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296 greater importance to agriculture for it will provide employment for a greater number of people. At the same time it envisages a considerable increase in the capacity of electric power by construction of dams and control of flood water. The responsibility of the Government in the matter of pro- moting, assisting and regulating the development of industry in the national interest cannot be emphasized too strongly. A country like Afghanistan which starts late on industrialization has to encompass within a relative brief period processes of development which took several generations in countries which had an early start. To this end resources have to be mobilized and deployed effectively and purposefully. A plan not only draws on existing resources, it develops and enlarges on them in the process. Resources are not a fixed or static quantity; they lie unknown or partially known unless conscious and organized efforts are made to locate them and develop them. In this connection intensive and systematic surveys and explo- rations, especially in the field of mineral resources, are of vital importance. Every effort has to be made to train up a corp of scientists and technicians for the purpose. Sardar Mohammad Daud, the Prime Minister, referring to the five year plan in the National Assembly said. "The purpose of this Plan is to pursue a clear economic policy with a view to utilize to the best advantage available natural resources, capital and manpower. Every effort will be made to increase production, train technical personnel, practice strict economy and eliminate waste of every kind in the use of manpower, material resources and funds. The implementation of this Plan will enable us in achieving security of social justice, raising the living standard of all the classes and finally guaranteeing the general welfare of the people."