DEAR MR. JONES:

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP59-00224A000100690001-9
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 25, 2000
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 30, 1955
• Content Type: LETTER

1.'r. Roger W. Jones
Assistant Director for
Legislative Reference
Bureau of the Budget
Washington 25. D. C.
We have reviewe4 the !raft of the Overseas :.Uowaaces Act of 1955
which you forward* l for comment on 22 June 19SS. As statei in our
letter to you of 25 January 1955. the goucy generally approves the -or-
poses of the various provisions of this legislation. with the specific
understanding that it in no way overrt. is or impairs the general authori-
ties granted to the?Agency under the ventral Intelligence Agency Act of
1949. as ainende3.
There Is a specific matter which we shoul i like to call to your
attention in connection with the proposed repeal of ';.action 901 of the
Foreign Service Act of 1946 as provided in :+ection 411(2) of the !raft
bill. Section 5(b) of the '.IA Act of 1949 authorises the Director to grant
to officers and employees allowances in accordance with the provisions
of fiectios 901(1) and 901(2) of the Foreign ervice Act of 1946. `Ae have
been informed that the Departnnest of State is oppose3 to the repeal of
Section 901. &a J if it is finally etertnined that the section is not to be
repealed, then we believe appropriate ameaiing language is necessary
for CCIA.
The allowances granted by cIA under Section S(b) are in actor:
with the law and regulations of the Foreign :service. We believe it
desirable to cautious this and, therefore. would request that if action
901 is not to be repealed, the Overseas Allowances !act of 19'SS shoul n
include a provision in Title IV amen