Royal Swedish Army Supply Administration (, KAIF) was a Swedish administrative authority which existed from 1954 to 1963. It sorted under the Ministry of Defence and had the task, in technical and economic terms, to exercise the highest management and oversight of the

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History and organisation

The Commissariat Department (''Intendenturavdelningen'') of the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration (KAFI) was reconstituted on 1 July 1954 as an independent agency under the name ''Arméintendenturförvaltningen'' ("Army Supply Administration"). After nine years of existence, the authority was on 1 July 1963 amalgamated into the newly formed Quartermaster Administration of the Swedish Armed Forces. (The Quartermaster Administration of the Swedish Armed Forces, in turn, was on 1 July 1968 amalgamated into the newly formed Defence Materiel Administration.) The Chief of the Army was also head of the Royal Swedish Army Supply Administration. However, the closest command over the authority was exercised by a vice chief (''souschef''), who had the title of Quartermaster General.Kungl. Maj:ts provisoriska instruktion för arméintendenturförvaltningen, Tjänstemeddelanden rörande lantförsvaret, serie A (TLA) 1954:44, p. 165.Kungl. Maj:ts instruktion för arméintendenturförvaltningen, SFS 1959:9, s. 62. The vice chief was from 1954 to 1963 a member of the Administration Board of the Swedish Armed Forces. The authority consisted of seven units from 1954 to 1959: ''Materielbyrån'' ("Equipment Bureau"), ''Förplägnadsbyrån'' ("Catering Bureau"), ''Drivmedelsbyrån'' ("Fuel Bureau"), ''Häst- och veterinärmaterielbyrån'' ("Horse and Veterinary Equipment Bureau"), ''Administrativa byrån'' ("Administrative Bureau"), ''Chefsexpeditionen'' ("Head Office") and ''Förrådskontrollkontoret'' ("Storeroom Control Bureau"). The head of the ''Häst- och veterinärmaterielbyrån'' ("Horse and Veterinary Equipment Bureau") was the Inspector of Army Veterinary Service. The head of the ''Administrativa byrån'' ("Administrative Bureau") was referred to as ''Krigsråd'' (military councillor). In 1959, the ''Chefsexpeditionen'' ("Head Office") was renamed ''Centralbyrån'' ("Central Bureau"), whilst ''Häst- och veterinärmaterielbyrån'' was amalgamated as ''Hästsektionen'' ("Horse Section") into the ''Centralbyrån'' ("Central Bureau"). Also ''Förrådskontrollkontoret'' ("Storeroom Control Bureau") was amalgamated into ''Centralbyrån''. From 1959 to 1963, the units were thus only five: ''Centralbyrån'' ("Central Bureau"), ''Materielbyrån'' ("Equipment Bureau"), ''Förplägnadsbyrån'' ("Catering Bureau"), ''Drivmedelsbyrån'' ("Fuel Bureau") and ''Administrativa byrån'' ("Administrative Bureau"). The heads of the bureaus were members of the authority's board. The authority's activities were regulated by the following instructions: * King in Council's provisional instruction for the Royal Swedish Army Supply Administration, ''Tjänstemeddelanden rörande lantförsvaret, serie A (TLA), 1954:44'' (in force 1954-07-01–1959-06-30), with amendments in ''TLA 1957:53'' (in force 1957-07-01). *King in Council's instruction for the Royal Swedish Army Supply Administration, '' SFS 1959:9'' (in force 1959-07-01–1963-06-30), with amendments in ''SFS 1959:315'' (in force 1959-07-01) and SFS 1961:473 (in force 1961-10-01).

Activities

1954 instruction

The authority's instruction of 1954 stated: “The Royal Swedish Army Supply Administration exercises under the King in Council in technical and economic terms, the top management and oversight of the commissariat administration in the

." In addition, the authority was obliged:

1959 instruction

The authority's 1959 instruction stated: “The Royal Swedish Army Supply Administration exercises under the King in Council in technical and economic terms, the management and oversight of the commissariat administration in the Swedish Army." In addition, the authority was obliged:

Heads

Quartermaster Generals and Vice Chiefs *1954–1957: Major General Ivar Gewert *1957–1963: Major General Hilding Kring Chief of Staff of the Quartermaster General at ''Chefsexpeditionen'' ("Head Office") (from 1959 the ''Centralbyrån'' ("Central Bureau") *1954–1963: Lieutenant Colonel Stig Leijonhufvud (promoted to colonel in 1958) Heads of the ''Materielbyrån'' ("Equipment Bureau") *1954–1957: Colonel Ivan Modigh *1957–1963: Colonel Folke Diurlin Heads of the ''Förplägnadsbyrån'' ("Catering Bureau") *1954–1959: Colonel Per Odensjö *1959–1963: Colonel Henning Björkman Heads of the ''Drivmedelsbyrån'' ("Fuel Bureau") *1954–1961: Colonel Valdemar Swedenborg *1961–1963: Colonel Helge Blomquist Heads of the ''Häst- och veterinärmaterielbyrån'' ("Horse and Veterinary Equipment Bureau") *1954–1957: Inspector of Army Veterinary Service Erik Liljefors *1957–1959: Inspector of Army Veterinary Service Gunnar Krantz Heads of the ''Administrativa byrån'' ("Administrative Bureau") *1954–1955: ''Krigsråd'' (military councillor) Tage Östergren *1955–1957: ''Krigsråd'' Einar Nylander (died on 13 November 1957) *1958–1963: ''Krigsråd'' Åke Norrman Heads of the ''Förrådskontrollkontoret'' ("Storeroom Control Bureau") *1954–1959: Lieutenant Colonel John Hilding Wilén

History and organisation

Activities

1954 instruction

1959 instruction

Heads

See also

References

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