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1* Rationalization^ on a nation wide basis a of OT-Firms» theirtechnical staffs and worker personnel* An allotment was madeto each of the eight Einsatzgruppen on the basis of theirindividual assignments and tasks. The chiefs of theEinsatzgruppen in turn made manpower allotments to the OBL'swithin their respective apeas (Einsfitze being in essenceprogramne control staffs, were omitted as far as administrativechannels were concerned)*2» Replenishment of trained German personnel. Shortage of trainedGerman personnel of foreman calibre and w.ith qualities ofleadership is now partially met by training of lower gradeGermanOT workers. Courses being given 'after working hours.A specialist in economy engineering, sent by the autonomouseconomic group "Construction Industry 11 to each QBL, acts asefficiency expert and consultant* An intensive canvass ofsuitable prospects for taking part in this training is beingmade* and even foreigners are admitted, provided they areofficially classified as collaborationists. The shortageof foremen and NCO's was also partially offset by theacquisition of trained persomel from the Air Force and Navyconstruction agencies, when, in JUly 1944* the OT was permittedto use their administrative facilities for the purpose ofprogramne co-ordination. A third source of supply came fromamong civil servants who came into the OT as a result of thecomb-out connected with the administrative re-organisation ofAmt Bau-OTZ (for the latter see IB. 19 below). Finally afourth source of supply, one of mainly supervisory anddisciplinary rather than technical sub-leaders, came from thepool of partly incapacitated members of the Armed Forceswho are regularly assigned in small groups to the OT,particularly to the Frontftthrungen (See above IA»5)» Selectedand qualified BT labour, mostly Russian, are also detailed toconstruction sites which lag badly behind schedule*3» Premiums for efficiency. Efficient firms are awardedpriority in equipment and spare parts. Competent foremen,especially in the case of foreigners and Fff labour, are awardedefficiency bonuses.4* Drawing up of a basic, irreducible programme % called"MindestbauprogrammP This schedule is planned to draw onGermans resources for construction to not more than 40 percent.Construction and repair of hydro-electrical installations havethe highest priority, inasmuch as steam and electric powermust be used to replace petrol to the greatest extent practicable.5» Reinforcement of the emergency construction crews or units,acting as "shock-troops"* Each large OT-Finn, or combinationof smaller firms working on the same construction site, wasinstructed to form Sondereinsatze (Buergency Units) from amongsttheir personnel, in order to deal with major breaks incommunications and damage to vital installations by Alliedbombing, both in the zone of communications and in the interior.In connection with these duties, the units may be transportedacross the boundaries of Gauarbeitsfimter (District LabourControl Bureaux). ^ey consist of men picked for their skilland initiative, and their equipment is likewise complete, ofthe latest type and highly mobile. In the event of majorair-raids, a sufficient number of units consolidate in orderto cope effectively with the resulting problems of repair.They are formed, however, only in case of emergency withintheir sector; between such emergencies^ their personnel:ert_ t&Jjheir normal daily assignnents at their BaustellenBH-18­