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of the supplies to the depots, and formulating plans for
the receipt, storage and issue of the supplies.
120.. Rrocurment.
a, Class I supplies were obtdined from the Zone
of Interior by requisftion and presrranged schedules of
shipments. These were nugzented by exploitation of local
re8ources in Allied and neutral countries, as well as
frac; cnptured supplios. The nnxinu procurement in the
United Kingdm, from late 19$2 until D-Day, amounted to
npproxiiwtely 30 pewent of requirenonts for the United
Stetes Foroes. This proourelrent wns based principally
on the ni?,l ration for consmption in England and mounted
to 38 staple items and 24 perishable Items. Procurelcent
in the United vingdom fcr Shipm6nt to the continent after
the invask was based on 10 staple items and fiV6 perishnble
item.4
b. Procurmnt in France and Belgiwl WES limited
prinoipally to fresh potatoes, VegetQbl6s and fruits.
Food processing and mnufacturing servioes were also ob-
tained in these countries for the production of items such
as yef.st and Spaghettj pcm raw mteriels furnished by
the United fitotes hrw. Other noutral or occupi d oountries
furnished oertnln items cf food as follows: 3
(1) Spain and Canary Islands - tomatoes,
onions, banenes, dried fruits, and fresh
citrus fruits.
(2) Denmark - butter, eggs, and carcass pork,
(3) Portugal - sardinos in brine, green
coffee, cocoa beans, and dried figs.
(4) Holland - potatoetl and onions,
(51 Norway - frozen cod fillets.
c. Lend-Lease waa employed in all the transactions
in tho UnitEd Kingdom, France, Belgiucl, and Luxumbourg
until the termination of Lend-Lesse, September 1945. The
United Stetca Commerciol Corporation, operating from the
Rtcte Department, dispatched special purchasing niseions
to the neutral countries of Spain, P6rtxt$cil and'tho Canary
Islands, cnd tho liberated countries of Eollgd, Denmark
and PTorway, to buy subsistence ond Oth6r commodities with
C ~ Qdirect purpose of keeping those supplios from lalling
into enow hsnds, end at the same time to supplsmcnt the
fTA" rations of the Unitsd States troops. Liai3on was maintained
by the Procurement Division Offjce of the Chief
Quertermastm, Rmop(~nn Theater, with the General Purchas-
ing Agents of the United States Gommwcicl Corporatlon,
in tho various countries.3
d. Proourement of subsistence itoms from the
United Kingdoffi wns effcoted on an allocation basis of all
ave.ilfible supplies in the Unitcd Kingdom, whereas in Franc6
cnd other liberetdd countries subsistence items were drawn
froa civil economg . sqppliaswhich were declared surplus
to oivilinn needs by the foodl ministries of the respective
countries.3
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