European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 06, 1966, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday Mote 6, 1964 Thi Stais and stalk a fog. 7 Harter services Dollar in Riff plan. A lot of thought to the problem and program Trubie was awarded Ever saw in Many pos ten itis n Drew up the first contract in de the army commendation medal. I on Jure 1. Ims the defense in fember 1m1 that marked a new j today he ii a Liaison officer be department time out with Anera in foreign buying. The contract railed for a soap i into according to ii Only a drop in the Bui at yes por Chaae in 1 Frisble. The bucket Apo Chaae Europe were concerned. Bat it Markeda Mart Tot today big business. The Deal worked and Ai a re by maw Iii a stall writer Wash Nittin. March 5 Kins had to leave he crop tended to fight Indian the pious summer and my his family _._--. Wat Short of Ink i of us. Powdered milk Corn and in the Days when there was a 1"01 for yugoslav beef. Pork car cloy of Money. There was i furniture leather goods and gift often but one solution the Hardy i Ems frontiersman look his extra plow involved in the yes Deal a. Horse and swapped it for a hog. ?0"1 r a d i n g company six chickens arid a sack of Grain 2lld_y.ll a Ort ?"d.ih acc. The contract wat for 11 million Caveman idea " this was bartering a system of economics which probably started when Tome Caveman decided there Mutt be Tome easier Way to gain a needed object than bathing the owner on the head. Today the untied states find Sitter in a position where barter ing not Only results in the Exchange of goods on hand fur other needed to thu but Alto bring about raving in the critical prob Lem of old flow. With a bulging agricultural tur Pjura on the one hand and a bal Ance of payments problem on theother the United states barter by with foreign countries it a hundreds of mall kit of dollars by Theta and it s rowing. America Teri Tmea Aad their families overseas Are get tbsp every Talag from flee Tau an Sheet Lor Milady h military hardware Aad Erea Tab Marsand stripes Aew hartal tar Oak the ume Bezared is Haage Tys. Bartering on an individual Atit u the epitome of simplicity and even the idea of trading Between governments in t really new. But for Many Yean red an Emit Tyva Road Block. The foundation of present Day bartering ii in Public us . As will As non apr non ated. Fund no Ralles. That marked the big breakthrough for big directive Cut Yards and Yards of red tape out of barter ing standardized contracts and made it possible for army Navy or air Force procurement off n in def anti a it Mcnol Pun i Jsck Dale. Phi Urr mint officials to reach some where around 1300 million in in Encl fiscal year and possibly go As High As my million in the future barter procurements of Are making a required months fan indication of redraw sprouts wings Riha. I said agriculture Secretary or i Volle 1. Freeman in reviewing the program. The dollars that would other Wise have been spent for these materials and services were leptin the u.8. Instead of being paid out one of the spark plug involve tin these operations it Olio Ai Zert. Acc Deputy manager of bar Ter and stockpiling. An important element in to in barter program it the con nod i ily broker or barter contractor i who acts As the All important St. I.qu1s. March s special middleman since the acc to for the red Ball express remlnls-1 Bidden by Law to solicit the tale cent of the world War ii truck of farm surplus and the military resupply line across Normandy services Are not in the sales Bull is rolling again Only now two wars later. Red ering hit hell priority parts and Ness i a. I,�-., pro Kors Are interested in Heball has taken to the air. Dell Deal because they receive a disposal it in commodities on sur along bomb pocked roads in army infantry and Marine corps i France speeding badly needed divisions lies in the organza supplies fuel and ammunition to tonal concept. The combat area. Each truck Wasin world War 11 and Korea marked with a huge red halt on both services used the familiar. The Structure of three in Fallry or Marine regiments plus artillery service and Iti port the korean War. The army experimented with Sthepen Tomic Structure built around five Battle it went to the present ii Oad building Block concept i which the divisions have no fled divisions have three in Fantry regiments o about each and the Reg menu in turn have battalions of 1,200 me marines rarely. If Ever refer to the regiment As the of the 51 h div in Send. The regiment is identified by the term As in the Caw of the newly reactivated nth Sih div. The Itta Marian e the Mandiv became Kiowa la Werm War ii Fer the epic ral slag of Ike mar Flea adept Baalaer a Lap of Lavaa s my. Rar Barm Alae death Eslera up it we Jinta. The Rameas it care Tefike a chm was take by Asae elated press Atwate Grapper jeeves Natkal. In men to the front lines in p sales and other fringe Bene Jet Nam at belter than so til Miles per hour i while mint ii eople think of bar the l44-version saw a hour. Terms in terms of an even Swap Fleet of army trucks High Balling i of one Mem for another today system covers such unrelated a to Vollet As the salaries of foreign .,.,. ,.-. Employees and the maintenance oath. Is. Navy aircraft in Japan. Barler lag u new wed knew Aall Ever Kapepe. A pent Agea procurement officer it s new Alt Cal Rubw n i the far with Japan contracts streams for mud roads butted Ball is still there boldly stencilled on the containers an pallets of each piece of priority the red Ball express sprouted wings on dec i Iii have been flown from spare Vernton. Today s space age version Sel up As a joint army air Force the an example of How the system works today get something like this of Strawda a by real the nearly airlifted during the first 15 Days ofe need to meet a payroll for local pm instead of y Mia Rita of in. Cairo Csc a wet for a barter Kern contractor to Tell an equivalent Ruth Jet in mourn of us. Farm surplus Luter while oils err. �cjihasc141 Star cargo hat been handled by � behemoths As the c1m cargo master. Since red Ball cargo hat priority Over All other cargo. Ii it loaded at Travis aboard the first available Saigon hound air Craft for immediate shipment. Army to teat Tropic gear Washington March 4 a Leane i Mirn Viet Nam thai serial a be in Arlha new Hatt sweat beasts the cavalrymen of Ike eld weat Aad Ether stent of m it Narl of a army Testa pm Rleta jag that h sat taste Fer tie Palcal War fare. Acc Erdlac la theadar Babey Bead at the army s Naurek mast., Ubo salary a sweat Rostas Cleli Aad sets Al easier Wear Wolfl be Teal la Viet Nam Fer up Flag. Wheat As in example contractor sell the wheel in one or More of the authorize countries that hold Douan and which Are not presently buy Ingall they need through Normal commercial the a the army payt a Deguara from the a plat tale. At the tame ume h Alee Serato a deaf Check la Ike acc treasurer m the same Ami Anta credit the b a r t a r East Rae Lar t Cam madly arc Atiat in this Way everyone to paid and dollars Don t leave the 05.tbe Navy and air Force allow much the tame the absence of barter Finan cing the three service a would pay their overseas Bilto with . Treasury dollars cart Long an in crease in the Dollar deficit. With barter financing they pay their Bills with dollars that Are la circulation abroad dollars that Are a part of the balance of pay. Ments this arrangement in it self won t end the deficit helps. As one defense department procurement official explained barter financing is almost a rot of having our cake and Ealing it
