Royal Swedish Army Supply Administration

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.

After nine years of existence, the authority was on 1 July 1963 amalgamated into the newly formed Quartermaster Administration of the Swedish Armed Forces.

[6][7] The authority's activities were regulated by the following instructions: 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 Swedish Army."

In addition, the authority was obliged:[11] to make arrangements for the army to be equipped with, for its combat readiness, appropriate and complete commissariat and veterinary equipment, and other supplies, as well as horses and dogs; to ensure that the army's commissariat and veterinary equipment are kept in a timely and usable condition, that the army's catering as well as solid and liquid fuels are adequately maintained, as well as to ensure that storages belonging to the army or the Royal Swedish Army Supply Administration are in good standing and are well-stocked; to establish drawings and models for the army's commissariat and veterinary equipment, insofar as such is not the responsibility of the King in Council or any other authority; to manage the funds made available by the King in Council to the authority, as well as the other funds, which are subject to the authority's supervision and management; to, in respect of the office of the Royal Swedish Army Supply Administration, exercise control over the management of the administrative affairs of the subordinate authorities, as well as ensure that an efficient management of funds and equipment and more takes place; to conduct investigations and submit statements in cases, which are remitted by the King in Council or head of state department, to the authority; to assist the Supreme Commander in drafting the proposals that affect the authority's field of work and which the Supreme Commander may find necessary to convey to the King in Council; to submit to the Supreme Commander the opinions and inquiries which he may request and the authority may submit; and to communicate to the Chief of the Defence Staff, the other central administrative authorities of the Swedish defense, as well as the Administration Board of the Swedish Armed Forces, the information which they deem necessary with regard to the tasks at hand and which affect the field of the Royal Swedish Army Supply Administration.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:[12] to make arrangements for the army to be equipped with, for its combat readiness, appropriate and complete commissariat and veterinary equipment, other supplies required for the commissariat service as well as horses and dogs; to ensure that the army's commissariat and veterinary equipment, as well as other supplies required for the commissariat service, are kept in a timely and usable condition and, as far as the office of authority concerns, monitor that the army's storages are complete and in good condition; to, in respect of the office of the Royal Swedish Army Supply Administration, exercise control over the management of the administrative affairs of the subordinate authorities, also by ensuring, among other things, stock control, that an efficient management of funds and equipment takes place; to establish drawings, models and designations of the army's commissariat and veterinary equipment, insofar as such is not the responsibility of the King in Council or any other authority; and to in a manner specifically stipulated, handle matters concerning the army camp funds.Quartermaster Generals and Vice Chiefs Chief of Staff of the Quartermaster General at Chefsexpeditionen ("Head Office") (from 1959 the Centralbyrån ("Central Bureau") Heads of the Materielbyrån ("Equipment Bureau") Heads of the Förplägnadsbyrån ("Catering Bureau") Heads of the Drivmedelsbyrån ("Fuel Bureau") Heads of the Häst- och veterinärmaterielbyrån ("Horse and Veterinary Equipment Bureau") Heads of the Administrativa byrån ("Administrative Bureau") Heads of the Förrådskontrollkontoret ("Storeroom Control Bureau")