The 1st Plenum on 13 November 1970 appointed Kim Il Sung as General Secretary, a 15-member Political Committee and a 9-member Secretariat.

The Politburo was reduced from 29 (according to the Second Party Conference) to 15 members, of them 11 were full (voting) and 4 alternate (candidates).

Also, 10 secretaries of the Central Committee coordinating various aspects of the CC activity were appointed, including Kim Il Sung.

[3] Another movement called "three revolutions red flag winning movement (삼대혁명붉은기쟁취운동)" started in 1975,which constituted of organizing competitions of different people in the north korean public to achieve set goals that the North Korean society requires.

[3] North korean authorities claim that these movements led to the early achievement of the aims set in the Six-Year National Economic Plan (1971-1976).