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 commissariat service of the Swedish Army.
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. 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: MaterielbyrÃÂ¥n ("Equipment Bureau"), FörplägnadsbyrÃÂ¥n ("Catering Bureau"), DrivmedelsbyrÃÂ¥n ("Fuel Bureau"), Häst- och veterinärmaterielbyrÃÂ¥n ("Horse and Veterinary Equipment Bureau"), Administrativa byrÃÂ¥n ("Administrative Bureau"), Chefsexpeditionen ("Head Office") and FörrÃÂ¥dskontrollkontoret ("Storeroom Control Bureau"). The head of the Häst- och veterinärmaterielbyrÃÂ¥n ("Horse and Veterinary Equipment Bureau") was the Inspector of Army Veterinary Service. The head of the Administrativa byrÃÂ¥n ("Administrative Bureau") was referred to as KrigsrÃÂ¥d (military councillor). In 1959, the Chefsexpeditionen ("Head Office") was renamed CentralbyrÃÂ¥n ("Central Bureau"), whilst Häst- och veterinärmaterielbyrÃÂ¥n was amalgamated as Hästsektionen ("Horse Section") into the CentralbyrÃÂ¥n ("Central Bureau"). Also FörrÃÂ¥dskontrollkontoret ("Storeroom Control Bureau") was amalgamated into CentralbyrÃÂ¥n. From 1959 to 1963, the units were thus only five: CentralbyrÃÂ¥n ("Central Bureau"), MaterielbyrÃÂ¥n ("Equipment Bureau"), FörplägnadsbyrÃÂ¥n ("Catering Bureau"), DrivmedelsbyrÃÂ¥n ("Fuel Bureau") and Administrativa byrÃÂ¥n ("Administrative Bureau").
The heads of the bureaus were members of the authority's board.
The authority's activities were regulated by the following instructions:
The authority's instruction of 1954 stated: âÂÂThe 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 Swedish Army." In addition, the authority was obliged:
The authority's 1959 instruction stated: âÂÂThe 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:
Quartermaster Generals and Vice Chiefs
Chief of Staff of the Quartermaster General at Chefsexpeditionen ("Head Office") (from 1959 the CentralbyrÃÂ¥n ("Central Bureau")
Heads of the MaterielbyrÃÂ¥n ("Equipment Bureau")
Heads of the FörplägnadsbyrÃÂ¥n ("Catering Bureau")
Heads of the DrivmedelsbyrÃÂ¥n ("Fuel Bureau")
Heads of the Häst- och veterinärmaterielbyrÃÂ¥n ("Horse and Veterinary Equipment Bureau")
Heads of the Administrativa byrÃÂ¥n ("Administrative Bureau")
Heads of the FörrÃÂ¥dskontrollkontoret ("Storeroom Control Bureau")