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Office of the Chief <strong>Quartermaster</strong><br />

AT0 6F7<br />

WTPJSCT: Yission of the Charlero: Depot Area,<br />

Ti! : The <strong>Quartermaster</strong>, Channel Base Sect'tcn, AFO 228,<br />

11. S, Arm (Thru Cowanding General)<br />

1. Enclosed is the mission for the Chmleroi Depot<br />

Area, Q-lF3. You will note thnt the PX mission is being<br />

shifted h"diately from Lille-Mons Depot, 6-185, t o Charleroi.<br />

2. Charleroi will be the grincipal Base Depot on the<br />

Continent for Class I supaliea, and in addition to backing<br />

up present depots, It must be prerared to assist in naking<br />

shi?ments to build up Advance Depots wtich rill be established<br />

in the future to support the First, ITinth, Third and<br />

gaventh Armies. The maximum storage mission of 240,000 long<br />

tons of Class 1 m y never be reached. Porrever, stora:e capacity<br />

to this extent auPt be held in readiness as Theater ?eserve<br />

%ace to meet suoh fluctuating requuirenents as nay<br />

arise.<br />

3. The attached iaission io substantially tte same as<br />

draft coqiea which have been discussed in detail with your<br />

office qnd repreeentatives of the De?ot, botk at Chsrlerci<br />

and in Paris. It is requested ttat you have tte Depot hi?"diately<br />

prepare a cietailed ?1an to lmpleaent this ICission,<br />

to inolude planned utilization and allooation of storage<br />

space and planned method of handlinq :n acd out tonnages.<br />

It Is further requested that the Depot and your office send<br />

their key olanninf: officers to Paris at the earliest possible<br />

date with this detailed !>lan rf operation to iron out any<br />

difficulties.<br />

/s/ aohn B. Franks<br />

Briq. Gen. <strong>US</strong>A<br />

for /t/ ROPEllT 2:. LITTIEJCEN<br />

Yajor General, IJ.3.A.<br />

Chief Quarterma st er.<br />

1 Tncl: Kission of the ChQrlerOi Depot Area.<br />

.six 6) conies to @artermster, Channel 3aae Section, APO 228<br />

six 16) conies to Gomiandin,? Officer, 52nd 31 Base Denot,<br />

AVO 228

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