Annual Report of the Subcommittee on Population and Manpower for Fiscal year 1960

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• Publication Date: June 10, 1960
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lO June ig6o
CIA 494033
TO : IM Secretariat
PROM a ZZC Subcommittee on Population and Manpower
S CT: Annual Pi port of the Subcommittee on Population asap Manpower
for Fiscal. year 1960
A. Activities of the Su>bcomm: ee ix Fiseat1 T s.r0
1. Review of the Intelligence Production in the ct it a
am.
FfelJd of Cdr
At a resting on 10 l the Subcommittee reviewed the tentative
reeeereh plans of riser ageincies for F! 1961. The S ub itt a 1OtU3d
that the present ands planned res"xch activities are not duplicative,
but rather are crampl -ntaary and mutually benefIcIaL.
2, Research and Col c ieaa Deficieeraiess.
a. Research Deficiencies.
The current statement of Priority Deficiencies of Reseaurnh in
the field of population and manpower in the Siuo-Soviet bloc was approved.
in lib 1954. Two critical deficiencies were list : pres9 activity of
labor, and population and r8abnpower resources of regional and urban cress.
The research programs of member agencies have for the past 6 years been
directed to meting thecae: deficiencies. The failure of Bloc countries
to provide output amd a mploymeut data in sufficient detail continues to
1mpaede the making of satisfactory labor productivity studies. However,
the rarae.rcb effort of past years on the U$ R as well as the Increasing
mount of literature on the abjeet mating from theta USSR have enhance,
the likelihood of successful research in depth in this area of critical
deficiency. Accordingly, Census and CIA a devoting an increasing amount
of research effort to more detailed distributions of employment to pave the
way for more intensive analysis of 1 bor productivity. The preparation of
estimates of population and manpover resources for reSioDU and urban ads
in all bloc countries -? of critical importance for military intelligence
is proceeding. For the WISH,, these efforts have been greatly a1&4 by
data made available from the 1959 census of population.
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A t Its m e r oting of 10 icy, th m it to 0" &
third priority researeb deficiency -- toUL.. indlaret rias , and agriaaaltua l
s incc 1 v ls. Research in this area has in the at
been
inhibited becaww of the paucity of infbne ation. An Increasing t
of infot tion is now becoming available. Retesmrch efforts on tide
deficiency -- primarily by CIA -- s-re currently being concentrated on
ttec %'M- and China
, alAection f"i.cieencia
At Its meeting of 10 Almy, the s ittas speed on a-
statement of Priority CoUction Deficiencies on yopilatica and manpower
which has been forwarded to the Rte: 7bae d6eficiencles listed vale as
follows. (1) forced, "volunteer", a n d ansy labor; (2) mploymont
and undera mploy nt; (3) hours worlasdl; (1) internal migration; (i) wages
and other inc ; (6) quoality of maxiagenent; and (7) incidence of 4issaaess.
CU/ORR has not prepared statements of priority gaps in
Intelligence in the field of population and manpower.
3. Review of Substantive Pars.
No substantive papers were reviewed.
1-e PA-View of Proposals for External Res .arch.
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Census program at the and of F! 1960.
No proposal for new e rna1 research was submitted to the
ittee wing the year. Air discontinued its support of the
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Maintenance; of Agreed Basic statistics.
At its aaaseting on lA ?toy the Subcommittee on a aaet of
population ratimates for countries of the Sine-Soviet Bloc in selected
Years,, 1938-7 The estimates sae those given on CIA's so-casual "vopa a-
tion WsU Chart." The Sab ommittce plans to review these estimates
annually, or oftener if needed, w A will consider next year the a eira-
bility of adopting "agreed basic population statistics" for other countries.
The paper presenting the "agreed basic population statistics" for
Siuo-Soviet Bloc countries is now being reviewed by Subc nitteee members
and will be forwarded shortly throw the EXC Secretariat for pa alicat,ion.
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6. acts yadertaken at tb~ 111%gceit of tae Ex or P
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ldo such projects vets wiftrtakeu or Moposeda
T. Mtenige ac^e Rem chnic ues.
,,, The C c ittee did not concern itself with intelligence research
techniques during the year.
~Jecial Coardinat,1% FMCtions of the Sub ittee o
No eYeeial coordinating functions were aund n Bering F 1960
Rval atioa of ttae Sole of the & beaamtitti e
The S u as itte believes that its activities provide a rusefu1
MUM for coordinating the resear h on population and manpower within
the intUigenae co munity and for elim i,n&tiug duplication of effort.
The Subcamittee also sews a useful function in acquainting its members
and their *Wncies with research problms, technieiues, and findings on
problems of mi tua& concern
B. Future Proaram of he Sub i tee
The Subcs ittees plans to end in the following major activities
during FT 1961
1. To review the current statement of Agreed Basic Population Statistics.
2a To continue the annual review of agency reserir h problem and external
research propovats, in order to avoid duplication of effort0
3. If appaopriste, to discuss and assess the intelligence impliiiatione
of census data which presumably will be relmased by the USSR and some of
the satellites during F! 1961,
l4 a If appropriate, to }ear and coent upon the more important
substantive reports prepare by member agencies,
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Chairman
Strkbcc ti nittee on Fbpulation anA } power
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