LETTER TO (SANITIZED) FROM L. K. WHITE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03097A000200050215-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 12, 2008
• Sequence Number: 215
• Publication Date: January 24, 1949
• Content Type: LETTER

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24 January 1941
Chief, London bureau
Forei&n broadcast information Service
London W. 1?, England
With reference to your memorandum of 4 January 19" oonoerniog
the cashing of checks by P818 personnel with the cashier at the MC
Monitoring Service, I regret very much that it is impossible for me
to indemnity the BBC.
The service is obviously a very gieat oonvenienos to London bureau
employees and I should like very such to see it continued if it is at
all possible to do so. 880 is, of course, under no obligation to
provide such a service and it therefore behooves all bureau employees
to carefully avoid abusing the privileg* lest it be withdrs . Salary
checks are, of course, backed up by the U.S. Government and I believe
there is no possible risk in cashing them. Smiever, it is adminis-
tratively and legally impossible for this agency or the U.B. Government
to indemnify BBC against possible loss in cashing personal cheeks of
employees.
I believe, however, that this could be worked out looallys I
would suggest that you meet with the employees, explain the situation,
and agree as a group to indemnify BBC on a pro rata or other suitable
basis. I think it would certainly be wise to place a limit on both
the amount and number of checks which one employee might Dash within
a given period. I believe that such an arrangement could be made
locally and that it would be satisfactory to Frost.
You may rest assured that I will use all the power with which I
am vested to insure that reimbursement is roads promptly if any employee
should default on a cheek. However, as I stated before, it is impossible
for me to officially indemnify the 880 in this matter.
I an enclosing her,swith a copy of my letter to Frost on this
subject.
E NTIAL
nolosure
LZW
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