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STATEMENT ON PRESENT POSITION OF S.A.A.

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The attached Table shows the stocks held by the Services

at the end of last month, the average weekly expenditure

(based upon issues) during the month of September and a forecast of of deliveries for the next three months given as a total and

as an average per week,

(a) Stocks in U.K.

Navy stocks are at Central Home Depots only.

Attention is called to the small army stocks at C.O.D's. The stock in the hands of troops and A.S.D's is enough to cover the first and second cchelons but not to complete the third echelon.

R.A.F. stocks are divided between depots and parks and stocks at stations.

(b) Stocks abroad.

Army stocks in the Middle East and defended ports include a certain amount in transit.

Navy stocks in overseas' depots and in ships at

sea are not known with accuracy.

(c) Weekly expenditure.

This table is based upon issues during the month,

Army issues to overseas average over 4,000,000 rounds per week. Actual known expenditure during September was less than 100,000 rounds per week.

The R.A.F. expenditure of A.P. and De Wilde has been limited by current production though fairly substantial stocks of A.P. are now held.

(a) Forecast of Deliveries.

In the next three months this includes an allowance for Woolwich for October but none for November and December since it is impossible at this stage to say how far production will continue or if transferred how much additional output can be obtained.

Overseas arrivals are very uncertain and no allowance

The overseas figure includes can be made for loss by sinking. supplies which will be made direct to the Fiddle East etc. and such supplies are also included in the figures for issues to overseas.

Cen. Stats. 1533.

12TH OCTOBER, 1940.

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