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called up amounting to about 900,000 men and women, in-
 
cluding laborers and employees. At the end of January
 
1951 the total number of foreign laborers employed in
 
Germany was approximately 1,500,000, of which 800,000
 
were employed in agriculture and forestry, and 675,000
 
in industry and trades.
 
     The total number of prisoners of war employed in
 
agriculture, forestry and the manufacturing industry
 
amounted to 1,240,000.
 
                                       II
 
                   The Workers and The Army
 
       Of male laborers and employees there are now in
 
active military service approximately 5,000,000. The
 
new class called up this year will amount to 800,000
 
more.
 
     The number employed in addition to the above, with-
 
out remuneration, is 3,500,000; thus the defense forces
 
employ altogether about 9,500,000 persons who are capable
 
of working in the trades or agricultural industries.
 
                                     III
 
          The New Requirements for the Period -
               January, February, March 1941.
 
The employment agencies to satisfy all demands will
 
require 1,250,000 men. These demands come from industrial
 
                              organizations