He said that the plenary meeting was held to discuss and decide crucial issues arising in meeting the targets of a higher level of socialist construction—as required by the developing revolution and the prevailing situation.

The agenda items involved the task for the Party to step up socialist construction in line with the requirements of a new stage of the developing revolution, effecting of a revolutionary turn in science and education, and organizational matter.

Present as observers were also staff members of the Party Central Committee, Party and administrative officials of ministries, national agencies, provinces, cities, counties, major industrial establishments, institutions and cooperative farms, as well as those from military organs.

The plenary meeting was attended by members of the Presidium of the Political Bureau, members and alternate members of the Political Bureau, members and alternate members of the Party Central Committee, and members of the Party Central Auditing Commission.