The Plenipotentiary General for the Four Year Plan
Central Planning Board
REPORT ON THE 17TH CONFERENCE OF THE CENTRAL
PLANNING BOARD ON 28 OCTOBER 1942, 0930 HOURS
Increase of Coal Production
Allocation of Labor
Coal production in the Ruhr district has increased to 390,000 tons per day. Any further increase depends on whether the requirements for labor are being met. About 104,000 men are required. Furthermore 7,800 men—originally 16-17,000 requirements having been brought down by rationalization—are needed for the supplying industry, 6,800 of these for the machine industry. 5,000 more unskilled workers are furthermore required to secure the transport of mine-timber which is essential for reason of variety [Sortimentsgruenden].
The intake capacity of the mining industry for the month of November is 44,000 prisoners of war, of whom 25,000 are for the Ruhr district, and 12,600 eastern workers, 7,500 of whom are for the Ruhr district. Total requirements so far amount to 191,000 laborers of whom 90,700 were wanted by the Ruhr District. Up to 24 October a total of 123,000 was allocated. These numbers are still to be checked up by the Reich Association Coal (RVK) and Mr. Sauckel.
According to the Plenipotentiary for Labor Allocation, the following number of prisoners of war is at present at hand.
| Within the Reich (on the way and in camp) | 30,000 | |
| Remainder of prisoners of war (outstanding from a total of 150,000 and promised up to the beginning of December) | 60,000 | |
| At camps in the General Government | 15,000 |
Of these the following can be regarded as available up to 1 December: