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!vihic!i 610 to bo cxclusivcly rQcOiVOd, storcd and issued by<br />

that insttllution.<br />

f. Dept classifications for a Thcater of Dpcracions<br />

which would bcot fulfill the roouiromcnts os" tho martcrmr;tor<br />

Scrvioc aru:<br />

Base Dopot. A Qopot nornallg at ar in tho<br />

vicinity of (I port having tho res2onsibi-<br />

litg for:<br />

[a] Recoiviq, classifying and storin[: of<br />

su?glics shipLxd froE ports.<br />

(b) Roalonishine auEplicb of Intcrnediato<br />

and Xdvnnce Dopotu.<br />

(c) ~ssuingsupllics to troops and organizations<br />

in a docienpted moa of thc<br />

ComunicGtions Zone.<br />

Intcrmodistc Dcpot. 1 depot fiOri,mlly in<br />

an Intaruediatc SectIan assigned the<br />

rosponsibility Tor storing thl: principal<br />

portion of '?hater supplies within proscribed<br />

levolG and for:<br />

(a) Rcplcnishing slrpplica upon request<br />

from IidVbnCO Depots.<br />

(b) Issuing supplies to troops und organi-<br />

zetions in a designated ure8 of the<br />

Golltumications Zone,<br />

Mvanco Ijcyot. A dapot nor!lelly in on<br />

Mvance Sr,ction, aasi@od thc rosponsibi-<br />

licv for storinr: sumlios within nrascribod<br />

levels ?or ivbuin8 su~pl.ios<br />

rcguirod to wet tho noods or:<br />

(a) Psnios end othcr traops md orgeinizations<br />

in a dasignatod arc3 of Chc<br />

Conibot Zcno.<br />

(b) Trco~so:ic? organizations in a dcslgnatod<br />

ci~aof Lhc Coruuiiceticine<br />

Zonc.<br />

36. Nood for Port Dopots. :Ihonovr.r the trsnsportution<br />

fricilitics for novin~, off locdcd siipplios frsii thc? port to<br />

supijlg instullntions outside the port area aro ineufflciont<br />

to Iccitp tk ports cloar, thcra is a noed for n port dopat.<br />

P!ithout a port depot to invontorp off loac?cd stocks ut ~orts,<br />

them 3tooIc3 cannot bc oonsidurcd svailoblc for wyglyina,<br />

t!ic traops until thoy arc shl.ppcd to inland dopots, warchoused,<br />

2nd invont oricd. Prior to this, them uninvontorica<br />

stocks wem just so uany tons, and not' item w required<br />

bv troops. In thc lurop3aii Thaetor of Opcrntions trdnopor-<br />

&tion facilities WCrO searoe and tho ,?,unrtei?naster service,<br />

to&:othcr wltli otlior sc-rvicos, wos givau R daily allocation<br />

of so tons for rorward riovoncnt from port arcus to<br />

inlalft dopots. At the lar&o port of Antworp (J-65951 thorc<br />

\vas no port 0.apot to sogreento 3nd invcntory stooko that woro<br />

- 27 -<br />

R 4-43-T-R-I -C -!S 4-D

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