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           HEADQUARTERS ALLIED CONTROL COMMISSION           
 
              Office of the Chief Commissioner              
 
                          APO 394                           
 
              MEMORANDUM for Mr. Myron Taylor               
 
          EXTRACTS FROM A CABLE TO GENERAL WILSON           
 
                     October 10, 1944.                      
 
                                                            
 
 
"As previously advised, to maintain the 300 gram bread ration would   
require 130,000 tons monthly as from July 1st or total of 520,000 tons up   
to November 1st. As total imports for this period will be 184,000 tons   
only, import tonnage necessary to maintain 300 gram ration throughout   
from November 1st would be 165,000 tons monthly beginning No
 
                                                            
 
 
"We are presently faced with following facts relative to bread ration for   
all Italy.  Receipt of wheat/flour shipment for November and December of   
100,000 tons monthly.  AFHQ propuse to call forward January through June   
100,000 tons each month.  Bread ration beginning November 1st would have   
to be not more than 235 grams for all of Italy unless imports are brought   
up to our July estimate or equvalent to 165,000 tons beginning November   
                     through June 1945.                     
 
                                                            
 
 
"If bread ration is now to be reduced in those areas where it is now 300   
grams this will be contrary to implications of President's statement with   
serious consequences here and danger of collapse of balance of wheat   
        ammassing and olive oil ammassing in South.         
 
                                                            
 
 
    "Situation in regrd other imported supplies follows:    
 
                                                            
 
 
"Due to discontinuance certain items and reductions of others from allowed   
importprogram, present daily rationscale is thirteen grams meat and veg   
stew, thirteen grams dreid veg, eight grams de-hydrated soup but is now   
limited to towns with population of fifty thousand and above plus   
universal ration four grams sugar daily with provision for hospitals and   
other special classes.  Even an above limited basis supplies of meat,   
soup, dried vegs in hand with balance scheduled to arrive will last only   
          four months for Italy up to line of Po.           
 
                                                            
 
 
"May I have instructions as to whether (a) the present bread ration of 300   
grams south and 200 grams north of Carigliano line is to be maintained or   
b) whether ration for all of Italy is to be equalised throug