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X & mm*m twin—•» •mi.wni.w— .•IIIIMIIIM. •- i w i,mmi<m,wm,-» ommmmmmmmmmmtmamaamt 1 The Assistant Deputy Minister, Soperteao* of Trado and Corxaeroe, Hr, A. fteltoa, will bo responsible to t t e chairman of tho Vulnerability Study Panel for the preparation of t doxos and v i t a l contraa studies in aoaerdanoe vith ths terms of reference outlined belocr. tmmu Z f t e purpose of tte eoiaplexea and v i t a l contraa study io te detonates whioh centres or points aro essential to Canada*s vjar economy and tho offoot of disruption of thoao centres upon Caaada»a war eooaoKiy. 3 ftero -will bo am sain otudy consisting ef a sorJ.ee of studies of Industry (ooaplcxea) with conclusion ao t e essential lnetallotioao and f a c i l i t i e s . The following industries will te includedt(a) Adrainiatrative ootebliateeota (including resoarch) concentrated awatly ia Ottawa. (b) Transportation (rail, water, road, a i r ) . (e) CosEiuaications (telephone, telegraph, cable, civilian radio, radlootelopteay, aids to navigation}. ^ ^ , j^XlxuX ^ teaic industries (eleotrlo power and diatribution, priwery iron aad steel, non-ferrous aotalo, petroleum, chemicals, radioactive aad fission materials, abrasives). (o) teaafaoturlttg (arsemis, shipbuilding, aircraft, water vehicles and others). The Otudy will not lneludet (a) Bonus targets, i . e . , irapcrtant laatallations af a non-essential nature the emulative lose of tahioh through A-bonto attaek would - (b) Population targets (although Indirectly not suitable, papulation targets will be included). Coaalderation wiJUTte ^Lvmx at a later otea* te lnolumiljij^ yuyulollmu-teraote a a que (c) Military targets suitable for A-boafc, high explosive or incendiary attaote. 000080 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information -2 - 4 Ite essentiality of an industrial establishment er IneteHatioa will be deteralaed oa toe basis cf i (a) Its importance to the prosecution of war or te tho mlnteaaaoe or basic ecoaojiie l i f e end fer which there Is no satisfactory alternative. (b) Xa deterralniag whotter there lo a satisfactory alternative aad whether tho installation er facility ia liaportant, a Worth Axaerioan ratter than a caaadlan point of view will be adopted. Vith regard te determining essentiality, a preliminary evaluation of Berth Juaorloan requirements for tho defence of eaoh industry under otudy w i l l bo undo. At a later date, when Aaarioaa studies of their own industries are further advanced, i t Is proposed te reconcile the Canadian and American assessments of essentiality. f Tte essential installations and f a c i l i t i e s ascertained In t t e study will te grouped Into three l i s t a , as followst(a) A Hat of essential points or oenters (essential points plus bonus ar population targets) suitable for A-botrb attack, (b) A lis? of eeaeatic rfia incendiary attaek by air, suitable for high explosives ate (c) A Hot ef essential points suitable fte sabotage. Contents of .Study 6 (a) Suataary and conclusions. (b) Is^artanoe of industry or aervice (I) Significance ef industry In national er regional war effort. (II) Use pattern of product, including exports ate imports of product. (e) Structure ef industry 4~^pwC (1) Output (and capacity whore avall*ble). (11) Sapert needs whore significant (aateriala, components, power, raaapoeor, transportation, etc.) (III) Technical oharaeteristios of industry where oignlflooat, ;lcn covered by industry, degree of Industrial integration, concentration ef installations, etc. (Iv) Kwsfeer, location and also distribution of plants and teSctet iMtellatioM, 000081 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act ion| Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information - (d) Canelueioas ao te occnoialo vulnerability (4) (ID (111) (Iv) (o) Steootetel axsja--zjxft':ft-x.t turn itoa. Product ateelcplllag amd substitution, alternate or otaatffey plants, XndootrUl dispersal, placing essential installations walot'iiroate, etc. €h«Msral Conclusions. List of oooontlal lnoteHatleas and ffeeilitlee. Itefers te an industry (e.g., •teal) with ite tey related faollitlee* A group of potential targets ooas^le, a city er on area within o city which eoteatae -tooerai terete lo roforrte te •g & te f&«M MtUSBmaLJkSmSLJOL Aa eeeen&ial polafe ar oonter io csao wtsleii. lo Kwy iiaparteafe effort. A vital point lo on efteeixfclftl point whioh io vulnerable te attack. 000082 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDIM02549 Title A name given to the resource Appendix, "Terms of Reference for Complexes and Vital Centre Study" Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1950-06-14 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Nuclear Vulnerability Study, RG25, Vol. 4563, File 50041-40, LAC. 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