicts, in the allocation and exercise 

 of R&D administrative responsibilities in the repub- 

 lics cause difficulties and delays in the organiza- 

 tion and flow of information to and from the Gorky 

 Street headquarters of the USSR GKNT in Moscow. In 



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