"Order of the People's Commissar of Tank Production
#101-Mss
January 7th, 1942
To carry out decree #1114ss issued by the State Committee of Defense on January 6th on the cessation of the production of the T-50 tank due to the organization of production of the T-60 tank, I order that:
- Factory #174 director, comrade Kantsellson, must:
- Cease production of the T-50 tank after using up all hulls and engines present at the factory.
- Immediately begin production of KV tank components for the Kirov factory, production of KV spare parts, and spare parts for the T-26 tank using dedicated tools.
- Preserve all special tools, instruments, stamps, technical documentation, etc. relevant to the T-50 tank.
- My deputy and the director of Kirov factory comrade Zaltsmann must, within a 3 day period, determine the type and number of spare parts for KV and T-26 tanks necessary for production at factory #174.
- The Chief of the Planning Department comrade Vasin must make the necessary changes in the plan of factory #174.
- Acting director of factory #173 in Omsk, comrade Shot, must:
- Cease preparation for T-50 tank production.
- Immediately begin production of parts for T-34 tanks for factory #183 and T-34 spare parts.
- Begin preparation for T-34 tank production.Present me a draft plan for starting up T-34 production within 5 days.
- Director of factory #174, comrade Maksarev, must:
- Immediately send production engineers, technologists, and designers to factory #173 for temporary and permanent placement for assistance with production of T-34 parts and components and for preparation for T-34 tank production.
- Immediately send all necessary technical documentation relevant to T-34 production to factory #173.
- Jointly with comrade Shor, within five days, determine the necessary T-34 parts and components that need to be produced at factory #173, both for factory #183 and spare parts for January-March.
- Director of Saratov factory #180, comrade Suvorov, must:
- Cease production of T-50 tank hulls, completing the tank hulls that are already at the factory.
- Preserve equipment for producing T-50 tank hulls.
- Immediately begin preparations for organizing production of T-60 tank hulls for factory #264 and production of individual T-34 components to aid factory #264.
- My deputy and acting director of factory #264 must:
- Immediately send all technical documentation for T-60 tank hull production and individual T-34 armoured components to factory #180.
- Transfer existing equipment for production of T-60 hulls and some staff to factory #180.
- Jointly with comrades Sherbakov and Suvorov establish the deadlines for starting up T-60 hull production and send me plans for January-March.
- My deputy, comrade Nosenko, must establish constant control over the conversion of factories ## 174, 173, and 180, and establish deadlines for starting new production.
People's Commissar of Tank Production, V. Malyshev"