B-45106:
Aug 23, 1948
AS FOLLOWS: "THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE DESIRES YOUR APPROVAL OF A SYSTEM OF NUMBERING CONTRACTS WHICH WILL PROVIDE FOR A COMPLETE CENTRAL CONTROL OF CONTRACTS IN SUCH A WAY AS TO MAKE THEM READILY IDENTIFIABLE AS DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE. "A TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF THE GENERAL SCHEME OF NUMBERING IS ILLUSTRATED BELOW: AF 33-038-1 THE 'AF' REPRESENTS THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE. THE '33' RE...