IMPORT OF FUELS FOR THE GERMAN ARMED FORCES IN THE NETHERLANDS (SEPTEMBER 1940)

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 16, 2012
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N Thy q'h w, AND ( 19LO)
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thu 1 ti d y of tbt? oocr p t Lar , t:U4rIrli ArI!i to Hoiasnd
eov rQd their ?u out of vaU nb . Dutch AOk o
into tho fro torcti ?i' fuel, o poet ti y i.n port , were ondangored
ni.r tt oks 'W o n ttttoa of fuo1t hnd born shtppod to Corrni ny (pornt6,
~opor at Ly, W M ofant r QN d to bo to Bon er. Poip to th r transportatton cIi '
ficuitics a ucoo 1,y nhorttg off" ti.hkor ~ thQ hazardous socwa o t~ dcrr~ No burs,
and thA carci:ty of cv tlab1e //hire vaaao1e r1 oi' stor 7e spine to Oormany,
hatwoon 24 an 23 ~Ju 19IO tho quantity of automobt a Srtsollnn shtppod to the
port of Dui~b-w along arnourt i to 3,93 tons and to quantity of rreosoto oil
ahtppod a~rtOUn t 1 to 227 tonfi,
The re1EUuin atookt win (.ohtjtdortJtI to bo fictcrat to coven tho mods
or tiro irrn d 'orcos in HoUand ?or onl;,t two mot ths~ Therefore, it was docidod
that the rerrra nir stock3 should bo ~a ad for the such noonor god the Artr ons were enforced as ` ordered.
G solthe for the German Armed Forces in he Nathezlands: While' the stock
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itu4tton h been eomewht unproved by the proir~ed rturn ?himent two
?,OQO~ton dei~vez'iee from ( rm nya monhw 10,000 tvn~ Qhould b0 6upp1tod to
ceoombo -, eo that theca will be no shortage during January, Febzuaz'y, a Nar?h,
dueb to the hLpp n delir onuaed by the wtntor weathor.
Decptte the chipmont o rod mtxod Lucia ~ ine asoiino will: hnvr to be
w1thdwn ?ro~n the Dutch givi1i~n stooks until full aonvQrcior~ to aeo1ino
ahipmon?t~ for ho Wehrxnaoht roan 0ern ny h ~ been effeoted.
0a1 Oil:
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12 liters oV coal oil are alloeateci pc' consumer par period (3 month or
moro)~ Accoidin to avai:lablc ?Iata, the coal oil consumption un~il Maroh 19LL1
should be about 3, BOO tons por month, illumination accounting for a considerable
portion of tha consumption dirin the winter Months
It 'has '::oacy boon pointed out that it is absolhtoly nccec i ry that a
gi1taotity of coal oil nt least equal` to the 5,000 tons eontracted for for No.
vembcr be imported for tecembur. A certain reoerv a should be niaintcined bocause
of the importance of coal oil in the %athorl~nds for cooking arid illtunintttion
and boca1u a of tho possible intorruption oi' delivertos due to the winter weather,
0as ?f:
In collaboration wtth the Nctherl.ands authorities, attcmp's are being made
to cut down consumption further. There `aro no longer many poecibilitie$ for
acnomp1ishing this, stco the greatest consumer, water transport with 6,000
tone, cannot be furthor cut. The industrial oonoumpUon of `about 1,900 tons is
distributed over 1,900 factories. The remainder is used by various br uiches
of commerce, Attempts are boin ; made to out down hd r consumption. Tore are
s.1so attempts to stretch the gas oil supply by the ach ixture of heavy ccmporron.ts
As for the stocks reserved for the Navy, at let st 6,000 tons will be released,
le wind ,000 tons frozen. The quantity listed as "loss due to energy action
refers to the air raid on 'luchin,
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of Q1 HQ~ iQ1~ And 'A r9 ,wt
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A prvt4U-y, , theoiw'iud gnttt
~~tu~~oh s
No o tt ttan cone rnt=ng th@ utii c ti f b teen g rood ?rum th
cin of crudo oil o unriorway. Among other thng, ` plann tMt
pr oo~
O,COC tnna of b tnr n from thin c aurne bo ehtppod to h rrnany,
lrlo0 1x9CC' Qnami- Qfire
You hnvo twig promteoi 7aCCC tons of asoin 'or import to thn Nothez'laei.
o far, only shtpt~onts for F~nsship~`n" have boon recoivedr CAnsidoring tho
donor of frost, we rowest that at it the st L11 miss'>rn; quantities bo supM
+iid.~jan sl.irht but continuous ?root (~ to ~oCa ca~tsos acrioua trti!fic
di:f.t~icult as on th ! canals, agpeci. ti1:v in Worth rn itclland. 'L'ha LJamo ga?o ?Ar
coal oil .. 7,00C) tens have boon prorisod thxout h tha humantan Minor 1 Oil
Company, but only ~, 2CC tons Ktve arr vod }
lLP~>0 1 !tc
Coal Oil:
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trto have repeatnd1y rcpt~r Lid the d is '1 .culti?s in the coal oil supply,
especially considering the rent that, it is an important item in the ~etherlando.
This finally rsulted in the scheduling of 7,000 tone of coal oil for the
Netherlands throuEh the Rumanian Mineral O Company, but only very little of
this chipmeet has actually been deliverod. The tight supply situation i,
evident from a newspaper article rich I quote for your
"No More Coal Oil Light in the Near Future
because of the shortage of coal oil, it will no longer be supplied for
illumination purposes, Apartments which have no gas or electricity will have
to use alcohol or carbide for lighting Several factories have already started
producing carbide lamps."
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21 Jnnw ry !91:Il
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Tho nddttiangl u ntity ?' 60A tone roprosont morch n1i~o n tr&incit to
the to fseho Petrol wn +n ~t~chappii t Porni~ Lor oth i tion. quantity
will Q out nin in JafUar, thinA~ net of fact tho eta?k o hand.
Auto O sol ~:
Two 7y000-ten shipmints wez a mpo't d in Nove~nbor/DoQ?mbgr from Gormany,
`rho F0ther1ands civilihn oonsumptton is weld whin th@ plannsd limit, nd
further rn as irea hu-ve roduced it to b oiow th'a 6, 000?ston limit,
Fillin . station stacks were bolow ~,9QO tong at tho end of Dooomb r.
Coal oil:
2,200 tons of the promisod 7,000 tons have boon received. Netherlands
civilian consunipttor , incrac?ed by the consumption of the Oarrna,n cuthorities,
lien within the plartnoo limits.
ens Oil;
Further ras triatlon have been introducer, wo that L+etherlrnCls cofsumptton
is about 7,000 tons. Further rastricttona have been introduced for January.
St ttg with i*kxch, 8,000 tons atje to be supplied irom Germany Lor
Netherlands oon3Wiption. Attontpts will be rade to get alorig with 7,000 tons
or l?ss, The has oil mquirei~ionts are affected by the low altitude of the
country, bit coastal shipping, and by fisheries,
Licht and He Jua1 Oil;
The fi ree show that the development is as plnnad, even if future mixing,
aimed at stretching gas oil stocks, is taken into account,
Lube Oiis
Consumption could be kept low with the use of stocks still stored by
consumers.
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do~tinci`Qr have b~f hipot cut,
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This 8ma11 qunnttty it aloo intefio~i ?e~'ormah uo. This ma11 quantity
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is being ohippcd cut co 1aw1y booauto it con~ir~t~ ~a~olinQO al:
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