and Kwajalsin in settin; up their property records. In view of the
fact that the property cfficers ti the fol”~lard
area were not receiving
information so they could indicate on their records whether equipment
belon~cclt~ the ,ZMS, Eavy, Air Force or .JX it was realized that steps
would have to be taken to make this information available. It was
originally contemplatedand so planned that the Y;arSr.ippingEocumnts
and I;avyinvoices would carry this information. However, in the case
of the ..rmyand Air Force-furnisheditems, due to the l-’igh
security
classificationwhich was required of all correspondenceat the time
shipnentswere initiated,the instructions issued apparently never
.
filtered down to the working levels. Thsrefore, the .;arShipping
Documents did not contain the required tiformation. The Xavy invoices
contained the informationbut a large percentage of them either did not
reach the property officers or were not properly utilized when they
did. The mission of the Advisory Audit Team was expanded to cover the
providing of this informationto the property officers so that they
would be in a position to make proper disposition of the property when
it was no longer required for the Gperation. (Service-furnisheditems
of equipment charged to LC
funds would become property of the AEC and
would be disposed of in accordance with the Commission~swishes, and
Service-furnisheditems not charO~d would revert to the supplying
Service upon roll-up.) Major ~Yaldeckermade arrangementsthrough the
Rear dchelon at iiashingtonto have lists of the Army and Air Force
furnished items which were charged to the AC funds sent to the forward
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