4. Collaboration with the Ministry of Finance 

 and the GKNT to determine the levels, of fund- 

 ing for S&T projects 



5. Collaboration with Gossnab on planning materi- 

 al and technical supplies for R&D institutions 



6. Participation in developing plans for training 

 scientific manpower 



7. Collaboration with the State Committee on la- 

 bor and Social Problems and with the Ail-Union 

 Council of Trade Unions on wages and working 

 conditions for scientific personnel. 13 



Overall, a major concern of Gosplan is the integra- 

 tion of technical plan targets with Gosplan 1 s princi- 

 pal concern, production plan targets. 



The State Committee for Material 

 and Technical Supply (Gossnab ) 



In the Soviet Union the allocation of commodities 

 is centrally planned in accordance with the output 

 targets specified by Gosplan. Supply of the most im- 

 portant articles is planned by Gosplan itself while 

 supply of the remainder is planned by all-union or 

 territorial organs of Gossnab, a union-republic agen- 

 cy. Inputs for industrial R&D are included in the 

 overall material and technical supply system, while 

 special provision has been made for acquisition of 

 inputs by Academy and university facilities. 



Facilities requiring inputs submit their requests 

 to Gossnab, manager of the material and technical 

 supply system. The transfer of items takes place 

 only when Gossnab issues orders for their delivery. 

 In general, Gossnab' s authority is used to resolve 

 conflicting demands on supply and to balance the ma- 

 terial needs of producers and consumers,!^ 



The State Committee for Construction Affairs 

 (Gosstroy) 



Gosstroy, a union-republic agency, plans and mon- 

 itors capital construction and major renovation of 



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