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It vias dotormimd, however, thst the return of em$y c<br />
fcr rofi1lii:g was essential. Tho can-for-calx rsouisit<br />
,;mmcaure wns thorefme iilstituted to cL-::serve the !;UTI<br />
f July i,limx the ddvailco Sectisr,<br />
Cnwiur!ioctims ZOlib assmod c.int;*ol.<br />
b. Effective 15 kuE;ust 19l+t+,resupply ;rf all i:asolino<br />
:iroducts ts thc arrdes w s placed cn ir daily tclegrtln<br />
begis.? Tnlcermns were SCiit to the P:ogt?luting station with<br />
iiifarnation conies ts the advance Seetian Had to tho chief<br />
Qua?2terLlastCr.~,2 The R.rr.dm at timos oxporiunccd diffl-<br />
culty in sbtainiil& the qualtitics nrid types irf graducts<br />
which vore callcd for in tho deily telepraris. It CES fncnt, xany truins wore broken mcl ShipWJitS oftcn<br />
urrivcd pieconocll in the arny areas. Ir.atieaunte docuriuntatiirn<br />
also added. to the ao~~fusioi?, and it vms oftos inpassible<br />
for tho Amy <strong>Quartermaster</strong> to rocc!i.cilc his receipts<br />
with his daily to1cgrai.i roquire:m,“nts.R 1,luch af this diffioulty<br />
was i)vcrcar.m by roquisiti:ci;ig basrsd upcn noxirur.1<br />
arid niriinuri quantities requirocl to mko up a cLmploto<br />
train of Clew 111, thus olifi1lcutii~ brokon train lots<br />
wliich were hard ti: cciitrcl.<br />
211. ’,ioquirenmts.<br />
8.. The Advance Sectim v7as su;iglied by dosicwtxl<br />
,;ir:terriediato and trsso aoCti.cn aepots i.n.thc farward noas.<br />
Tho 3hiGf Qusrtcrm6ster dcsicnutod ports for tho supply of<br />
ii-.tcriiodiute and ~ L S Gdcyts.10 fjoctim Quclrter:t?stcrs<br />
oetinntod ::.ad. subrdtted thoir rcquirenonts Lo the Chicf<br />
Cpxrtcrixstcr i;n L: 30-dag basis vary 10 doys.11 Each<br />
estiLz;tc gavc thr: final revised mtimte for the ocxt BUCcocdiric<br />
10-duy p risd, a rcvised ostinK\to far the follxricy.<br />
1C-dsy :>eriaid, a d c first estiru.te for thc lcat 10 days i)f<br />
tho 30-duy period. 16 These cstirxtes o!mblad tha Chief<br />
Quartorrustor t.? subiit requirad crstimtos to h1,yhcr hcadquarters<br />
md provided a basis for na.‘:i!ig awLltblc sufficient<br />
sup>lics to neat uiiy rcquircmnts.<br />
b. The Erigixer Potrolouii, Oil arid Lubricsnt<br />
Ermch of tho Southern Lirn of Cs?municnticnS handled the<br />
wocureuGl?t, storcge, distributixi and is.~ucs;rf pctrulbun<br />
groducts i;! Suuthorn Fruncc throuch February 1945.13<br />
liftor tho arulprmtian of Gcuthsrii Liilc af Gtouad.catirw3<br />
with the Co:kiuiiicb tioiio GoliC, those fulctid:?s were takoil<br />
mer by tho Ca”:icatioiia Zoi!c rmd the smo divisim botwmi<br />
Ei?~inccr mid Quortorricstor rcspoiisibilit existed as<br />
iii tho 1Turthcr:i p&rt al” tho Buropeun Thonter,2g<br />
c. Importstim of Fuel during tho initial staeos<br />
af the nporatiiiii could Lot be plawud rioru thall ~i few days<br />
in cdvorica, &ftcr n f irn f oothola waf! o8tabliahod, hawcver,<br />
t,.nlrara crrivod on n rogular lO-d,,y schedulo. Lata:, the<br />
Britiob ;kr Offico and Sugroi3e IImdpuartors blliad axgodi-<br />
tiant;ry Forces colLborated i)JI tho procoduro for abtoiJ:ii2$<br />
all >c;tr,:;leuli .?raducts. All co.iaon .X:tl’sloUli produots<br />
wx*e 81etcil una cc.ntrallcd (;E the coatiwat by Sugronc<br />
ticzdnuurtors, j’.lliod Tx],oaitim ry Farci:6, i?lltho bzsi:;<br />
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