. . -'DEBKRTMEHT OR' THE: AMY 

 (copy) Office of the Quartermaster General 

 WASHINGTON 25, D.C. 



In reply refer to 



QMGIF 431 Fish and Wildlife Service 



24 February 1953 



Director 



Fish and Wildlife Service 



United States Departmert of the Interior 



Washington 25, D..C. 



Dear Sir: 



Your letter of 9 February 1953 requesting a statenent of 

 our views concerning the importance of the tuna industry from 

 the standpoint of national security has been received. 



This Office is not in a position to make a determination 

 of the ramifications involved in the relation of the tuna indus- 

 try to national security o However, infonmtion related to con- 

 sumption of tuna, its acceptance Isy Army personnel, and its 

 nutritional qualities is available and is submitted for your 

 informationo 



From: the viewpoint of consumption, tuna has been placed on 

 the Joint Army-Air Force Master Menu eight (8) times per year 

 for the years 1953 and 1954. Frequency of serving any item is 

 determined by its acceptability, nutritional qualities, availabil- 

 ity and price. Installation commanders are authorized, however, 

 through their local Menu Boards to change menus as published by 

 the Office of the Quartennaster General, based on local conditions. 



Total quantity of tuna fish issued from depots in the con- 

 tinental United States for consumption both overseas and in the 

 United States over the p^stthree years is as follows: 



1950»o. 

 1951. . 

 1952 o= 



ol, 256,000 lbs 

 .1,907,000 lbs 

 .2,911,000 lbs 



Nutritionally, tuna is classified as a protein food as are 



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