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g. Supcrvisc productlcn of gnsolinc and Water<br />
cans at tho assanbly plant in tho Vnitcd 1;ingd:w.<br />
h. Reproacnt tho Ghicf (luurtcjmaster Lind min-<br />
tala liaism Tiith other solcvicos on Class I11 suppig mttorp.<br />
221. Basc Bu0ticrlIS.l Base SQCtiiXI Quertc?rimstcrs w‘ICi’c<br />
rcsgcnsiblc fbr thc subd~~ion of raquiromnts far tho op-<br />
er2ti.m jf a11 grcund vc+hiclos, installati;~ns, 2nd rsr rdscol1snoi:ug<br />
us08 within tho cnumnd. Thcy consslidstad<br />
doyt ra;?c.rts and dcsignatad the suiiply pointg fm sorvicing<br />
tr,:sps vithin thoir raspcctive areas.<br />
222. Advance; Sectism. 21 The :~dvsnooSocticn Quartcr-<br />
mstorg, in oeaopc.i7ati(.n snd csnjunctii,n :iith tha G-l, and<br />
Tmnspiirttitifhulk at.:rego<br />
facilitlos. Burqdics wcre un1;)ndcd frm vmscls,<br />
traUapi;rtod hg ?ipclincs, iind stncd in bulk by tho En-<br />
Fineor mrvico. Cuntc.dg passed ti. tha Qunrtcrnastcr whcn<br />
tho gesalins supply oimpany gaoksgod tho product or crthcrwisa<br />
asaulxd cmtral. Tho Ui::.itary Pipdllno sorvicc vraa<br />
rus’\imsiSlc for thc c. netructinn .f hulk potroloun hond-<br />
line anc? 8t:rage. fhcilitics undc-r the tCChniCQl suporvisiijn<br />
of tho Chiuf: Engin::or, Simunicstii~nsZ: no.<br />
22C. ih ntinciital Lavanoc Bcoti5ii. Aftcr 1 Ilsrch 1945,<br />
tho Cmtinont,l Advance Bocti-i?: was an ogcrs.xtine agcncjr<br />
i.f thc Ca”niaatic;ns Zum, Suriipcan Thoatsr ;i Oacrati:lns,<br />
and 7‘108 cmtiguous ti\ tho owbat zmo. Its dssi;.n in<br />
im.mdiatc sup,wrt end naihtcnancc .cf tho 6th hnry Grilup,<br />
WQS to MCOIVO, stwc and mvo Icmara mtcrial snd supp-<br />
lies as rcquirod.22 Its functions were sinilar tu thosc<br />
of the’hdvanoo Ocoticn, Oa”nicatims 2, .ne. Prinr til<br />
that tiw, tho Cmtinontdl ;;dvmco Sectifin porfnrned tho<br />
Sac Su;rglg role fer tho Bituthf?l’ll LinD of CoiX.IlUliCQticm8.<br />
During part rif tbis porisd tho Petroleum, Oil, End Lubricants<br />
socti::n vma n sc.gerato soct1.m csmplotuly divnrccd<br />
frail tho Quartomstor Ciirps. It controlled sufficiont<br />
gasJlinc supply mapanios, sorvico csnpanies, and Ewinecr<br />
Pipolinc conpanics to pcrforu its i.lisrriim,<br />
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