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¥01TIL? PIOOllSS l~POI!
Pnpared b7 Burea ot U. Badget
IDollti•• ottioe ot t.b1 President
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PR ES IOENT •••c•u Of TN( tUOt£T
WA$MIWGTOI , 0. C.
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Report 37
K A TIO KA L WA R PROGR AM
MO K THLY PROGRESS REPORT
~er JO, l9L.3
Pn!paMd b:r Bu:rH u or the Budget
Bxecutiw ottice or the Pnis1dent
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Aeronautical Program •.•..••.•••...•••....••.• , •• .• •••• ~ ................................................. . Na...,. ••••••••••••••••••••• , ••••••••••••••••••• , • • • • • • • • lS Merchant Shipping • • • • . . • • • . • . • • • • . . • • • • • • • • . . • • • • . . • • • 26 R•Yin ot Produot1on in Seleoted War lbduetr1e1 ••••••• Stockpile md Public Purcbuee ot Buio War C<moodi.tiH War Bouaing: •.•••••••••••••.••••••.••••••••. • ••••• . •••• Agriculture and War Food Admin1.stration ••.•••.•••••••• EconClllic Stabil1sation Progru •.•.......•.•....• • .... • War Pinmcea •• • ••••••• • •••••••••• • •••••• • •••••••••..•• M&np0'119r • • •. • • • •• •.. • • • • ••• • •.• • • • • • ••• • • • •• • •••••• • • • Ada1niltrative Developl08llta ••••••••••••••••.•••••..•••
Principal Charts
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llont1U7 Acceptances of lo!ilitary Airplane• by Type • • • • • )
llontblJ' Aceeptancea ot llilitary Airplanes by W•i&ht . • • 4 Total ~ Strength • , • • • • . . . • . • • • • . . . . • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • 14 Conatruction Progreas on Battleshipe and Aircratt Car-riers ........ . ....................... ,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Conetruction Prcgreae on Aircraft Carriere, Escort • • • • 18 Conatruct1a> Progreas on Large and Hea..y Cruiaer1 ••••• 19 Construction Progress on Liaht Cruisers •• .. ••••... . •• • 20
DHtro)"lr•, Escort veesela, md Sut1111ar1n11 Construction Pragru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 21 Ccaparative HUMrical Strength of Combatant Vessel.a -Ullited Nations vs. A.xi• Nations •••....•••• . ••• •. •••• 2J Total Active Duty strength of Na'f)', llarine Corpe, end . Coast Ouard . . • . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . . . • • • . • . . • • • . . . . . • . . . • . 2S Oaine end LoeHa ot llercbllnt Ocean Veaaele Availeble to the talitad H&tiCIDll • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 27 DellveriH of Shipe b7 U.S. lllrchant Shipbuildilre •• • • • 28 statue ot Seleoted Critical and Strategic ll&teriala • • • )2
llonthl.Jr lrar D1tbura...,ta on an Annual Beail • • • • • • • • • • 39
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Aircrat't Production1 77,4 ail.lion pounds ot ail.1t&r;r airframe wre accepted in October-an increue or 9 percent owr S.pteaber. The number or aircraft accepted 1n October totaled 8,362-en increaee or 767 pl.am• over Sept9ber acceptances. Four-engine bcaber acceptancee wre 1,078 tor the llClltb. (Pag .. 2-li)
~Air l"orCHt .lirplaDH OD band totaled 53,200 OD October l; ot these, ;600 nre Hret-Une OCllbat planee . Actin dut;r personnel ot the Amy Air Forces total.ad 2,322,000 - 73, 300 were pilote . (Pagee 5, 6)
Navy Aeronautical Protram' The N•V7 had 22,861 airplarMle OD hand on October 23; ol tliue, 12,~5 were ocoabet plane•. ll&"f7 and llar1ne Corp• llilit&r;r aeronautical personnel totaled 247 ,967 on October l - .3.3,0.35 W9re pilots • ( PllgH 7, 8)
Active Kl.litaq Strengthar
A.rlly' •••••• • ••••••••••••••••••••••• • Navy, Marine Corps, and cout Guard The u.;, reported 2,151,412 onreeu on November 1.
Selected Ordnance Production - A.rlly'
Medium t&1llc •• • , • • •• • , • , •• , • • • • • Oun, 9Qlllo antiaircratt ...••.••• Oun, l5S- (field) ••••• • ••••••• Ca.rbine •••••••••• • ••• •• ••••• •• •
Total. All ciuees
7,320,000 2,694,874
Date
Nov. l Oct. 15
(Fag•• 1.3, 14, 24, 25)
August Sept.eat> er
1,861 1,570 365 267 56 66
27.3 ,4.29 3.32 ,158 (Page• 9-ll)
Navy Ship Conetruction r 373 oanbatant vessels had been c:aapleted in 194) tliroilill OCtOber 201 2 battleships, 11 aircraft carriers, 31 aircral't carrier eecorte, ) hea..,. cruieere, 4 ~ht cruisers, 102 deetroyere, 178 destro79r escorts, and 42 alilmarinH . (PagH 15-21)
1.!erchant S~pingr ))Iring October, )17,000 dwt. or llhited Nations• •rClW'it naae w re reported loet, while gai.JW trcm nn coaatruotion in-creaaed 1 .9 aillion dirt.. (Page• 26--28)
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OCtd:>er Urcratt Production
Prel1"1Mr)' reporte indicate that 77 ,4 llilli on pounda ot &1.rtrwe (spares 1nc1uded, gliders excluded) •re acoepted in October, br1nging the total tor the t:l.rst ten months ot the ;rear to 578.6 million pound.I. Thia 1a l5 percent below the 682 .5 million powida scheduled in the 911 million powid progrma tar 1943. Tbll •ight accepted in OOtober increased 9 percent 011er Septeaber.
Vilit11r7 airpl&nes accepted in October totaled 8,362, wh:l.ch 1a at an annual rate ot 100,000 per year. Thia waa 97 percent or the working echedule ot ti. J .J..C. and represented an increase ot 764 planes over the Sept.ber total. 1,078 t our-engine banbera wwre accepted, including lJ B-29'•·
ilrcre!'t .A.cceptancea tor 1943 Through OCtober
TJPe Sept. oct. J11n.- Scheduled oct. NOY . & Deo,
Bolllber, 4-4ngine, lcq-range l5 lJ 39 82 Bomber, 4-4ngine 962 1,0$ 7,252 2,219 Bcmber, 2-eneine 84S 943 8, 462 2,037 Bomber, 1-engine 989 919 7,356 2,309 Fighter 2,263 2, 726 18,267 6,355 Reconnaieeance 32 26 315 100
Total combat 5,1o6 5,692 41,751 lJ,102 Transport, 4-ene;ine 19 16 l.52 60 Tran.sport, 2- "' 1-engine 636 628 5.619 1,517
Total tactic&l 5,761 6,336 47,582 14, 679 Trainer l , li94 1,456 16, 843 2, 871 LUi.aCll 3l5 473 3, 436 780 RotUT WiJlg 2 5 12 l5 Special purpoee 23 92 439 148
ONDd total 1,59S 8,362 68,312 18,493 .
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MONTtLY ACCEPTANCES OF MILITARY AIRPLANES BY WEIGHT ( INC\.UOES ~ AJRFMME PARTS BUT EXCLU0£S GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED EOUlPMDfT SUQI AS DIGINES,PllOPELLERS, TURRETS ) ---120
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1942 TOTAL ltl ,000,000 POVJilfOt
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TOT&L t 11,000,000 ll'OU..OS
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A?ll Air rorcea .t.. .lirplU!!•· OD October l , the ~ Air rorc•• w on hand 151,l!OS
tirat-1.ine combat &1rplama, ot thee•, S,8S7 .,..,. tour-engine ~Nan imnue ot S18 be&.,. bcabere durlll& S.pteli>er.
~· ot the~ .t.1r roroe1 oa~ s.pt. ~l, anaana i.e .. ii~
QI ltand S.ptellber QI Bind T1Pe Sept. l Oct. l, l9L.'\ ......,,., 1-au• 1943
Combat BOlllber, hea'fY, loog-ranc• - s - s Ballber, hea'l'J' S,339 887 37b S, 8$2 Bomber, •d.11111 ), 729 216 184 3,761 Ballber, light l,$1) 96 701 906 Pight.r 8,Slli 1,0)0 60) 8,9bl Recoanaieaanoe 246 l.OS n ''8
Total cod>at 151,341 2,))9 l,87S 151,l!OS Tl'-port
llN'l'J' )66 SJ 22 .397 lie dim 2,lli2 17S .33 2,284 .lllpbibian )l - - )l Utillt;y 2.4$2 .307 66 2,693 Total traneport 4,991 S.3S 121 S,LOS
Total oaabat & tranaport 24,3)2 2,87L l,996 2$,210 Tra.inere 2),871 ~ 4.36 24,3)9 Ccmunicatl.ooa .3 .L57 288 93 ·3, 6$2
Total, all t;ype1 Sl,660 4,066 2,S2S S3,201 *:oicludH loseee tna ll'leJQ' action, 8UJ'ft7, etc,
l.A.r. 11.rplane Dlnntor1ee, Jan . l and Oct. l , 1514.3 llOllber
'1ghtar Tl'ml•- OU.r ,_., -~- ~ ... part
Octdier l, 194.3 S,8S7 .3,761 906 Jan. l, 1943 l,996 1,628 (,hl 8,9Ll 4,4$)
S, LOS l ,297
28,)29 20:'21
9._. 1.ncreue .3 , 861 2, lJ) 267 4,L88 4,108 8,008
Net Cit.in
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-60S 427
92 4(,h
.31 lli2
0 241 4lli 878 L68
19S i,S41
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S3,201 )0.116 22,86$
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B. 1'9rlonnel ot the .ln\l .l1r Force• . The actiTI duty 1t"'1£th ot the .lntr!!J' .lir Fcrcea, inoluding personnel uaigned tna other aarrlces, totalld 2 ,321,8S8 on October 1 - an increaae ot 16,S38 during September 8114 9li pez-cent ot tha requirellenta tor the 273- group progrea by Deceld)er 31, 19lili.
T.1P8 or Personnel O!t1c.era
PUota 71, 866 Aviation cadata --Pre-anat.1<11 cadata -Baabardiera and navigators 2h,677 ~servtr• 40L ~ineere 7,146 llechanica -.U.Oorers -Comounic at1ana 3,410 R&dlo operator• -Otber, Anny Air Corpe - 82.662
Tat al, .lnQ' .l1r Carps 190,16$ Aaa:lgned t?'(lll other
branchaa S6.164 Total , Anny Air Forces 246,329
Enl.iated
l , lili2 108,220 120,938*
u67 --227' 7oli S9.SS3 -U,397*"
966.$26 l,$26,2h7
SU9.282 2,07$,$29
October l 1 Ii December
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~t· Tot&l tor
273 Groupe bv Dec. 19lili
73,308 118, 736 108,220 8U,382 120,938 -2s,11i1i 1i1,6u
1ioi. 887 7,146 S,926
227,704 289 ,21i1i S9.SS3 83,00S
3,UlO 6,26$ 41,397 76,0liO
l.OL9.l88 1 ,0$4. 708 1, 716,412 1,760,SOli
60$.lili6 706,1$7 2,321, 8$8 2,466,961
*Dicludaa pre-aviation cadeta in Buie Tra1n1Jlg Canters and Olaaaitication Center•.
*"B>tcludos radar technicians, prev1oualy included.
C. npng Tra1111nf. No adnnced pilot tral.ning claaaH nre acheduled tor grad>lat1e11 ~D& Septtoober. :rn .lucust S,60J pUota wre gradu.ated, and a total ot 7S ,932 pilota ha,.. COJapleted adnnced tra.l.ning dnce tbe beg~ ot ti. war -rs.,.,,..
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A. UJ:pl.!nea. Ch Oct.ober 2.3, tm 1&'97 "Ported a total ot 22, 861 UMtul. airplane• on land . ot thua, 12, 9SS 1111re tactical O<llbat t:rpae
an 1ncr.ua oL l,222 tactical CGli>at ~· •inoe Saptaiibar 23.
T7J>a Stpt. 2.3 Oct. 2.3 ])lcr.ua
Tactical Ccllb&t scout bmber 2, 902 .3, 21) )ll Torpedo ~ar l , 786 l , 98S 199 Patrol bcabar-boat 1
4.....,.W 7l 8o 9 2-.gina l,072 1,146 'Ila Bemb•r-~lane'
4-angu. 292 .3oS l3 2-«llin• 770 798 28 ~tion •oout l,422 1,4.3.3 11 Jl1&htar ) .418 .3 .99S 577
Subtotal. ·u . 7.3.3 l2 .siss l ,222 Tactical Nm-<:aabat .
UW1ti 140 1.38 ~ Ut111ty (lllllti-migu.) l4l .366 22s 'l'ranaport 271 280 9 Tranaport (lllllti-.:1n•) 427 4S2 2s Subtotal 979 1.2)6 2S7
Trainin§ TraiMr, pr1loaey Trainer, adnncad
),212 4.901
.3,.397 s.026
18S l2S
Subtotal. 8,ll) 8.423 )lO
Spac1al Parpcaa U8 21) 9S Bxper1wltal 11 11.t l
Grand total 20,976 22,861 1,88S
B. Pve.,...l. Tho aotin dllty •tnllctb ot tbl llrf7 and Jlarln• Corpe
llilit&17 &ll'cn&ut.iool per1omwl oo Oct.obi!' l wu 247 , 967 1 u ocap&l'9d with
a J"eqlZir-at tbl'ougb DI.,.._. 31, l9h3 ot 290,61&7.
1'11 mmber at aTiation pilota on act1•• &tty oo October l wu
96 peromt ot r•q111red • t.r.,.tb oo that date ,
11&"7 lllrim COl'j>I Total RlqUir•- Actual R.lquir9- Actual a.quire- Actual ... ta Oct. l mnt• Oct . 1 .mt • ()ct. 1 12-31~ 12-)l~ 12-31-'·~
Pilote 31,966 25',872 8,lt)S' 7,163 i.o, i.01 33,035' Otbll'
ottic1n* 2),8'/0 23 , 5'5'6 3, 08h 3,05'3 26, 9S4 26,609 !llllated 1.llh. 2SJ'l 125' .5'16 79.000 62.807 223.292 188,)23 Total 200,126 l7li , 944 90,5'19 73,02.3 290, 61&7 247,967
C. Pilot Tra1.n1nf. Ji'roll Janua.ry l, 191'2 tbl'cugh Septabel' 17, l91t) tlw ll&YT ca-1•1.0D•d 22,lli7 pilote. It had in tra1Dina 43,9.34 1tudent
pilot• on October l, and 8,71) ot th111 ... ,.. in the lut •tac• ot tftining prior to comiaaioni.ng ,
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Pl'odllotion •at Ordnance lqu1pMnt
unminc a unilona ~ prodllotion rate, 7S peroent ot tha
l9b3 UIQ" ~ Phlil- •bould ban been dellnred b7 September ,30.
or tba 40 clu•H of critical ordnaDc• it.. rni-4 1D t.b18 r.po'rt, 15 are within S percent ot t.b18 goal . or tJ>e 2S .-aining it.a, dellTeriH t or 9 han been 1D exoeH ot, and dellnr1H toJr 16 han ~ leaa ti.n, 7S pere«tt ot tha ,..ar•• ~te.
Tha '"""t aarioua delin17 al'ortagH are tor heh)' c!Dt7 truclao 1 tha
.30 caliber cerbine, tba 4,000-pound bcabe, puachute frec-r>tation baabe, antiairoratt amunition, and -unition tor all 75,.. and l.OSllll guns. C&rbine delinriH, hoftnr, increued 22 pe~t 1D September.
Tha parachute trapantetion bCllb he been in product1<m tor onJ.:r four
ath8 - Sept.lllber delinri .. wre onJ.:r S4 pel'C«lt of tha tm-eCMt • •
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Exceaa delinriee ot 20m and 3'/lllD aircraft guno, 90lm antit.ircratt gwui, 2S0-pound baabe, and lSS- bowitaere are, in ao•t inet.ncH,
a renect1on ot program reduct1ona and the di!t1oult1ee inherent 1n
reducing prodllot1cm eudd9nl;r.
'lhile light and mediwa tanlao ban .. t 1-ediate dellwr;r eobedule• tbzoagh Septllllbn, Mure fcrecute 1nd1cata that tba 19113 requireente
will not be •t, due 1!pparentl7 to ti.. ditfioultiee inharent in -i.i
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Tabl.. on tha toll""1ng two pagH ehow th• •tat,.. of deli nr1H of •elected c:ritical ordm.Dce it- far tha current l9b3 prog.-.
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811)- Jan. 1, 1943 to Sept. JO, 19143 t o be :rte Sept. Procm-S ()wila- • ot ~t. JO, 191&3 A.SP" in 1Q1,1 tin 0 2 so 7$100 ' 4crart**
Qia gun s,ooo 10,114 59, 886 - -Jr- gllft l&S2 1,000 S,087 1ntiairON!'t**
4o.. gun 1,020 2, 695 10, 948 9(:m gun 267 178 J, 602 Ccabat V•hiclH
J:.1iht tank 24,S 1,461 6,460 llediua tank l,S70 S,643 17' 744
Hearr nit~ Trucka 746 4,002 S,844 4 tat , x 6
4-S tat, 4 x 4 J)O 1,062 J,7S7 6 ten , 6 x 6 606 J , 161i 4, 646 10 ton, 6 x 6 lJO 1,002 1, 454 10 tat, 6 x 4 464 2, lll 3,299 U'tille17'**
6Cilll and 81.a -tar 2,273 S,971 17,698 '/SIDD holritzer (S .P. , J4S 742 J,214 field, and paoi<)
lOS- horitaer
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(S .P. and tield) 588 1,060 4, 455 155m gun (tield) 66 lS8 438 155m h""1tser Ml (tald) 197 429 931
Small Ana .30 oal. tJS r i tle , Ml 112,241 2S0, 176 639,852 .)0 " .303 oal. ritle
(all other U.S.) 140, 270 100,lJl 1 ,214,790 ,JO oal. carbine 332,lS8 S02, J77 1 1498,lJO ,30 oal . machine gun 8,488 46, 071 156,134 .$0 oal. -chine gun 56,605 178,420 467,0J6
*~Supply Prccna. ** Proo r tiring ~ not be ocaplete •
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Stat. of 191+3 D!linra• ot S!l!cted l!o!b! and • -•n1t1on (lllolwiH Jllt•maticcal .Ud and 11&"7 It.e Procured b71Jw7)
Balance Jan. 1, 19lU to. Sept. JO, 191U rt.. Sept . to be
ProdDced O••l ._ I ~ "' "'"P~ • ,., ' Ul&J ....,,.. 1D 191U u.,. o 2s so 7S 1 00
' Bclbe --2S0 lb. GP le daol. IU ,J.31 UJ ,9S6 661,0!W
Soo lb. GP le dllmol. 2o6,b8h 790,141 9.3S,6S9 1,000 lb. GP le dmol. 7.3,.329 126, 6lh "21,816 2,000 lb. GP le doaol. 16,0ll )),)27 106, 67) 4, 000 lb. GP le delllol. 216 2, 4)6 2,439. 1,000 lb. AP le eeai-
AP 29,2o6 64,Jl6 266,164 Cluster, h'agiaentatJal 79, 957 786,lOS 611,290 I'ragmntat.100, para-
cbDte S.3, 656 11., )72, 761 97,2)9 ~ Slsll .lN8 Amounit.ion
(ii1lilon roundi) ill .)0 oal. 1 101) ) ,612 6,SS2 ill .SO cal. 4lJ 1 ,261 3 ,3Sl
For 20lll OWi.l 1 Ill and Jll2, Hl1pano
. (Thousand rounds) 19,646 4),)06 126,694 .
Ant:La1.rcr&tt Aam.mition (Tbouaand rOWlda) Far 40.. .u. gw111 2,6)1 1),2(,4 17 ,421 Far 9(-. .u. guns 28) ),6)1 2,002
,lrtille~tion . {Tboua rOUiidi)
'li,91U Far 60 le 81- llOrl.ar i,235 lh , 8S2 For 7S- how1t1er
(paclc and field) l ,OOS S,461 S, 606 Far 7S- field gun l,n6 9,JSO 10,99) Par lOS.. bowit1er l ,"20 8, )60 8,8S9 For lSS.. howit1er 3S9 1) J,179 For lSS- t1ald gmi 104 161 1,229
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'l'&r C-\Notion PNe- Oz the Corp! ot lllgineera
To October l, the Ottioe ot the ~t ot lbliDMra bad autbor1Md a total
ot s:u.o b1lllon tar ~ projecta lmdc' 1ta 1f&r Comtruct1on Prqina1
Conltru.ction ill tl» United State• .. . . ..... .. . . .. . . , . • 19.9 billiOh Caa.tructian out•ide the Ubited St&tH .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • , 7 billlcm Raal. ••ta.te pr~~ . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . • . . • . • • • _-::!!. bil.l1cm
Total. • • • • • ••• •••••• • ••• ••• • • •••• •• •••• • • • •• . • • • • • IJ.1.0 b1 l) 1 Ol"I
St&tua ot 'l'ar Conetruction and RNl r.at&te Proc ..... Octob• r l, 1943
at1Mted eo.t 'l'orlc 1n Pl&ce T1Pe Of hcilitiH MU- ,. ... MU- ;re111t. or coet. 1 llona Total llaa. o 2s so 1S lOO
..... caa.truction Plt«Z'U AJr Force 12,933 27' 12,822 96 OroMd Faroe 2,699 2S 2,649 98 Stor'8• &: eh1pp1ng 9S3 9 928 91 Didwltral 2,862 26 2,8lS 98 outlide u. s. 691 6 471 68 ot.ber 42S 4 396 9)
Re&l !8t&te Prcgna 401 3 29$ 74 total, act. l tio,964 lOO;C tl0,376 9S Tctal, Sept, l io.8S3 10.193 94
D>c......,e • lll • 183
The etatue ot the progru ot cOMtruction 1n the Ub1 ted St&tee, ccmiring
major projecta ~. on October l was •• tollawer
St&two ot $iij Projecte ot the 'l'ar Ccm•truotion Progru* By ee o? COiiPfeUon - act.Ober 1, 19113
Stace ot Completion ,,.,.,.r ot Jst.1.ated f'trcmt or Pro1ecte Coet Total Coet
Completed l ,833 ta,000,370,000 88.~ tlld•r CONI truct1on 281 981,832,000 10.9 llot •tarted 9 H 76S.OOO .2
Total 2, 123 ta, 995,967,000 100.Cl,(
*Job• ot IS00,000 Alld emir.
llUit&rz l'V•amel.
b Nt.iated inorNM 1n t.h• aou ... dut7 •t.rcgtb ot the 1ni;r during
October wu 4li,Sli9, bringing the total to 7,.3201000 on Nonmber l.
m.tr1.baucn at u. !ftActJ..,. DuJJ' ~· tit ci.ue S!Pt•er J._tob•r 1, -
Cl.u• ot Pn•onnel Oot . l NOY . l Ootober J.cttal 18tiated J:nol'MM
C-• Hioned otticue S84,6SS S89,9Qi S,.309 lfarrtmt and fl1abt ottioere 24, 772 2s,291 m lnlieted 8C and eelecteee 6,S82,161 6,619,077 36,916 W.&. .C. bB.921 S0,619 l ,696
Subtotal. 1,21io,su 7,284,9Sl 44,bbo J.rrq ll\lrH C"'1)8 .3b.9bO .35.0h9 109
fOtal. 7,27S,"51 7, 320,000 bb, S!i9
During Ootober, the .llm7 actin G\ity etre~th overeeu and in ahipe
increued 212,676 to a total of 2,2S2,.38l, or .31 percent ot tbe total.
Ars:r etrqt.h •
D1epoa1t1on ot Uy 4ot1•• Duty KilltG Per•oMel Bl J.ae~t - September l, 0oi()l)er , md D>cre..e
ua~t ot l'ereonnel Oct . 1 llOY • 1 Oct. J.etual Bet1-ted Incre..e
41'1117 Ground roroee in u.s. 1, 955,107 l,808, 7.39 - lb6,968 4r'll;Y lir Force• in U .s. 1 ,655,61.3 l,S78,027 - 77, 586 1ni;r S.rt'ice Foroee in U.S. 1, )01,.399 l,blS,679 llb, 280 Il1 d9!-· e.-nd8 in u.s. l91, 8SS 197, )82 5,S21 Il1 et.aging areu lJl,172 67, 792 -6), )80 D> • hipe s2,299 l00, 969 bB,670 0...rHU l .987.b06 2.is1.412 lQi.oo6
Total 7 ,27S,l61 7,)20, 000 4li,Sli9
Q1 NONlb•r 1 1 t he total aotin clut,. 11111t&r7 perecrmel in ccnts.r-tal u.s., onreeu, md in ebipe wu dl.•tribvted u tollan1 around lorON,
3,060,84) er b2 peroent1 J.1r rcroee, 2,196,946 or )0 peroent1 md SerYice Force•, 2, 062,211 or 28 peroct.
•
..
11 40
CMMT I
TOTAL ARMY STRENGTH
11 41
(NL.fSTC:D til!CH
••• Wt.llllllANT 01',IClfltS
:.-.;.,.,
114 1:
•.·.
'
...
114 )
IV. lllVY
C<Wlj)aUona ot llanl VNHl.e
.l total ot 373 ccab&tant n11oels had \>Mn OOlllPlAt.d in 1943 through
October 201 &11 ccapared with l.liS caopaticm during all of calendar ;rear
19b2. ot tbeae ccmpletioDll 1 64 occurred durin& s.pt911ber end 27 110re
during the tiret 20 dq9 ot October.
Ucna ot Selected !lenl V••••la
1 9 Ii ~
1'1P8 oct . Jen. 1 Scheduled 1942 Sept. Tbru Tbru Oct . 21 .t.ctual
20t.b oct. 20 to Dec. ,.
Ccd>atant V••••lsz aattaabip 0 0 2 ' 0 4 .lircratt carrier 0 0 11 4 1 Urcratt carrier, escort 4 2 )1 17 17 Heavy eruie er 0 1 3 l 0 Ugbt o:rui.eer 0 0 4 4 8 Deatro)'llr l3 ) 102 27 81 Deetro19r escort 41 19 178 120 0 Subm&rine 6 2 42 18 34
Total C<Elbatant 64 27 373 191 l.liS
Patrol cratt* S4 2s S98 223 47S 111ne wHele 44 24 )2) 77 272 .t.llXiliarlea 22 11 2.)4 109 208 Landi.~ force neael•** 48 27 $20 129 2lS
*c-oillg with tbia i.nue, JP 01.etrict Patrol Craft are cllitt.d trca Patrol Craft tigurea.
""IsT, um, and I.CI(L)
l6
statue or conatruction ot Se» ctad Nanl V••Hl.a
or l,160 cc:mbatant neaele on crder on October 20, 19 percent had
been launched, 21 percent wre on the •18 , and 60 percent had not been
placed on the ft18.
Stat.II ot Conatructicn ot selectad Banl Vtaeala, Oct. 20, 1943 (1De1'Gdee Lend-Z.U. VHHl.a)
Nn Construction on ~r Con- A.dd1l 1'ype Bot Yet en i:..aunon- vert-on waw ••:rw •d Total iJW A.uth.
Combatant Veaael.e1 B&ttlHbipe 2 2 0 4 0 0 ilreratt c:a.rr1er l3 10 s 28 0 0 Airoratt carrier, escort 14 3 u 28 42 0 Large eruiaer l l l 3 0 0 llOaVT eruiler 15 10 l 26 0 0 IJ8bt cruiser 24 17 s 46 0 0 Deetro,ar 166 44 38 248 0 0 Destro;ywr escort 283 108 l)l $22 0 0 Submarine 183 46 26 2ss 0 0
Total CClllbatant 701 241 218 1,160 L2 0
Patrol cratt• 189 146 190 S2S 98 0 lf1ne cratt 97 79 l3S 3ll 0 0 Awciliariea 140 76 103 319 246 $2 Landl.ng force vesael.a- S84 82 27 693 0 40
*Camencing nth this 111ue, IP District Patrol Craft are Clllitted from Patrol Cra.tt ~ee.
-IST, ISD, and ICI(L)
Ct4AlllT 4 17
CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS ON BATTLESHIPS AND AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
- ,11101111111 JULY I, 1t40 TO K , TIMICAl,lt4)
£nl-4M PtlllCEHT •• COW,LI TIOfll TT,( ANO NAM( ."' --I. ••• .... • •• •• •• • • ... BATTLESHIPS I I I
..0-f• CA••~"• 1t0 : i.u , ...... I I . . .... -.1011 0 o fl• JO ,., .... ~'" C•"°'-''"-' , ....... .. ,. .. , . -. ....... lol .. Jt . ...... , • •\•9-4...W.f U , .... ,, ••U•U
I ' ·~11• 111• .. •••• . ..... , 1010 ...... ) • tt • U ..,. ,.-<tit• .. ... ••••••• •••Mlflll'llil . .... ,., .... •• ,c ... ,.,. .. t•21•• • .......
' +~V .. Ol l
" .... ,., .... •t"'\IC.a• ....... ....... ......... ..,.,. .. ,f'C:*M• I
.... .°"'"'"'"tllt•~ fll l l •f •0~ Wll>f"MO ....... ~ ... ~- ~--·
I " .... , ......
-- twwtllOf•
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
I _..,, •·: .. n . .. u ... ' CUC• o< ••H U•ll•• .... ,_
If· t • U .. ., .. , '-• . .., .. , ...... ,., ... , '°"''"' ... u ..,, ... -1· f • • • I
..... l'C-lltf ....... l • J to•• - llC,(tC- .. f • U 1•1•··· .. u.tao.i .,. , ...... .. ,. .. , CO-l'f•l lf•ll• OI \•U •U -00011 • ., ,,., .... ... , ...
..-.. • • 11• • 1 ....... .. , ..... ... .... , ..... , to•o• l·ll·•I ,., .. ., l•IU• ....... ........ , .,. ..C.IOI .. U ·Jt·ot ll•U••I
-~ · I I t• l·• I ., . •••• t•l•O:U lll' I f• J 0 t l ,. , ... ,,,."°' ... °""" I· t ·U .. .... _ _... ....... ...,, ... - v ....... ...,. ... I ..... ,o, .. .. ,. .. , .., .... ...... ...,.. 11·1•··. ''"'" ..... ... , .. , •· , .. , ---- •· , ... ,,_ .... c•O•• ,..., ,.,, ... l · U • t l
I ......... .. . ... 11•11••• ... ~ , ..... .. l•U
., __ •· , ... .. , ... ' '""'r .. . ..... , •• •••• U l,40 •Ot!N ...... , U• ll•• • -.. _ ...... ,.'-.. '""''' ... l•OO C• )t t • U • • I ll•ll • U ,. • 0 •· .... ... l•U t'it •• '" ... , t~ll• U cv• •t ... , ... , .. ... , .
C-11•• .. .... , ., .. u C• • I .. ..... l·U • U , ... ... .... , . .... ,_..,, .. l•H •· . ... ''" ... .. MO ........ C.Tt.•t •· ... , •· O• H
••
CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS ON AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, ESCORT
....... ,. -~
, . ••
••
••
••
••
- ,..00"1.SS M.Y t.lt40 TO oeTOl ( llt ••••• ,
•• } ............ . .. .. . ..... , .. . ........ .
••
••
•• H'l ! Hl oJ I 11 ••11• •II• ( • I • f''" • '' '''"' •• '"' ... ..... , •• , ..... • •• •! ' • f It oJ• oflUH' • <to Ht• t •,.to O
100
... 110
- ---------
...
18
........ CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS
ON LARGE AND HEAVY CRUISERS - Hlot-C:ll JULY I, IM O TO K"I ... 1,1• 41
·- l••-·"" PCltUllT O' GOM-Lf. TION ' "" ......... , ..... ---.... ' ' • •• • • •• .. ' 00
LAllGE c:RUIHllS ..... ., . ., ... .. . ... - , . f -• f ,., .. ,. ..... &!. • O•• W'l"tllOIO -1.•"11111• • Otl!t •llU'll • O& t Nll•tO • 1c.o •0-' auvc"'"• .. _ ·--~· .
HEAVY C RU ISER~
'"'''""'' l•ft•H ...... , ... , .. • •••••• ..,. ... .__ .. ·-·· ....... , -- ... .... ... , ... , ""''n..-•·· •· I·•• , ...... "· ''"" •· .. ., '"""" COl.V• Mlt • • ,. .. 1 11· II•" "' .... ,. •·· , ... •· . ... OlflOO- eir-. ...... ,., .... I: ~- , ...... • ·n-n ...... " .. , .... ._ , ......
~ "°"'' "._...,011 ....... •· •••• c: • ...., ... . ...... f ·H•U
""" ....... •· I •ti t .......... "'" ....... . .. .... c..i.••• .. • ....... tl•l\•tt ..... •· l·U "'"'" C.111 .. ., . ., ... ,.._. , .. ,.
t • U • U ....... r cuu l• ll•U ...... C.Wl4 •· .... ,, ..... 1.01....nca , ...... IJ•Jl•U ,., .... , ..... , •· , .. , u u• ....... U•fl• tl = Cl l M .. , •... . ..... , c: .. ,. ., ...... . ...... ::a::: •· .•... c ...... , ...... c • 1u •· , .. , .. .... C• t O . .
,,
20
CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS ON LIGHT CRUISERS - .....CM Nl.'f l, t940 TO ~111 1, IMI
·- ~·T 0# COll't.n'I Otl T~ A•O • &Ill .... -... i. .... .~ 0 •• •• • • ••
U41HT CllUltE ills 9000TCMll
&T\._UU ... , ... tt•U·• I ,_ .. .. ,, ..• ·-· .... ........ .. ,, ... ,_,,_,,
~ -- ... ll•• t ·-··-·· ....... t.lt-• • I , . ., ... .... I ..... , II• U·ll :F ,I.Ult lt•U • O ·- .... fKt .. ll• U • • I ... ·-·· -- II• l•• I ....... - ...
·~· •· .... ,,,_ •· .... .. ·-·· I LIGHT CRUISEllS
10,000 TONI
C.t..ltt i. .... ,. 1 - 1 0 , ...... C°'-ll• t ll ....... , ..... , ~r.,1..1 r • II• J - U · •· '·•1 .._.,, .. IJ•tt••C U ·l)-otf .... ,. ,. .. , ... ll · U·••
I I I I .......... . . ., ... . ...... _,.., ....... J• U • U 11\.011 ,_ ·-·' l • Jl • U ......... I• l·U .. l•U l""l+.llltflCLt , .... ., ... ..... I I . , ... ._.
' . ...... .. ...... ¥ 1-C(Wlllt. I := :::: U•ll•U lllOlllft •
U• 11 ·ti l'lllf\' IOl l U ... , ... ... •-u .... , .... u . I• l •U •· •··· I -- ......... •· .... ""'"" ... , .. ; ·-•···· • U1• 1 .. l·• I IJ• I l•t J •nOllll •· ·-·· l • U•U OllL.l•t • • ClfT ... ... ........ \.trT\..I 10~ ·-,_., I .. ·-·· U .\.Vltf• • l• J. u ,;:.:::: i:::::: ,.o_..•"O•ll •· .. .. •"'U•IO•• I• 1•U ,.,. ... ..
'·
f'OltUMOll f"" •·1'·•1 ll•H·H
. ........ .. .... 'lf I 11•1• .. •l ....... ·,.n,_..,.-u ,., ..... l •U-••• """ .. ·-··· ........ , ... o t•U ••I l•H·• l ,_.. ""*flllt t l ll ... ... , to l l ·•• ,,_ .. ,_ .. .. ... , --· I• .... •· .... _ ....
I • .... .. . •••• •. \_ ... ". .. , ... I• .... ca,111 ........ .. . ... CU it ... .... •· .... n u• 11• I -t i ;: t :: C\.111
I • l • O f &\_\-I HH lf·ll·•• ....... Clll' ..... l • tl · U . ...... -- ....... , ....... ~ ... , ..•... • •••••• , ...... t • l •U ....... ..... ..... . ..•.. , . ..... II• .... • • .....
Cl.M t , .. •••• , ..... ., Cl.I .. •· .... •• • ••• Q.••• •· •··· ... ....
DESTROYERS, ESCORT VESSELS ANO SUBMARINES CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM OGTOHJl 1,t t•J
DESTROYERS
HUMH• • ... - ... ... . .. • ' ' '
TOTAL IN PROGRAM ... C:.O lll~CflO SUiCC .IUlY l, tt•O ••• ·=· I I ""°'"• c.o•STI11ueno11. TOTof.1. ". ff ., . .... Of COW\l floM
I '°" _,,, .. -'°" -?tt. " '40'\. .. tt'C. .. • lo ' - ,,,
" b 0 , _ •• , .. eot-'Tlll~fl ~ . .. o~ ... •
I M1n.ott1t£O, 110 CO't'flllACT • I
•, .
ESCORT VESSELS
HUM8Cfl
• - ... - - -TOTAi. IN PROGRAM" • ' I '
... I I I
C011l '1,..CT£0 a-¢( ,MAT l,11 60 ... . .. . UflO( Ill! COll:S t lllUC-1\0ll, T'01..._
; I
I ... fT IUt C.'t O<f' CO•~& HO• IOt. - tt'\ ..
~ I 60 '\ - f t '\ ., • O \ - St1. ..
I tot. • lt't. .. I
0 ' - •• , ... I "°*'Tlt,AC:fS .t.W'AlltOl0,#0 HIOGlll ll ... I ~ltO. • O C:Oowf"ttAC1 • I I
SUBMARINES
NU W;I["
• - ... - ... ' TOTAL IN PROGRAM ... C.O• f'\..l fto ~r .M.Y t. •• •o I .. ; •. ;-;·>·;d
I UlllO(" C.C*.SftlffK.TICNl,TOTM.
I ... ... ,.. .. .. ffollllU~•
~ •410 '( - ,,, •• 60 '\. - f9t. .. . •O'\ - &tt. .. 10 " - ,,, .. . 0 ' - ..... .. -··--· ... -··1 '" I ~M()llll.J.lO, • O eo-r•acr •
I '
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21
I
22
Cbg• in v .... 1. on Bind Since ,,_ )0, l9ii0 ri. mmber of caobai.nt naaela, o! ti. l&'f7 on Oc~ 20 bad ~
crNMd 3Sl ainc• JIWI 30, 1940 to a total or 734. The•• tiCW"N renect cnlJ' pablio}7 ennounoed loN••.
Publlo}7 ()> Nn Announoed ()> let
~ Band Ccmple- Loa ... , Bmd 0&1n Jan. 30 Tr&natere, Oct. 20 or 1940 ti QM
" 118cl&eei- 1943 LoH tic at.ion&
c..batant Vea•le1 Battleahip l5 8 l 22 7 Aircn.tt carrier 6 13 4 l5 9 .ilroratt carrier, eaoort 0 so 2s 2s 2s Heavy cruiaer 16 J 6 l5 -.) Light. cruiaer l9 13 .) 29 lO Deatro;,.r 22s 210 12S JlO 6S Deatro,.r ••cort 0 178 29 lla9 149 Sulmar1m 100 92 23 169 69
Total CCllbatant ' J6J S67 216 734 3Sl • Patrol cratt* J6 l , l6J 162 1, 017 961 Vine cratt J6 707 227 Sl6 480 j,ux111ariel lJ6 569 124 60J 46S Uncling rorce naoela** 0 721 2.)2 469 489
*c-Cin& nth tbi• iuue, IP Diatriot Patrol cratt are &tted no.. Patrol cratt ~··· **I.sT, LSD, md ICI(L)
Not.•1 The Battleship Oklahoma ia included in the on-hind r~ in the &bow table. It 1a oeluded traa the chart on the following page.
2)
llWllber ot Ccmlatmt fMMl.a ot laliW laU- mil &1118 ..U..
TM tollG9inc oti.rt, MMC! cm 1At-UCll d9ftlGped 11)' U. Dlddcm of
llnal ~. -...17 ...-w 1a miW U. llllllber of -.n11le 1a wit
oat.so17 tor the principll laliW laUOllll mil &1118 -n.. . It doM not
ati..,t to muure tbe tichtiJll •treacth·
-DD
~MATl\1£ llUllll[JltCAl. 1Tlll118TH M COllllATIUIT vtllfl.I _,,., 1&1'1119 ft . UD Mnm - ceT. l, llllJ
N -..i lloU- S<1P IC<U.U.'U. lid.a...._ m
' I
lhl-.., .. u.. ~ =::: 11 :::: ~ -ia lilil;:::... rn n.i, o =.:""'-.., aiolaU- ·J-·~ Qln.i, []Jn•-
24
.. v . llU1ne Ccrpe1 am Coast Quard Pereonnd
n. total aotin dnt7 llilit&l'J' pere ...... 1 ot tla Bav, Jlarin• Co?1le,
md Cout QQard ca October l5 wu 2,69b,871i - m increue ot 1101336
during tla preoed.1rc )0 ~.
Ofticere Officer J!Dl1et.ed 11nr ... Candida tee Pereonnel* .
~ - m,OS8 118, 331 1,799,777 6,Q,9 ..... S,4.31 802 31, 892 -Subtotal 202.b89 ll.9.133"* 1.831.669 6.649
llar1ne Carpa lien 2S,S46 12,22S 322,614 -. ....., 319 lSb 7.081 -
Sul> total 2S.92S 12.379 329.69S -Co&at Ou&rd
llen 9,247 1,196 151,338 -. ..., 399 68 4,687 -Subtotal 9,Q,6 1 ,2(,1, 1S6,02S -
Grand total 238,060 JJ2, 776 2,317,389 6,649
9 '1'bo enl.llhd etrengthl apprond b7 ti. Preaidmt are 1 •
Ha..,. •••••••••••••• 2,092,960 b7 Dec. 31, l9IU 11ar1m Corpe • • • • • • 370 ,SOO b7 Dec. 31, l9liJ Co&et Qu&rd " • " • • 150, ()()() bJ' ,.b • 28 I l9iiJ
"*u ot Septeber )0, l.91i3
'Jl)taJ.
2,121, 815 38,12S
2.159,940
3!i0,38S 7,6lb
361.m .
161, 781 S. 1.54
166.93S
2,694,874
2S
TOTAL ACTIVE DUTY STRENGTH OF NAVY, MARINE CORPS ANO COAST GUARD
\
t ••
t.••
COAST GUAlltO
1.5 f---+ ,.,...-- ----1- - --- -'1
1.01----+-- ----+ ---.
0
1140 11 4 1 •••• 1141 .....
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26
V. llllllCBUIT SllIPPDIO
Q&in.e and Loeeea, lbited Natione
Loe ... ot tadted Naticma • •rcbant ftSMl• reported dur1Jlc October
totaled 317,000 dwt., 111 increue ot llih,000 dllt. Oftr Septllt>ar . 0&1M
reported, tct&ling 1.9 .Ulicn dirt. ot nn construction, inoreued lll,000
dwt. Oftr Septad>er. 1'rca Deceaber 11 1941 tbrqb October 31, 19L3, 28.2
ld.lllon dllt. were con1tructed1 1lh1le l ouea -.-.nted to 17 .2 llilllon dirt.
a net gain of io.9 .Ulion dwt.
(laina and Loe•N at lbited ll&tiona I lllrcbmlt VaHala Reported Dec. 1, 1941 ~ 0ot. 31, 19113
(ooo Dirt.
Dec. l, 1941 Total Throu&h Sept. Oct • to
.t.wr • 31, 1943 llOT. 1 Ga1m 2L,483 1, 789 1,900 28,172 r.oaaaa 16. 7)9 173 317 11.229
Net gain8 7,744 1,616 l,S83 10,94)
Merchant Ship Deliver a• bz U .s. Sh1pbuil.S.ra
During October, 142 111erchant vaeaela tot&ling l,60S,OOO dirt. were
.S.linred bz U.S. abipbuildera. Tbl Septmber dalinriH nre 1,)8 ftlHla
at l,S62,000 dwt. To N....-ber 1, 79 percct of the 18, 889,000 dllt . pro
g...-d tor the year had been .S.linred.
TJpe lfllaber Dirt. Dr)' C&J'IO l.OS l,ll8,L08 Tankar )7 L86.L29
Total 142 l,60li,8)7
GAINS AND LOSSES OF MERCHANT OCEAN VESSELS AVAILABLE TO THE UNITED NATIONS*
CUMULATIVE GAINS AND LOSSES SINCE DECEMBER I, IM I
•o t---~---
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to
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l t 4 J
f•Olf'SU -:IS .. ._. ..... , tOft l
t>OO
MONTHLY GAINS AND LOSSES
• CT
,_ ! '"' I.OSI
tOOO
1~00
•000 ~
•oo f-- ~
0 • . ' • • • •••• . .. ,
• utr M lll • 11• ... -ot ............ 1 •llffU O • lfUltU 10 <lllUIU• U•f!U .. , llhftlto. u un U I •• • • 0•1unt• t11't.
~ •Cl U.t ...... , ff 1loll 4t•• .c:t . ........... ,_.TWP'f .....
--
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DELIVERIES OF SHIPS BY U. S. MERCHANT SHIPBUILDERS U. S. MARITI ME COMMISSION - PRIVATE ANO BRITISH ACCOUNTS
I. ORY CARGO VESSELS (MAJOR H PES)
1400 - LEGEND - -
- I &l;fUAI.. ~ ,, ........ ~ ltOO
1000 --
••• -
••• - ., I• I •
400 I · I ·
1001--110-.
o I , '
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I ·
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• • 1t43
,.
--·-IQCOUl.(0 TOf&Lt• .• )t,•• r
-
. ~ . .. . , . ... ,, ,, .. • ' 0 .. . • ,...,. ...... Z . TANKERS ( MAJOR TYPES ) • • -..: .. ~·1 ' "• ACTUAL TOTAL t• l , l!lf
••• 400
, .. ~~ ot•D••••"' ro '!t • tT".&L TOfAI. f) , 4 tt
•• ro
•~,.,....,.--,,.~.:-:.-:-,~,,--:~~~ 1t42
l . MILITARY TYPES
194)
' ' .. ~ .... 1144
• • ••••
28
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8t11d1.e• b7 tb8 IV Projeot. tDiit ot th8 ~ 1nd1oata tbat1
(1) Tl» •teel u:pamion iroeru tor nn opm-hNrth turnao .. bU
been ~ b7 equis-t pr1orit1 .. and lac in tbe blut hrDaoe procra,
Uld 1"1111 OOltp!lt 18 not upot.d until 1'ebruar7 l3LbJ •11Mrilll: taciliti.8•
tor.,... etticimt,... ot lonr ped8 ore are aao laggi,. .
(2) lfllpeeiaa ingot prodlactiCD bu 811betant1all7 ino-4 aiMe
Nl'lT l31U, with procmction tor llept4eer -i1111 to 67 peroent ot
planned oapecit7. .l aall nrplu bu aoor!Md beO&llM ot i-por&r'T
al&obn1Dg ot cleund.1 caued b7 tabricatinl ditticultw.
(.3) 8llall aru -.nition requ1-ta tor 19b.3-114 .ban been f'llrth8r
redlloed b7 11 percent ainoe U.t aant.h•• report, with a om•9'1'*'t pro
_...,,t eaTing ot JSOO aUlion end other poaaillle •omOlliN tllro1acb oon
cent re tad ope ret1oll • ,.
Steel lilp!!«lon Pr!?(ra
Tl» .tMl up&naion procna u beillc • .,.,,.d Mparatal.T in .........i pbuea. D> tho report tor .hm, bl&at hrnaoea Md electrio turnaoea ,,.re d1aeu11aed. ()pm-hearth tu.mac .. and aintarlllg taoiliti .. are rni.wd herein.
(l!!D=l!Nrth l"'llrnacea. Stael~ capaoit7, •aunt111g to S.l ailllon ton8 per :r-ar, li bi!Jiii added to ex:l.8t1ng capao1t7 tbroQgh lli nn opeoi.arth plant• . Six are ao....m..nt-tiMnoed (f66. 7 a1111on) and •i&bt are priftta pl.ant.. Pertorunoe tor JUl;r 1s>bJ and a.pao1t7 ot tbi8 nn upenaion and ori&inal taoil1t1 .. are -aris•d below1
Source ot 110. ot C&paolt7 hrf
Prcdilct1CD Plant. (fem 4-t ,. "" '
-· llo . ) ca-t:r ~ C«peoitl lot 6,400,000 6,48.3,000 101$
1ntl eb1 e l'P'M' CD P&-:
6 )~~ 34,000 ll aon. t1Dm Priftteq tiMAoed . 8 .. - 66,000 ST
Total - 6,827,000 6,S83,ooo m
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hll op9Nt.ion tor -t ot tht 0cne.-nt.-t1Danoed p1anta :i. not expeat.ed to be attained betore P'e'braaz7 l9W&. a.peat.cl dalA;t9 1D -tl"GOticn, beOllUH ot relat1'f91T low pr1orit1aa CID ~t, baft Mr1ou9~ ci.i.cs ~oucn. Prodlloticn :i. alao hlDdl.oapped 'b7 tailun to ocapleta blast hr-• which an to 911Ppl.J' bot •tel tor the nn open-hMrth turnaoea Wldar th11 prog.-.
llOant1ng oi-rat111g ditt10lllt;T :i. nportad 'Cllldar tlrM hMdet (l) lack of accu.laUcn ol •crap 1rcn lad eteel, 11b1oh oonetitutae .., iJlpartlnt put ot t.i. hrnaoe cbargeJ (2) tndcqaata ...- ooal ftllPln an4 ()) """1t.Dt ot oi-rattnc labar. P9ak labor rcqulNcoate are ..U-Wd at 9,)00 ~· 1D tJll •ix ..... OoTcm.nt-tlmDoed ope-i.artb plcnta.
Sinta~ ho:l.l.1tiH. 81.ntari.Dg :i. a routing ~ .. ued to treat iron ore, pa{oufuli o! tho lanr gred9•, prior to placing it 1D bl.alt .turna.... Ita •lt•ct 1e to increue iron oontant of raw one, uua~ lroll 20 percent to 4S pe>cct, with ocnoeqwit ••Ting in baatlnc U.. and 1D tu.l, in blut tllrnaoe opcaUcn.
Thi exieti.Dg c1ntari.Dg capac1tiT ot tbt etael indultrJ 1D l9la1 •oant.d to 16.li llillicn ten• ot ore par 19ar. ft11e oapaal. V 1e being expanded 'b7 10,8 lll.llicn tens. ?!Nlft planta, 11111ch ocnet1tut• 6l paroent of thie increued oapaal.tT, ere bei.Dg prortd9d 'b7 a Ooftmmnt expenditure of '13 ..Ul1on. Tbt r-••n1ng expaneion 1e being printa~ built in eleftll plants. ConetNoticn and produoUon aro laggi.Dg in the Gonrmmt plmte beccee ot relaU~ i ... prlorltiee for eqW.i-it and gmaral. nbord1nat1oa ot th1a pbue ct ~ total. •tffl upaneion progru. FUll ,, .. of thlM faal.llu .. 1e not mt1oipatad betore tht ._r ot 1.lllJi , uynuiua
The progra for -.gneliua produotion, throuch the ingot et.age, wu revined in the report for .\prll 1943. Di tho eiJMloath 1.ntanal. 1ince that rrnew, ccnotructim bu bem completed, irodllcUon hu beet> 1\ibetanU&ll7 increued, and at the llld of Septeber thore uistad a -U eurplu ot procmcticn Oftr reqlliratnta (UOWJti!lg to two -)ca I prodl&Ct1Cll &t CUJTmt rata). Th:l.9 8al'plu hu aoorwtd largeJ.;r through reduced u.e of ugnellim becaua• ot fabrlcat1ng d1ttioul.t1••·
l!MfW'..,ta tor 19414 an now .. tcbll.lhld at 472 .Ulion poundo, u ccapared wi tb 1943 scbcduled requiremanta ot )9) lll.l.llon poundo and a dedgned oapaal. t7 ot S86 .Ulion pounde •
Diltrlbution ot 1944 requir-ta. ie u tollona air~ 41$1 cm.teal. w.rtaro 2~1 otbar lll.llt&JT ~1 .-ti&l allOT" ~1 am uporta l~.
s-n 4zW ,_...,ticn O"'Y"'ntl
SiJlo• lut mcntb•1 report en tbie indu1t1'7 requir-nta tor 1943-IW haft been turth .. re~ed 'b7 4. 7 b1llion l'OWlda (11$~ with an app&1W1t 1a'lillg in proOUl'-nt ooete ot tS:OO lll.llion md a poa1ible reduction ot approni.taq 40,000 gploJM•· If the required 1944 out.put 11 obtaiMd b7 M>1•• ccncentration ot oparationa in thl -t efficient planta, atadie1 •'-that a ~ thtr ea'lillg 1e poeeible, ~ to tSl llillion 1D ooet, and tba ~ ot •t leut 17,000 llOl'9 ~..,...below wpowv lnele in traotl.-3. operat1-.
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Strat.cio llDcl oriUot+ ut41r1.aJ.• an purollued b7 the Ooft~nt 1
(1) !or etockpil.M t.o be ued cnl7 :l.n - or m -s-7 111.t.b reepeot t.o
the epec1.tio item ccnc .. ·n•d1 (2) tor •took;pile• t.o be releaeed cnl7 b7
'IPBJ md ()) tor rHale t.o in<llet1'7 CWTelltlJ' upcn reoeipt . b !olloldllg
table •how9 the statue or ffleotad it- .. or Ootober 15. 1943.
Statu.1 o! Selected Stookpile ca-oditiH - October l) , 191&3
..__ Pu_., ot Parob&H Prccra 1Jllit
mended Stockpile DnmtOl'T :nrnntarT c-odS.t7 ot Pllrchu• Iment.o17 Inoreue Increue lleuu:r• Progra Oct. 15, 8:1.no• S:l.noe Purl
l 9L.1 Sent, 15 Harbor ilcohol 1,000 gal. lBS,ooo )9% -40\C )~ AntillonT, .. tal TCIDll 24, 922 so 0 19 Chro .. ore 1, 000 l.t. 1, 9$0 .34 -1 20 1)1.__, di .. D1H 60,000 lJ 0 8 llmig- ..... 1,000 l.t . ),900 19 l 7 llan1la tiber l ,000 bel.e• 2,0)7 ) 0 -4 ile1'CU%'7 Flaalal 87,200 60 16 SS Ilic& Tona l6,84S 66 -1 So Nickel, con-
!/lS,000 tent ot utta TOllll 0 0 0 Ni trata or aod& 1,000 t<in• 2,100 v 0 -1 Opiua 1,000 lb•. 61.0 101 0 101 Quarts Cf'71tala l,000 lb•· 2 , 199 196 h 128 Quinine eu.lph&te l 1(X)() &T.OI• 12,hSO 22 0 - )6 Rubber 1,000 l. t . v 1,900 8 -1 -10 Silk l , 000 bel.e• S0-100 10 0 2 Tin, retined l,000 l . t. rs 360 lh -s 0 TUng•ten Tone ,ooo 26 3 10 Zinc conoentratea 1,000 tone ~l,700 lh 2 10 Zino, .. tai Tone o,ooo 2) -hl 23
!/Part or all ot thie -ai ccneieta ot rea- rded pvcb&e .. per m . y_ 88, 770 tme •tored :l.n Chile. "JI tateet prqiru r•c-nde pvcb&M ot all an.ilable,
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STATUS OF SELECTED CRITICAL AND STRATEGIC MATERIALS t ~RGINTMll IAICO Oii GUMTITlll IN MC-OllMIMOID l'UJtCMUI "'°"""M •
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PllbUo)J J'1n&ncecl
!II October 1, J91U, a total ot 12 ,2 billion bad been ll&de an.1.bble
tor tha oaia~m ot P>b1J.4 war-bou1.ac projeota .
D>ol~ ti. eme Oimere • tom Corporation oonnrdon proe.rea, to
October 1 a total ot m , S74 tuil.7 ci..J.11.ac unite, donlitori•• tor
•1.nel• pereOll8, 1md tr&ilere bad been procremed, ot 'llbioh S41,908 or
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lleW CamU..Otion ll)U) ConYereinr,. Total Statue FU.1.J.7 Dorm.1.- Faaiq l'r<lgnaa Dloalling tori .. TN.ilare Total Dloall.1.ng
~ta ~t·
Cmpleted 377,621 127,0S9 Jl,248 SJS,928 S,980 Sbl,908 Ullder oonatn&eticm 92,900 28,884 6 ,999 128, 783 lS,640 144,423 llot •tarted . 37 .96S 7-1'3S 6.17S Sl.S7S 19.668 91-243
Total . SOS,486 16J,378 44,422 716, 286 61, 288 777,S?li
Printa)J P'iMnced
Jn additicm to tba public war-bowline Procrea, Title VI ot tba laticmal
llomi.ng .t.ot prondaa tor 1118urance br tba hd9r&l !IDlls1ns .t.*irdatl"&t.ion on
mortcac••, net to excaad tl.2 billion in tba aggregate, on hou.eae diaai31Md
tor tha uH ot 11&r 'llOl"kera . !II October 1, a total ot 272,lSJ -tea&•• on
print&J.:r tiJmtced war hcuiac bad been aooepted tor 1DRr1mc. md 24J,2Jl
nn Mlllne unite bad been atartad. .t.ppra:d.llat&J.:r 29S,OOO ""llinC unite
can be 1.Nllrad under a"111labla flmda .
Pl'iON
n. October pr1.o. "P<ll't ai-.cs tbt 1.ndu nllllber ot price• reoeind b)' !..-re to be doom om point to 192, 1lblle the paritT 1.ndu J'OH -point to 166.
'!'be ceil1D& prioa o! u ... hDc•, tR>lled oetobeZ' la, bl"Ollgbt ., 1.9--.d1ata drop 1n prioa ot &bcut )S oanta l*Z' bw>dre-.1&bt en top 1nde•. Sino• the aiddl• of Ootob•Z' the top price on bes• at Ch1oaco bu bee below th• oeiliDs, and it 1a r......i ti..t • .. n.t slut reirultiJll ~ ....Utinl• at a rata ..,... .. ..,u than hDc• ...., be handled b7 peclaan 111ght ai. it 1apoHibl• !OZ' tbt 1lu 1"ood .ldlliD1atrat1cc to M1nta1D it.a npporl pZ'ioeo.
~ • .,.,..able OZ'Op occditicne 1n the wl.atAZ' whlat belt, alow w• rt of 'llllaat to .utmt , and actift ~ b7 aloohol dietil.len b&ft bel])ed to puah the price of 'llllaat • ..,...ai cmta aboft the 'llllaat-prl~ftlct ot the nOUZ" callinl• ·
Trwpoz:tat1cn
.le al"'9"", tbe acath of October brougbt tbe pea1c _...nt to .... at of fan1 product. and thie ,..., ~eentad a ditfioult eituaticn in tnn.J)<rtaticn. .l• a Whole, the ~•enta ban bean •t -t eatiafactoZ'ilT b7 the l'lilZ'oada, although there ban neoa.....UT ba«I aoaa bait cu aborlas•• aa a reault of unpNoadlnted dwnda. CZ'Op w; .,,ta bad to be taklln oare of and, at tbe ._ tiM, faad bad to be llllPPll•d to dafioit areae. .ln •xt.raordinary job baa bean aooc.pliahed bT tbe railroada 1n llOTing the lla1m potato crop. Stcras• faclliti .. for th1a ,.ar•a record crop,..... inadequate, and qp to OctablZ' )l anr ll,Loo care ot potatoa1 had been llO'rad.
l"llrther difficultia• are npectad 1n tra..-p<rtat1on attaotinl terlCllltare, beoau .. ot the Oftz-bardoinins or railroad facllitU. and beo&UM deterioration of truck aqu.i~t •- to axoaed the repao.mt P'Oll'ml•
llaohinarz and SUPJ)liH
Special epbaei• bu bean ginn to urging r...-... to order fartill.. r auppllH now and to takll dalinJT dl1r1ng the fall and wintC' -.tba to help ralian etOZ'aga and trm epOZ"tat1cn problea ,
Fara aachinaey J)Z'Odllct1on bu bee lAU1nc -t behind achaclal.e, but output 1a •P9adinl up.
.. .l prog:raa to i:rortde ! aJWer8 With HHnt1al lUllber Nqllir..nta, 1nitiated !or the 11<111tb8 of June, J\117, .t.ugmt, and Sept..t>er, bu b9c cantinud, and tbe •-t o! pre!....,oe rat.1Jlg aert.1!1oai.e 1Dd1oetea
th& t l"Clllber u set tins to tb9 !aJWen.
Diatribution
To belp - tbe lqHt potato orap in bUtor,., !or which then u inadequate c-c1.t.l •torac•, u. war rood .t.cainUtratian and th• pr-odl>o• :l.ndWlt.rJ ha.,. jowd in a nation-wide appeal to houani.,.. to lwlp store ti. crop b)' bll11nl !or tutul't hme WIS. ~nt hem late potato etatee u CUJT•tl.¥ running abou.t 6,400 can • well:, ompt.1'9d With J,800 care • well: a :i-ar ago. Tot.al eb1i-ent• !roa bff •tate• to date an aix.t $0 per-o.it ahead o! lut ;rear. Potatoe• cc:intim>ll to .. u at oeu-· 1ng and near-ceiling prioH in all anas in spite o! tbe l'tcord- bl"Nlc1llg eupplie•.
To pronde !or the 11pec1al made of boapitai., up to 5,000,000 pollllda o! butter will be released !roa etocka beld or fft aside b)" tbe 1'ood 1)1.atributioo .t.~tratioo. Th9 i:rograa will be e!tectift tlrough ll&rch. !lo aore butter 11111 be bought for O<rl'ernMnt aooouot until .lpril.
])n-ing llcrreber and December, th• rmtha o! aeaaonal 1"""at cbeeH output, unu!aoturare o! Chlddar cbe••• are being required to fft aside onl;f 2S percent of their aoothl;r productiao tor GotettW•t purcba••· Thi• ie halt tbe 11mount Of the Ht-aside quota !or October,
• The entire tur1ot7 needa of tbs An>ed Forces tor onrHas ehiJ:mmt, uount1ng to 12,000,000 pouode, he.,. bean piarchued and a good •bare of tbe allitar)- l'.IHde tor turkeys tor UH in tbU cowitry haft been assured. 'l'llrk.,. •al .. to civilian• haft been n-d.
The War Food .t.~tratioo hae directed the rel ... • ot 2, 790, 000 e&eH or C4111Ded peaches , pees, aod t.-to eate\q> to cbiliao comumre hem the ... ,.,..,., held to -t poui ble -ra•llCT requir_,ta ot O<rrero..-.t war Wies. Preemt requir•enta do not indicate a need tor oa>ne" to hold the tull &J110unt ot these reear....e .
illoeatiorw !or all elaiaanta !or the oalendar :vaar 1944 an oow being llade and w1ll be ocnsidered 'b7 tbe o~to.-d Food R•quir-nt.8 and illoeatiane c.-ittH dul1..qi the latter part o! thia acnth and next llOl'lt h.
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lt1l.lc aod Cl't&.ll •alN in 90 •tropolltao areae an now being oontrolled and addit:l.cllal areas an being added rapi<1l7.
,..... mplo,119nt 1n Octd>•r •~•d a •liiht 1ncreaae o\'9r the •llO!ltb 1n 1942 but na about 2 pere«1t under tha October &ftrage !t>r the ,,..... 1938-42.
n. October l 1ndu or tana _,.. at 280 percmt or the 191.0-:U. •-rac• -. 60 po1nta h1.gbmr tlan an October l , 1942. %hU .. ti. great.et 1ncreaae 1n tam wage rat.a e...r reoord9d tor tha period ot a '9&ro
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under tba 1J&r Food i~tration tana labor Pfii&JU, 1n tba ti.ft mont.11• .,.cilJlc Octcber l, 2, 700,CXJO pla-t• or warbra on t&rw8 bad been -<19 b7 State igricultllll"al Elcteneion Semo••· Ot tba plac...,ta, 57 peroent were •n, 19 percent were wo•n, and 24 perceat were TCUthe. D'ldirldual.t pleced nwabered 1,200,000, but 11&1'17 warkeno were pleeed on more than one f&ll"l/11 which acoounta tor the d1tterenc• betw., 11 2001 000 and 2, 700,000. lloat or U.. 6,lSO local tan plao •t office• throughout tba coant.rJ are operated b7 the zxtanaian Service. The reminder are operated b7 the U. 8. Dlpl~ Serrlce Ullder oant?*ct with Enenaian semce. The 2,100,000 pl&cementa included workers l.llportad tor t&r11 work1 ot whOll 521 6211 were national• tram llllxico, B,828 trcm J-1.ca, and 4, 69ll tram the Bah&M Ialande.
ft9 Mtt.1-t o! tm a1ne WOl'Dl'll 1 .... dUJ)Qte , t.pproftd bJ' t.119
'laJ' X.bor Board, howner HHnt1&l to ti. aainteMnce o! ooel production,
will put wage at&bilisatioa to a .. ,..... t&at and .a7 1ntena1.!J' oppoaition
Pr1cH~cet-ot-L1"1ng1 The coat o! llTirlc increaaed 0.4 percct 1n t.be month cCllili !14i~er 15 1 renraiQg the darmnrd tr.id O! tbrM preced-1.n& llOllt.b•. • atrilc1ng increaae ot 2 .2 percent 1n clotb1.QC price•, the tJ.rat ncll 1ncreue e1nce the beginning ot g-ral price ccntrol, wu the u.jcr !actor, tlDleea aub11d1e• are anilable to o!taet eucb inoreuea, tho coat ot llrlng will continue to ri•• ·
Pricea-Fana1 The gceral lenl or pricaa receiYad b7 ! &JWn dlcliDld 0.$ percent dur1ng t he llOl'ltb andin& OCtober 15, wblle pricH paid bJ' !a,,.ra, !oll.Clring a two-aontb period wit.b no uptlll'D, roe• o.6 percct. Prioee roce1Yed are now 116 percent ot parity, compared with 117 percent lut llOIXtb and 110 percent 1n OCtober 1942. • nviaion ot the •.W.i<IJ' on beet cattle, designed to ease the preaeure on ret&il ceillnga, wu eet&blUhed bJ' the otnce ot EcoD<lllc St&bilis&tion. Congress 1a cw-rentJ;r cC1M1der1ng a bill • h1ch would prohibit tbia and all other food eube1d1ea, with minor exceptions.
W!!jj~ niereaaee pendtted W>der the Ll.ttl.e Steel toml& hna been re ed to IUCb an extent that more and acre Yolunt.ary caaea c<ll1ng be!ore the War X.bor Board 1nvolft groee 1n9qu1t1ae or 1ntre- plant d1ttarent1ala rather thin Little Steel .aladjuet.Mnta.
War lloDds 1 iltbough total eli>ecriptions ot n.r bell de dur1ng the ftlird tar 10iii Drl•• (Septed>ar l to OCtober 16) reachld ti8.9 b1ll1on, e&lea ot Serie• B boade totaled onlJ' '2 .S billion, or perh&pe ti.S billlon aboYe •nono&l •, Since all ot tho adcl1t1on&l e&l.e• except '800 llillion were 1n large dlncminatione C$SOO or more) or repreaantod 1nn•t.nt1 ot idle tun:!e, the net diftraioa r,.... intlation&r'J' 9P•ndinc wu relatiftlJ' ... .u. orax.11 1'ho Tre&auey' • tlO .S billion tax progrea baa Mt with date rained oppoaition 1n the Houoa W&J'I and Ileana COlllllittM, The COlllllitt ee 1a reported alread,y to han .. reed on a bill imolrlng no ohenc• 1n 1nd1Yidu&l incCM taxee and reiain& onlJ' about $2 b1ll10D 1n additional rennu.,
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Diabura-te tor war purpoH• durin& October wra nearJ.7 t7 billion.
Por the tirat toar 110Z1tba ot tiacal ;,.ar 1944, cll.•bur-ta uountad to
28.S percent ot the $100 billion 11t1atad tor the tilcel ;,.ar.
llcat.hl7 rat.a .ldJus tad INlU&l rate
Appropriations
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t6. 746 78.200
~ Sept. ( B i l 1 i o n • t 7.S29 •1 .212 90 .634 86.8UI
oct.
.lppropriat1<111, other Ccngreaaional autborisaticna, and c~t.Mnta
ot OoV9mm.>t corporationa tor war purpo111 inoraaaad t 5) million in Octo
ber to a total ot $J4li .J billion since June JO, 1940. Net diabura~ta
againlt th1a amounted to tl38.S billlon tor the total period.
aticna and Dilbure-.te P.I. 1941 ~ OCtober or P.I. 1944 Billiona
A""roDri&tion.e & .lutlloriaatione' Diabura-nt• l';f. l91il !'hn l';f. Total l'. I. 19111 '1'hru
P.I. l9L3 1944 Oct . 194'
War $126.649 $!)9.036 $185 .685 $76.196 Navy 47 .480 28.321 75-801 39.SJ) llar1 ti• COllldaaion U.2Ji3 ,OlJ U.256 5.QS) OoYt. corpna. (ccacd.t.) 19.9Qli .807 20.711 6.4S4 Other 26.411 9.618 J6,229 11.243 Eat. approp. required bqond l'. Y. 1944 tor coa()letion ot Navy - - lJ,.6Jl -
Total $2Jl.687 $91.995 1)44.JlJ $138.479
*Ttw parta ot appropriaticna intended to liquidate prior ccntnct authorisationa are ••ti.atad and b&Ta been excluded, .Poante are subject to tutura adj .. ~te baMd oo actual allocat1<m9 ct awropriationa tor t.be liquidation ot oootraot eutboriaat.icna.
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llon--crl..Utaral emfll..,._t, 'ldUcb bu c19cllmcl 8ino• JUlT, r n1ned at ti. .... leftl in October u Sept•ber, ancl agriolllture.l lmlll.o7mat npr1-oecl an e:q>eotecl MUOaal cleol.inll. ~l.,,...nt ... &Oh9cl a zww low ot 700,000 W>rDre. Labar tarnonr lllcl abeence rat..,.. ... bi&her in Auguot than in ~. '!'he rnrege bouro worked b7 taoto17 uplo,.H roe• in l.llgll?I t, ancl -k17 •amiDC• •re biPr. Labar SUPJ>ll and P.llplopent
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Do O:tober ti. labor toroa cl9olinad boom SJ .J to 52 .6 .UUon. '1'h1a wu account.eel tar b7 a claoline ot (001000 in agricultural ~lO)'Mnt and t.bs witbdrnal ot 100,000 oti.r worare boom the labor •rat. laaagrieultural •pl.O)'Mnt ..-1.necl at t.bs ... J.enl in October u in September (41. 2 aillian). ~plO)'MDt reacbacl a record low point ot 1001000 'llQl'kero. A 19ar ego the labor force wu 1.4 IR1111an hl.lh9r, oan-egrieultural e.plo,...,i wu 700,000 lliO>ar, egricu.ltunl enplO)'MDt 200 ,000 l.,..r, and 11n9Rplo,_nt 900,000 bi&her.
lAbor TllJ'n<rfer ancl AbMnteein
Separation rates in manufacturing 1n&latriee rcM troa an awrega rate ot 7.S6 in~ to 8.12 1n Auguat. J)1 'al" inclatriaa, blut turnacea, oteel woric, and rolling lllill• ..-port.eel the lowet rate (4 ,J) and alllllinua and ciagnHiWll .. 1tero and retinoriao ..-ported t.he higbeot rate (lJ .96). Abaenca rate• alao increuecl in A"81Wt over JUly in manufacturing and mining. A rate axceecling 1 pares1t wu reported in tank tactoriao, tire.,.,.. plante, tarroue tounclriu, airframe and propeller planto, ahip,arcle, and bitll?inoue coal ainee.
ll!&iatrial lll.jurieo
Tho TOlum ot dl.aabling W>rk injuries baa inoreued durin& the ......,. u •ploymnt hu incroued, particularly in induetrie• eubjact to relat1Ta~ llich acoident ratao. Dur1n& the tiret bal! of 19laJ, tne ... nre )871000 cliaablin& work injuriH in taotoriM aa compared with 6JS,OOO !or tb• entire 19ar o! 1942. BatwMD January and J~ 19laJ, t.bs awrege t1M loot per injury wu 20 ~. !nn 1! no allonnce 1• •de !or tbo &C411caio equinlllllt ot parwanent clioabilltiaa ar cl9aU.., thie 1e roQBbl7 equi'falant to t.bs loea or t.bs Hrrtceo ot So,ooo tll.11- tim worara during t.bs e1x monU.. oovarod.
JIOUr' 8 I !&n!in&• I end 'lfqe R&tu
Dm'1n& bgl&at the • .,.,.... b<Nre ..,rlmd b7 faotoiy 'llOJbr e w. l&S, u O<llp&ftd with U.4 in ~. .lftn&e boul'l;r eam1nge r oH el.1.gbtl;r n- 96. ) to 96 .S cente. weekl;r eamin&• a'ferqed 11£3,LJ 1n .lucut, u ccapared wl.th 142.76 in~· Warten 1n mrahle goode mmutaotllriJlg -.timled to wort< longer boure and r.oeift ~bar eam1n&• thM warlr:ertl 1n ncn-dur&ble gooci. !actoriH. .lftr&ge w ekl;r earning• in .lugut 191U wr. lS.6 percent higher than 1n .luguat 191&2.
Clllng" in hourl;r er nekl;r eaminge reflect onrt1•1 inoent1Te1 &nd pral.ua pepente md the ebitt o! • crlmn hoc loor.-ge to hi~ job• u wll u change• 1n wage rate• &nd tlw mmber ot '-zw •crlotd. .l recent •tudT b7 the 8'l.reaU ot Labor Stat1at1ce •bow• 1.eport&nt d1tf91Wloea 1n the nwober• ot woricer• pPl0)'9d at ditfermt wage-rate lnela 1n .J\1118 19LJ, aa OO!lpr9d with J-17 1941, the baae period ot the • Little Steel• foraula of the ll&ticnal War Labar Board. DI 1111•&1, worar• in war indlMltriH r.oei.,.. higher ratu of pq than in non-war il>Qietriae. The higbeat-p&id worlmn earning 11.liO er "°" pc hour inolude working foand b1&blJ' akilled ~. etlCb u tool-almra and pe.ttem-ic.re, lottai.l in ebl.P)"&rda, roller• in etael mill•, and !light 1.napectore 1n airoratt. '!'be lonet-pe.id job• {under Lo Olllta an hour) are fcund 1n certain br&ncbea of the lwaber, food, cbeaical, textile, clotb1JI&, and tob&oco 1.nduatrl... 'nwre hM been an 1noreue 1n the proporticn of work era emplo,.d aboft 80 centa an hour and a deollne bela1r tb&t point. Thi.a 1e Hpeciall;r notewarth)" 1n the caee ot ..,rlatn r.oeirlng undc" liO oente an hour, 'llip d9olined troa 17 pw0111t 1n J&nll&l'7 19lil to 2 percent 1n JUne lSlli) .
18t1-tad Diatribution ot 'lforare 1n ll&nutac,,. D>duetr1&1 bz Rourli !&g9 Rites, Januarz 1941 Ind · • l94J
Rourc!t Rate ( •> under 40
i.o - 59 (:t) - 19
80 - 99
lDO - ll9
120 and~ ...
P • r c e n t
Jan. l9ul ~
Jww 1943 -
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Alter au 11011t.ha ot relat1Tel7 ellOOtb operatiorui, thl war agenoie•
again !aced a criaia • llft and nried problA• .-rged on the ckmeetio
front u tbl war adTanc•d1 admniatratore nre a-r&ll.7 ocnecioue ot tbs, yet tlwre wae ocneiderabl• inertia en thl operating i. ... 1 in acting
upon ti.a. Buicall7, tbl probl- to be dealt with ·- !rca 8\leceH,
the 811CcH• or the war organisation, ot thl produotion procna, and o!
the .lzwd Porcee - wcceHea llhioh are ebortening the war and at tbl
·- time ebortening the cycle ot change in tbl nrth:le eccncm;r and epeed-
1.ng up the obsolescence o! organic ad,jue i.mte. At ti. verr ti.- that U.e
production program 1a going fllll bleat, it ie neceHAr7 to JlllJao maD)' ad
juetcaite, curWH~ or closing out eCDe lines ot production and expand
ing othere, lhi!ting tools and equipment to other uses that ban aeMed
their purpoee in making weapona or.bulldillg military taoilitiea, ' d11poe1ng
o! goode 'llhicb the procraa of the war has -de eurpl.ua, reTiaing the etoclc
pilea to fit t .be ~ed circumstances of freer •hipping and ab:>rt.r labor
supply, and disposing of real property no longer needed for militArT pur
poses. The thousands ot indirtdu&l judpmlta which are neceesarll.7 in
volTed in the•• adjuetmnta auat fit into a pattem - tbl war program.
The 111cceee o! thl Office o! war Mobilisation in eettling contro
nre1al inte.-g.,07 q11utioiw bu aleo raiHd a queetion in tbl lll1nde of
eCIN oftic1al• ae to 'llllo hie the reeponeibilit)' for taJd.l'.lg the 1nit1at1n
1n deal1ng with the new ellbetantin 1a1ue1 o! pol107. To th11 uncerteJ.nt.7,
be&r1.Dc u it doe• on the present _.t ot U..rtia, is added the no.-1
telldmqr, in an a~tratift atNctun, to..,... to the hi«he•t pouibl•
1..,.1 tor directim and decision. C<lmequ1ntl;r, there ie need (1) to JlllJoe
cl.aar again to all war agenciH what is expected ot ii-, (2) to 1tial2l.ate
~ actioo Oil ti. operati.ng left!, and (3) tc reorient the war organi-
.. tion toward ti. proiu. ot mature war econOIQ'. 1be old ieauee or the role
ot ci'Yil and millt&rT autbori tiH, ot centritugal ve . centripetal price•,
and ot 'riioroua, tar-el.a:btad leadership on the ope re ti.Ilg lenl are again
prennt Cl'I ti. dometic h'ont . It the ottic• ot War llobilisatiCl'I (contr&rT
to what ae- to be it• purpoee and ite pollc,-) ia not to be forced into
the poeition ot accepti~ the duties ot a coloeeal operatin8 department,
the three etape euggHted above 1bould be taken prOll!Ptl;r. They involve a
I• the contro~ organisation Oil the operating i. .... 1 to be cirlllan or
militaryt Can the integrity or the OCl'ltrolling organisation be ll&intailled
againat thl centritugal torcee which ceue.leeel;r pull it apart, or can the
•csan• be pulled together again into a more clce&ly knit tamil11 Hor eel
'riior end tcreaigbt be rerlved at the operatiJlg i. .... u
lJ&r Prockiction Board
Routine operation• ot the ll'ar Pro<llction Board ftre ruming 1111cothly during OOtober . A eyatamatic stf'ort waa under n:r to reconsider the adeQU&CT ot the top pereonnel in the Dldue try J)ivieione . S<De cbangea in per sonnel and organi&&tiOll ot ti. J)iviaiona wre •de - tor e.xaaple, a iww Foreet Products 8'.IH&u -. Htablisbed to better cope with critical prob1-ot 1..-.er and paper. n.. apparent uncertainty ot polie;r with regard to the tuture ot the Board, bowftr, bupered ettorte to renovate md strengthen 9)r!c ot the Illdult.r,- 1)1"1e1ona . lb:ertaint7 u to it• tuture role -. also reflected in the Board•• beaitation on euch policy •ttere u what to do abalt th• current crisis in the attair• ot the Smaller ar Plante Corporation, and in the low morale ot the atatt.
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llm!>O!!l"
Progreu wu ude 1D utting up local comittue and 1D prorlding am1n1•tMtiT8 prooedm-ea to OazT7 Qlt the Weat Co&et )lmpower Progruo. ODe obeenabl.e '*-tit ot tbt progrea wu tht defiation ol eataatea ol unponr requil'emnte b7 1.Dduetriea 1D the area . Thi• defiation redllced the utiated labor detidt aubatant1all7.
ottic• ot Price .l""1niatration
.lcmiJU.etretive devel.opmnta 1D the OP.l nre (l) reorganiu.tiai ot entorcement work 1D an Entorcemnt Department reporting directly to the Price .ldminietratar J {2) reorganiu.tion of the .lcBiniatMtiTll Jl&n&gQSlt Department, which involved, among other things, bringing tho Budget and Planning Divioion undar the ilmDediate direction of the Deput7 AdminietMtor tor Managanent J (3) e<ntinued progreaa in establiah1ng formal industry advisory committeea-(nor 2S0) to replace tbt informal g?'lllpe with which OP.l formerly coneulted1 and (4 ) extonaion ot controls to pricing 18 fresh fruits and vegetables, to rationing j ... and jellies, and to regulating rents in Hew Iorll: Cit7. 'nl9 Vina on d1racti ve ot October 28, regerding eubsidies tor non-proceaaing slaughterers, was expected to strengthen OP.l's defense or the beet price regulation in the l!mergency Courts of Appeal.JI,
Another decision of the OES, not to grant the industry• a request for a petrole\llll prioe increase, wae expected to remove tor tho time being one sairce of friction between OP.l and PAW. Relations in tlw. t area nre improving.
Transportation
Thi War Shipping Adm1n1a tration established an Aclviaoey Board to aid in settling cl.aiJlla ·growing out ot tho loss of ships 1'111ch had been requisitioned b7 the ISA. It also planned to eatabUeh new charters with new rates of canpensatim by the end ol tile year.
Looking toward possible priority action !or the natam carriers, oor reached an agreement with WPll and 'IF.l on tho procedllre to be follond, Dif!iculti.as betnen ODT and ICC, arising out ot tbtir dual responsibil.1t7 fer controlling t rattic, dela,yed the adoption of a general diversion order covering the nstom carriers.
Orlng to the growing shortage ot equipmmt, parts, tires, and manP""•r, which point to serious trouble in the 111otor transport field, ODT wae contcplating a more drastic progrm of conservation, a pollc7 advocated !or •an• tillle b7 the WPB Division ot Stockpiling and Tr.naportation.
Petroleum Adm1nistrat1on !or War
Thi Foreign Divioie11 wae 1pUt up into three brancheo - prodllction, retining, and distribution - tho head.a ot which nre to constitute a Foreign Operating Ccmiittee.
P'c:rei§n Economic A&ain.Utration
Tile chief adlll1nUtrat1w dawloi->t in the P'orei§n Eoon..S.c Adldni•tration dwiJlc OCtobsr wu the announ-nt b7 tbe t.dm1n1atrator of tbe broad outl.1nee of ~tratiw organisation for n:.t. and the appoint.ent of acm. 1c.,. peraomel. Tiie plan amounoed wu ,..b•tantiallT that reccaaended by tba Bureau of the Budget &tter it& eurre7 of the foreign economic aganciu to be aerged under Executive Order No . 9380, Septeaber 25. There relD&i.na the taalc ot actual.q mergin& the ataffs of the v&rloua agenciee and bsginn1.n& operatiOl'll ae a eingle unit.
RelatiC111 w1 th otber Oonmaent agenciu attectin& foreign economic operaticna re:oained unsettled. The actual n;y in which State ia to guide F8l on matters of forei§n policy tor operations both in Washington and in the tiald ia not clear. Procedire• a till have to be ll'Ol'l<lld out as to the level at which State will paes on proposed P!.l operations and as to the dsgree of detailed supervision to be exereiaed over operations b7 ~ Deperb:lent. No agreeaent baa bsen reached on the status and degree ot independence to be enjoyed bT FF>.•a statr abroad. Sa:ie changes in these relation shipe, aa dstined 1n the June 3 letter of thB President to the Secretary of State, 'Ifill be needed to errectively carry out Executive Order No. 9380.
Tho allocation o! responsibility between FF.I. and the Combined Boards, CIAA, Treasury, and tho military, 18 not clearly defined. Becauee or the broad operating responaibilities delegated under Executive Qr<ler No . 9380 to PEA, delineation o! reaponsibility !or each agency will be neceaaary.
Further unitie&tion o! foreign economic activities wu provided bT Executive Order No . 9385, which tranaterred the torei§n procurement of food f'rCB the liar Food Administration to the P'oreign EconCllic AdDi.nistration. Prel1millary arrangements ware JD&de !or the transfer of pereonnel, recc:rds, contracts, and property, in accordance with the order.
Tho ef!eotivenees of the Combined Food Board should be enhanced as a result o! two developments ~ inclusion ot a C&nadian representative on tho Board, and the clarification ot tba Board• • relationship to the war Food Acbinistration by the deai§nation of the War Food Ac:biniatrator as thB o. s. aeaber on the Board.
llnit-ed Nation• Rellet and Rehabilltation A~tration
Plana 119re ude dur1.ng thB month tor the ti.rat meeting or l1NRRl to be held in NoV91ber 1-diately after the •i§nin& of the order creating it. It is expeoted that at this -ting probl- ot internal organiution in ONRRl and detenain&t1on of the scope ot its authority will be resolved,