DECREE N 79 on subordination of the maritime transport management to the Revcom of Georgia and the unification of the maritime transport of the Georgian SSR and the Abkhaz SSR adopted by the Revcom of the Georgian SSR

For the purpose of changing the Order N 52 issued on 18 May of this year, the Revolutionary Committee of Georgia Decrees:

1. The Management of the trade-harbours of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Georgia and their exploitation shall be carried out as of the independent maritime transport management and subordinate directly to the Revcom of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Georgia.

2. To introduce the joint management of the maritime transport of Georgian SSR and the Abkhaz SSR in accordance of the Resolution on unification of the maritime transport of Abkhazia and Georgia adopted by the Revcom of the Abkhaz SSR on September 2 of this year; Every harbour and the maritime agency, from Batumi to Gagra shall be subordinated to this joint management.

3. The head of the management, i.e. the Head of Georgian and Abkhazian Maritime Transport shall submit the report of the Chairman of the Revcom of Georgia, and the important issues shall be submitted to the Presidium of the Revolutionary Committee.

4. The representative of the Maritime Transport shall be present on the territory of Abkhazia in the capacity of the assistant to the Head of Maritime Transport. He shall be authorized to decide any issues of local importance. The principle and common issues shall be decided upon instruction from the Center. The assistant to the Head of Maritime Transport shall be approved by the Revcom of Abkhazia upon nomination of the Head of Maritime Transport of Georgia and Abkhazia.

5. The Decree shall come into force since it is published.

Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee

of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Georgia B. Mdivani

Secretary of the Revcom Al. Salaridze

18 November 1921

(Messenger of the Public Commissariat of the Internal Affairs, N 21, 1921, p. 1)