PURCHASE OF A 12-PASSENGER SUBURBAN BUS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03097A000200020154-3
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 3, 2008
• Sequence Number: 154
• Publication Date: May 17, 1948
• Content Type: MEMO

Approved For Release 2008/12/08: CIA-RDP78-03097A000200020154-3
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17 May 1948
TO: Chief, 7313
Tbrut ADO
7ROMs General Counsel
SURJICTs Purchase of a 12-passenger suburban bus
1. Attached is a saorandua for the Director fran the
Chief, Services Branch concerning the requsition frog your office of a
12-passenger suburban bus for transportation of **ploy*** to and from
the station to be established at Silesia. You will notice the rhs
of the Chief, Services 'trench and particularly the wording
of the law therein caueted, which specifies that the approval of the head
of the department to requ.i red for such procurement, s.md then it to per-
nissible only under certain circuasteaaenes.
2. It is felt that the !)ireetor cannot properly 4etermiae
whether 0~1.s is a suitable case for his approval without further information
and justification. le feel it would be appropriate for you to supply a
amexoraniu of the facts tending to bring this situation within the qunted
statute. It is sugassteai that a usso be submitted, catitaing the
ciraumst.:nces including such inforsuti^Wn as the nature of the activity,
the fact that employees live in xasliagtM, the distance of the statiea
from Washington, an approzination of the nuaber of enployees 1*o cannot supply
their own transportation, the type of public service and the schedules
of public transportation with cm auto as to its a4ejuncy or iaadaesuscy
in view if the needs for twenty-four hour operation, and any other facts
w! ich in your opinion tend to support t:: i s reot.i si t i on. Upon eo*pieti oa,
this mono antes be sent directly to t',is office, as the rhi ef, Services
has t41.reayy c incurred in this procurement.
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