DECREE ISSUED BY THE SUPREME
SOVIET OF THE USSR on Consultations and
Drafting of the Concept of the new Union Treaty
The Supreme Soviet of the
1. To take notice of the
information of the Chairman of Soviet of Nationalities comrade R.N. Nishanov on
consultations with the representatives of the Union and Autonomous Republics,
political parties and movements on elaboration of the concept of the new Union
Treaty held in July-September, 1990.
2. To stress on the fact that
the majority of representatives of the Republics in the course of consultations
showed the community of views to the new shape of the Union, transition to the
all-Union market and provision of state security that lay a sufficient ground
to further elaboration of the concept of the new Union Treaty.
3. To take into account, in
the process of concept elaboration, the comments and remarks expressed by the
People’s Deputies of the USSR at the discussions of this issue, as well as the
recommendations by the committees of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR and of the
standing committees of Chambers.
4. To endorse the proposal by
the President of the USSR on setting up the Preparatory Committee on
elaboration of the Concept and the draft of the new Union Treaty; the Committee
shall compose of plenipotentiary representatives of the Union Republics, the
President of the USSR, the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR and the
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR.
To consider
reasonable participation of representatives of the autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and
autonomous okrugs in the work of the preparatory Committee.
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet
of the
(Bulletin
of the Peoples’ Deputies Congress of the USSR and the Supreme Council of the
USSR, M., 1990, # 19, p. 815-816)