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reccived from local procurer" in<br />

the area.<br />

(3) BsseiDepot. A depot, nor:laIly in a base<br />

sect on, ansignod rosponsibilitp for:<br />

(a) Receiving, olascifyine, and storinc<br />

supplios shippod frori porta or frori<br />

local manufacturers ,<br />

(b) Serving as a warohousc. to clctir ports<br />

and for storage of excess thcatcr<br />

atooks.<br />

(0) Roplofiishing supplies of Pillcr Dcpota<br />

upon direction of thc Chief of<br />

Servico conezrned.<br />

(d) Issuing supplios to troops and organizations<br />

in a desippatod are@of<br />

the Corununioations Zone.<br />

*<br />

(4.) Ice ,De ot. A dopot assigned rosponsibi-<br />

(a) Centrally storing tho entiro Cormuuni-<br />

cations Zono stock of selected items<br />

and/or their components.<br />

(b) Issulna suplioz1 upori request from<br />

isistolletions and orgenizations .'I<br />

d. Tho Thatlter terminology as prescribed above is<br />

misleading from a Fuartormastcr standpoint, end tands to<br />

falsoily imply thc mission of the v rious doppts. All<br />

9,uutormster depot8 hem an issuo rospomibilitg. Bone<br />

aapots nust ioauo in retail to troops in tlioir locality.<br />

Furthernore, a base dcpot has tho aemo typo of niobion ac<br />

a ftller dopot inasmuali as uuppliss in filltr dopots or0<br />

roplonishod by shipments fro3 baso depoto. The '!sr Eepertmnt<br />

tominology mora correctly dosignatas thri dopots.<br />

Uov+over, the dcfinitiona as oontainnc in Fiola Iianual 100-10<br />

should be mdo more spooiflo and a t thc 8x10 tirae rotain<br />

tho neccsoary flosibility.<br />

Q. Classifying LL dopot as a Keydopot ~EIScaused<br />

oonfusien from a Cuarterimstor standpoint. Tb-e def inltion<br />

states that a Key (tepot is rQRpOnSiblQt or storing the entire<br />

stools of sslootod items - thb purposc boing to oonoentrato<br />

thovo item whioh are required in ana11 quantities<br />

such as flags, officers' inaiynio, etc. and those itsms which<br />

might be oonsidorcd of o. sonsitivo nature and ousily pilfes-<br />

able, such as ~ 0 " ~ olothing, s atc. The 0,uartonastcr<br />

Scrvice doos not huvo H Sufficient number of itom requiring<br />

this centralized atmago to nocoeuitato a depot with ehe<br />

oxolusive niusloii of recovering, storing, a d isouint: onZy<br />

thoso items. This boing tho cam, it was uacesa ry to give<br />

a doublo olssslflcation - A goy depot and a fillor dopot,<br />

etc. Furthernore, the classification of a f!cpot as a koy<br />

depot mons nothing uiiless tho solected itom ?vhich ire to<br />

bo oontrally stored there arc dcfinod. This points to tho<br />

fact thst It is tho item which reauiros dofinition sild not<br />

tho depot. Tho rnisoion Of OBCh dopot StlOUld Stotc the item3<br />

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