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Italian firms arid the workers is comparatively free from outsideadministrative interference.;9. German Building Associations and CorporationsWirtschaftsgruppe Bauindustrie (Abbrev. WGB) is the GermanBuilding Industry in the self-governing estate of Industry and Trade.It forms part of main group IV, the other groups "being the alliedindustries, Stone and Earthwork, Wood-working, Glass, Ceramic andSaw-mills. These, with the Building Industry, form part ofReichsgruppe I Industrie (Group I, Reich Industry). The entireset-up is under the control of SHEER in his capacity as Chief ofWar Production, even though it is in the Ministry of Economicsof which FUNK is the head. TheWGB established liaison at theEGW and the OBL's in the West. (See Chart 8).Reichsinnungsverband des Bauhandwerks (Abbrev. RB) is theNational Guild of Building Craftsmen. It forms part of the 52 Guildsof craftsmen which comprise the Reich Craftsmen Association. The RB,like WGB maintains liaison at the OTZ and also, like WGB, maintainedliaison at EGW and the OBL f s in the West, (see Chart 8).Strabag, St'rasseribau Aktiengesellschaf t, (Road ConstructionCorporation) is a large corporation said to have GORING'sfinancial backing. The GAP dealt with it directly in theconstruction of aerodromes and runways. In this connection itwas active along the Channel Coast, (Baugruppe ST. MALO)and inItaly where it seems to have been the OT's predecessor. In Prance,it was partly absorbed into the OT in 1942 and in Ita3y, replacedby the OT in 1943* The GAP in Prance seems to have continueddealing with a branch of Strabag until sometime in June/july 1944when the OT took over the construction agencies and facilities ofthe Luftwaffe (See IIGa).60. Current status of German OT-PirmsFor current developments in the status of German OT firms in theReich, see IIAb32, sub-paragraph Wirtschaftsgruppe Bauindustrie, alsoIB17, 18, 20, A basic list of German OT firms active iji the West isappended to this book as Annexe D.b) Contracts61. General Contract RegulationsThe relationship between the OT and German, as well as foreign,firms of the Building Industry is regulated through a variety ofcontracts. In the early days of the OT, these contracts were drawnup with a fair amount of latitude taking into account the productive andcapital capacity of the different firms. In early 1942 theReferat Vertrftge, in Abteilung V4, Hauptabteilung Verwaltung, OTZentrale (Contracts sub-section in section V4, Bureau of Administration,OT Zentrale) was established under Vertragsreferent RegierungsratWalter DAUB. Under this sub-section, all contracts were standardisedthus placing all firms on the same level in their legal ties with the OTThe main object in designing the new standardised contract was to ensure'the total commitment of the contracted firm in providing a staff ofskilled personnel as well as the tools for the efficient performance