In the instructions to the All-Russian Council of Workers’ Control, published December 27, 1917, we find no important _extension_ of the existing Soviet control; we do, however, find its _legalization with important limitations_. These limitations, moreover, are merely legalistic formulations of the modifications already developed in practice and obtaining in many factories. A comparison of the full text of the instructions with the account of the system of factory control under the Provisional Government will demonstrate this beyond doubt.[29] The control in each enterprise is to be organized “either by the Shop or Factory Committee or by the General Assembly of workers and employees of the enterprise, who elect a Special Commission of Control” (Article I). In “large-scale enterprises” the election of such a Control Commission is compulsory. To the Commission of Control is given sole authority to “enter into relations with the management upon the subject of control,” though it may give authorization to other workers to enter into such relations if it sees fit (Article III). The Control Commission must make report to the general body of workers and employees in the enterprise “at least twice a month” (Article IV). The article (No. 5) which deals with and defines the “Duties and Privileges of the Control Commission” is so elaborate that it is almost impossible to summarize it without injustice. It is, therefore, well to quote it in full. [29] This important document is printed in full at the end of the book as an Appendix. V. The Control Commission of each enterprise is required: 1. To determine the stock of goods and fuel possessed by the plant, and the amount of these needed respectively for the machinery of production, the technical personnel, and the laborers by specialties. 2. To determine to what extent the plant is provided with everything that is necessary to insure its normal operation. 3. To forecast whether there is danger of the plant closing down or lowering production, and what the causes are. 4. To determine the number of workers by specialties likely to be unemployed, basing the estimate upon the reserve supply and the expected receipts of fuel and materials. 5. _To determine the measures to be taken to maintain discipline in work among the workers and employees._ 6. To superintend the execution of the decisions of governmental agencies regulating the buying and selling of goods. 7. (_a_) _To prevent the arbitrary removal of machines, materials, fuel, etc., from the plant without authorization from the agencies which regulate economic affairs, and to see that inventories are not tampered with._ (_b_) To assist in explaining the causes of the lowering of production and to take measures for raising it.