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Beissinger: Some of the steps Mr. Andropov has taken so far also would indicate that he is trying to assert more control over the bureaucracy. One of those steps is the promotion of Mr. Aliyev--who was head of the Party in Ascrbaijan (a Union Republic located in Trunscaueasia) and before that chief of the KGB in Aserbaijan--to First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers. He achieved a better record of economic performance in Aserbaijan largely through greater control he asserted over the bureaucracy. That particular promotion [of Mr. Aliyev] may indicate the path Mr. Andropov will follow...
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