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government headed by V. Vynnychenko. It
included 8 secretaries (ministers). P. Hrystiuk
became the General Secretary, S. Petliura was
assigned Secretary of Military Affairs, S.
Yefremov became Secretary of International
Affairs, B. Martos became Secretary of Land
Resources, H. Baranovsky was assigned
Secretary of Finance, V. Sadovsky became
Secretary of Judicial Affairs, M. Stasiuk
became Secretary of Food Resources, and I.
Steshenko became Secretary of Public
Education. Social-Democrats prevailed in the
first composition of the government.
June, 29 (July, Ministers of the Provisional Government O.
2) Kerensky, I. Tsereteli, and M. Tereschenko
1917 came to Kiev. The negotiations of C.C. and
P.C. resulted in a compromise as a draft
resolution of P.G. “About national and
political situation of Ukraine”. C.C. presented
it as The Second Universal.
July, 3 (16) ІІ Universal of the Central Council. The
1917 Provisional Government:
1) recognizes the General Secretariat as a
bearer of the supreme regional power in
Ukraine; its structure is to be ratified by P.G.
in coordination with C.C.
2) Admits C.C.’s representatives to the
Cabinet of Military Minister, General staff to
let them take part in the army Ukrainization
without violating its fighting efficiency.
3) Declared its benevolent attitude towards
the process of draft development of national-
political status of Ukraine and the project

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