CLAIM (Sanitized) FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRAVEL OF WIFE AND DAUGHTER IN FOREIGN VESSEL.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04718A002400460017-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 5, 2001
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: November 5, 1957
• Content Type: MF

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00C 7-1509a
3 November 1957
1003AM
(Support)
ATraTIONI
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BMW=Claim
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for Reimbursement for aval
Da oreign Vessel.
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1. The attached
file discloses
that land son returned to the
25 lik6/k United States troi in July 1956 by rail to Genoa Italy, and thence
to the United Ste by an American-owned vessel. Nis vlfe and danghter went
to Zagland where they remained for several months visiting the wife's family.
The file further chows that when the wife sought steamship reservations in
the latter part of September 1956 (she has a fear of flying over the ocean)
the vas informed that due to the then current Sues Canal crisis that no
space vas available on any U. S. ship during October 1956 and that, indeed,
no apace could be guaranteed during the month of November 1956. She sailed.
for the United Btates on 18 October aboard a foreign vessel.
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2. hes filed a claim with the Deputy Director (Support)
seeking, among other things, reimbursement for cost of transportation expense
of his wife And daughter fraa England to the United States aboard the foreign
vessel. The transportation expenses were suspended by the Finance Division
because Of the travel on a foreign ship.
pertinent law (Section 901 of Merchant Marine Act of 1936.
) provides in pert that travel shall not be on a shin under a
unless necessity requires it, and our 2 5X1A
part that dependents vho do not accompany tile employee fear
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S. ship if use of such ship does not delay departure by more
after the dependent's date of readiness for travel. The law also
provides that the Comptroller General of the United States shall
allowance for travel or shipping expenses on a foreign ship in
satisfactory proof of the necessity therefor. The funds in-
vow:bored and as such are not subilect to review by the General
Office (GAO) of which the Comptroller General is the bead. However,
policy this Agency considers itself no different from the
t agency with respect to normal adminietrative or operating
travel la one, and in such matters we look to the Comptroller
co. Accordingly, while our approach to this claim was
vor of allowing it, the matter vie referred informally to the
'a Office of the General Accounting Office (Nr. Barclay, Code
After review sad consideration of the problem, advice 1184
QGC Has Reviewed
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e for&Uy bzitted to the GAD, reinbure*ient
daughter in the foreign vesseL wed be
shipping condition caused by the Suez Canal
et first-class fare by the shortest ueunlly
tee. We find no legal objection to such
vish to emphasise and the GAO concurs that the
based solelr on the factual situation as presented and is
precedent for other cases not based on the precise
e is returned h
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