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osaonslbiilty of ostlxating font, clothing, tentaee, insccticidcs<br />

ond othor shdlar type iten requirements for United<br />

at,ites nilitary fOP2CS, Itclim servioc units, libcratcd<br />

ilrnpwar units, civilian Lbor, cmry prisoners of war,<br />

libcrntad AlioA prisonsrs of m.r, r:n2 other sinilcr cnte-<br />

Corics or gorsorml. For thosc, Civil Affairs hod no rosgon-<br />

sibility. Civil Affairs Zid hovmor, hnc the rosponsihi-<br />

lity of ostimting rcqulrcnonts of the 8E:rio itons for<br />

prJcticully tho Sam ty2o of porsonncl. The division of<br />

responsibility vrns very ?.ifficult to :'raw, and tho rosulting<br />

prooo[lurcs rmd circunstcncco cruntcd D spsten which ltokecl<br />

flcxibilitjr both frOn n staff stundpoint and froi? fiold<br />

opamtions. ':hiLC in a fuw msas it was nccossery to atilizi?<br />

civil hffnirs stocks to wet U!iitocI St,:tcs I,rriy coixiitm-<br />

ents cons-derable quantities of Ar.g sugplics wore issuoi:<br />

to m G t Civil Affcirs ras?onsibilltics. This ma pnrtioul-<br />

:nip truo In Xi0 su:xily of rliaplacofl. psrsons in Gorminy.<br />

This pas clue$ not Only to unilorestilwtlon of rcquirononta<br />

-an? to thc lotr priority of that class of sulyly, but to thc<br />

inibility or difficulty In ostablishing thc ihontity of on<br />

indlviaunl as D fiiSp1,locod porson or as on0 of the categories<br />

for whlah the :mny was rospor.sIb1o.<br />

95. CloOScs of Allitm'. I:illt3rp Units.<br />

c.. W thc on?, of h-ostilitiss I.n I'zy 194.5, :.llioc:<br />

ri:iU::a:uer LIS in?ici.tcc: bolow vi39 bc,iny suylioC by ths Ur.iteC<br />

Status Forcos:<br />

Fronoh I:ilitery (incluCinE.Iloslu~~a) 355,551<br />

Continontt.1 hllioZ (libsrotecl mnpovwr) 79,617<br />

Italicri oni; Salvogo Sorvico Wits 41,967<br />

cI_<br />

Tnt:1.l 477,155<br />

b. On 3 Docncbcr 1944, Suprcmc H6ncl.quarters, A'+loil<br />

3qcc:itionary Porcr;o, prosaribo?. cl.;oses of ~ lliut?ililitsrg<br />

orpnizstiona bused upon thair formtion nnc? aquipriznt.<br />

lIilitary and pnrn-rdlitary forccs woro Civifle(1 into<br />

tilo Pollortin;, tyccs :<br />

(1) Typo "A" f'orcos wcro tho80 refplcrly constitutoc?<br />

tlrmd @-ounl! lorcov cctivatiid,<br />

aquigpch, cnt; w?plic.L?in zooorclnnce vith<br />

appvvcri rommxnt prograis nnc? 01)Gl'oti.ilg<br />

un6.c~ thc Suyrciio ComanC;, idlid. SxzoCitionary.Forcos.<br />

(2) Typo IW forcco woro thoso nilitciry units<br />

roiscc! froi.1 libcratcc! mngotror snt'. oqui;)ncd,<br />

in :iooordnnco with Coeibinoc? Chiofs<br />

of Staff

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