In order to prevent any misunderstandings and incorrect interpretations it is necessary to provide the following indications.
Commissars play a tremendous role in the building of our army.
At the same time, it is perfectly clear that the institution of commissars is not a permanent institution, but has arisen from the transitional character of the present epoch in the building of the army. When this work began we had hardly any commanding person nel who were aware of the tasks confronting the army and the spirit that had to inspire it. This type of organisa tion, as experience has shown, has produced, by and large, excellent results. Working hand in hand, commanders and commissars have created on our fronts armies of which the Soviet Republic is rightly proud. But, at the same time, all the work that has been done in building the army has prepared conditions which will lead, sooner or later, to the establishment of complete one-man management in the sphere of admimstra tion and command.