Mikoyan became a Special Representative of the State Defense Committee in 1941 by Stalin's orders; he was until that point not a member because Beria believed he would be of better use in government administration.
Mikojan blev særlig repræsentant for den statslige forsvarskommission i 1941 - indtil da havde han ikke været medlem eftersom Berija vurderede, at han var til bedre nytte i statsadministrationen.