The Finance Ministry offers the following plan for the Poliburo's approval, and
calls for a vote:
Update for the first half of the year 1942 of the Economy of the Glorious Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Ministry of Finance Proposal
[Confidential; any leakage will result in notification of the NKVD]
Financial Report:
For the period 1 Jan 1942 to 30 Jun, 1942:
Total IC: Vastly in excess of any requirement
Upgrades: Fully fund as required
Reinforcement: Fully fund as required
Supplies: Fully fund as required
Production: Fully fund as required
Consumer Goods: Fully fund as required
Lend/Lease: 50 to 80 IC, as determined by the Politburo
It is anticipated that this full funding approach will nonetheless result in much of the available IC not being used. Building infrastructure to bring the Trans Siberian corridor to 100% efficiency would be a good thing to have, and is certainly affordable, but such a project would not be finished in any reasonable time to effect the war effort.
Malenkov, NKFin