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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP59-00882R000200250003-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 7, 2001
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: May 21, 1956
• Content Type: REPORT

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DRAY r
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21 May 1956
1. Aa attempt was made by the Agency to resolve the problem of
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in the initial draft of the proposed legislation forwarded to the Iareau
t earlier this year. in effect that version of the Bill wont have
permitted the Agency to treat all territories, in cludiag i
areas for the purposes of &Uowances and other benefits.
as foreign
the Budget on an informal basis indicated vigorous objection to such
treatment and argued that probably it would not receive favorable action
in the Congress. The Career Council upon being informs
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agreed that the Agency should not press the matter and the proposal has
been dropped from the bill.
(a) As a result of a special Whits Mouse Committee under H
Philip Young as the Preside
soaasl Adviser, there was introduced
in February of 1995 a Bilt entitled "Overseas Aliowance5Aet of 1958". The
purpose of the study group and the .Bill was to establish government-wide
allowances on a more equitable basis. In that Bill which had the
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administration's approval, the trust territories, specifically iacludi
were established for allowance purposes as a foreign area. Although
Bill has not received any favorable action it is still in the H "se Co
on Post Office and Civil service and does give an indisation of sd 3stration
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(b) The Agency did consider the Possibility of seeking relief
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solely for - in view of the administration's position an the Overseas
Allowances Act. However, it was
a zaed that for security reasons
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it would be extremely difficult to pis poiat~ legislatively without
compromise to security.
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