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changed without to much publicity. The Gosplan, which held
the greatest economic authority, has seen its main allocation
authority taken away and given ts Gogenab, a new authority which va
especially wili have to deal with the allocation of raw materi¬
als and technical supplies. This is important since it is a
unquestionable war-measure, The increased allocation system of
raw materials being aimed at giving even more than hitherto
absolute first call on everything connected with the Soviet are
manent effort.

Our observers also point to something, probably not

the death, at the age of 51, of Major General Alachine, chief
faculty member of the Fruhze Military Academy, Alachine, a ee
close frbeni of Marshall Rokossovsky, was one of the most im¬
portant men of the Military Academye Our observers point out,

that in Soviet Military Circles this death is not considered to

late in May, before he disappeared, His death notice was carried
alter no one had seen him for a fortmight, He was buried or
rather cremated from a coffin which had not been opened,