The Plan: the "A" Book, 125; the "B" Book, 127; preferred mileage, 129. — Special Rations: change of residence, 130; "hardship, " 132; furloughs, 133. — Fleet and Transport Rations: fleet, 133; transport, 134. — Non-highway Rations; Other Evidences: non-highway, 135; bulk and inventory coupons, 139; mihtary acknowledgments, 141. — Definition of Gasoline, 142. — The Flowback System and the Border Problem: the flowback system, 146; the border problem, 148. — The Black Market: invalidation cycles, 149; coupon endorsement, 151; mailing centers, 153. — The Effect on Consumption, 153.

The introduction of rationing: the Eastern gasoline shortage, 561; nation-wide rationing, 564. — The separation of District I, 567. — The “pleasure driving” ban, 569. — Other steps to reduce consumption, 570. — The non-recoverable “B” and “C” cut, 572. — End of the “pleasure driving” ban, 572. — Jurisdictional dispute between OPA and PAW, 573. — Spread of the gasoline shortage: relaxation of the program, 576; the shortage spreads to Districts II and III, 577; the shortage spreads to Districts IV and V, 579; the program settles down, 580. — The local board system, 581.