In this estimate, real fluctuation (departure from work) as well as fictitious fluctuation (change of work location) are taken into account. Fictitious fluctuation is still to be variously estimated in the various branches. For the armament section it is estimated at 50 percent of the total fluctuation (cp. note 6). The total requirements of approximately 4.4 million would thus decrease by up to 1 million. The above estimate of requirements ought, therefore, in no case to exceed the requirements determined at the Fuehrer’s conference on 4 January 1944, comprising only the real fluctuation and amounting to 4,05 million namely:
| 1. | Maintenance of the status of activity in the whole of the war economy including agriculture, taking into account the replacement of deficiencies due to drafts into the Wehrmacht, deaths, illness, expiration of contract, etc. (real fluctuation) | 2,5 million |
| 2. | For additional armament tasks and removal of bottleneck situations in armament plants | 1,30 million |
| 3. | Air raid defense constructions, etc. | 0,25 million |
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| Total | 4,05 million |
Kehrl is charged with the task of ascertaining the magnitude of real and fictitious fluctuation, and as a basis thereto, on behalf of the Central Planning Board, together with the competent offices, to determine the concepts, “real and fictitious fluctuation,” furthermore the concepts, assignment, reserves [Aufstockung], etc., in a uniform terminology which will be binding for all agencies concerned.
The following resources are the GBA’s [Sauckel’s] estimated coverage of the requirements:
| 1. | With the utmost efforts, other workers can be mobilized from German domestic reserves (getting hold of labor unemployed as result of enemy air raids, compulsory registration, shutting down, combing out measures) | 500,000 |
| 2. | Recruitment of Italian labor numbering at the rate of 250,000 a month from January to April—1,000,000 and 500,000 from May to December | 1,500,000 |
| 3. | Recruitment of French labor at equal monthly rates, from 1 February to 31 December 1944 (approx. 91,000 per month) | 1,000,000 |
| 4. | Recruitment of labor from Belgium | 250,000 |
| 5. | Recruitment of labor from the Netherlands | 250,000 |
| 6. | Recruitment of labor from the eastern territories, occupied former Soviet territories, Baltic states, and General Government | 600,000 |
| 7. | Recruitment of workers from other European countries | 100,000 |
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| Approximately | 4,2 million |
In addition, the following possibilities are seen for the mobilization of more reserves: Intensification of employment of women (in England, 61 percent of women between 14 and 65 are conscripted for the war economy, in Germany only 46 percent) especially in agriculture (more stringent application of the Goering ordinance), reduction in number of domestic assistants, reduction of the idle classes (Sauckel-Kehrl-Himmler, in this respect regional round-ups are to be carried out separately for foreigners, men and women) improvement of the sanitary system (saving up to 3 percent), working out of equitable contractual wages with incentive wage premiums. The planning office undertakes in common with the GBA [Sauckel] the examination of these possibilities for an intensified mobilization. Kehrl is moreover commissioned to make a general examination of the question of an improvement of industrial labor assignment. Everyone concerned will transmit their data on faulty assignment of workers to the planning office. If necessary, this question will be handled at a special session of the Central Planning Board.
For the 1st quarter of 1944 the following resources (including a fictitious fluctuation of about 50,000 per month) are given by the estimate of the GBA [Sauckel]:
| Assignments in January | 145,000 | |
| Assignments February-March | 500,000 | |
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| Approximately | 650,000 |
The adjustment of requirements and coverage will be effected at another session of the Central Planning Board.
[Signed] Steffler