Quartermaster Supply Operations - US Army Combined Arms Center ...
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upon ts furnish mny zf those itons frnn rcgular arrly stock<br />
to Cnl;qs for displcc-d pcrs. ;is. If sulipllcs vore nvr.ilc;ble,<br />
this was ncit ~~hjoctioniblc, but it woa frequcntl’y ncccsscry<br />
to nbteir? a osmmd decision W.n IkQdouartcrs, Zuroponn<br />
Thoater ;if Opcfntisn, prim tcr thc issue :If ccrtnin 1tor.u<br />
required for wlitory o:ierotiims. In a fow cssos civil<br />
.UfairS stcck had to be issusd to met <strong>US</strong> i*r:iy raquiretienta,<br />
and D. grwt clonl ?f ndninistrativc work HCS invnlvcd<br />
in accmnting fI)r tho tronsncticns t,) cnnblc suhscqucnt<br />
rctsanslor frm amy to Civil E,fI’airs std?k.<br />
88. Raticns.<br />
e. Tho principal ommdity suyplicd by tho Chicf<br />
QUdrtCriluBtBr thr.q:h Civil Aff.?irS chnnncls 8<strong>US</strong> f .id.<br />
Fliiur, fats L;nd ?nrbahydratcs fsirricd thu x i ji:r oc.rgoiicnCs.<br />
Far tho rmst part, thc itom nerc ic?cnl;ici;l with thi.fia<br />
fmnd in the nunus fcr pris:,ncrs {if war, civilian .Eab:,r,<br />
mcl othwr sirdlar cntcgmlos iif pcrsi:.nnol au qlic:d by the<br />
Quunrterrmstor. It was thorcr,.ro nocosscry t:) ostnbllsh<br />
ad naintAn sopar:.ta mcdds, sogcrctc str-ck pile0 4’<br />
supplies in dopsts, 2nd sepnrntc ou:>ply pr;lcoduros rijr<br />
1acntici:l itms.<br />
h. Initlolly, it wns noccaocry ta dovelnp n basic<br />
rjticn ss o br.Sis Inr tho procurmicnt sf SUpplio6. The Civilian<br />
flugply Bronoh, Intarn:..tL:);hl kid Divisi;n, !Ioadqunrtors,<br />
Aniy Sorvloc Farom, LnshinEtcn, D.C., bcsod tho<br />
rcquircaonts n thc follL.uingfnct.ws:<br />
(1) Tho ration hod n nutrit1;n:l vzluo .?f at<br />
lunst 2,000 c3L)ries.<br />
(2) kll item :in tho Unitoil States sohodulc<br />
were 3lrcadg in use by thz United Stntos<br />
Arriy, in units :i.nS. c::ntaincrs ri~hiohGho<br />
amy wrls nccust ,moB to hondlin(l.<br />
(3) Initiul shi:nont vcs t::, IIG rixlo frsxi<br />
rcguhr amy Stocks, a d incraaaod priduotim<br />
ijf thCSB itons IJ .uld ni,t 22srupt<br />
the rogulLrr flw amg ,.rdors.<br />
(4) Quantities .!iitam wcro :Iv^iiloblc in the<br />
United Stntos without l.ny scri,)us drain<br />
in civi1i:;n supply in tho wuntry.<br />
b. Tho 8tucliuS crf tfic j?int o