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    "ocrText": "SECRET\n5. Cost for Sixty-Day Period. Overall cost would be\n1\napproximately $9,068,305. This includes $1,439,350.\n2\nfor 15 days ANACDUTRA already budgeted but does not include\n3\ndisplacement cost for three reserve component divisions,\n4\nwhich would have to take ANACDUTRA elsewhere. Estimated\n5\nnet additional cost, including displacement cost, is\n6\n$7,750,955.\n7\nIMPLICATIONS\n6. With regard to the reserve components, the President\n8\n(or Congress) must declare an emergency within the meaning\n9\nof Section 673, Title 10, US Code, before he can order\n10\nreserve units on fillers for extended active duty, or new\n11\nauthorizing legislation must be enacted.\n12\n7. The problems of disruption of civilian occupations for\n13\na 30-60 day period to include loss of pay and removal from\n14\nlocal areas for both National Guard and USAR personnel\n15\nconcerned should be considered.\n16\n8. In the selection of a particular division, the following\n17\nfactors need to be considered--strength present training\n18\nstatus, equipment levels, training areas, equipment pool at\n19\ntraining site, morale, etc.\n20\n9. As a related matter, the improved readiness desired for\n21\ntwo reserve component divisions could be assisted through\n22\naction taken in calling reserve component divisions to duty.\n23\nThrough the device of calling two divisions to duty, each for\n24\n30 days, providing necessary fillers from the USAR mobiliza-\n25\ntion reinforcement pool, and providing intensive training for\n26\n30 days, the combat readiness of these units would be greatly\n27\nimproved. The costs, although not computed in detail, will\n28\napproximate twice the overall cost of calling one division\n29\nSECRET\nAppendix C\nJCSM-385-61\n7"
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