Justification of Maintenance Costs for CIG Vehicles

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04914A000100090007-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 18, 2000
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: February 17, 1947
• Content Type: MEMO

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HUARTFRS
Military District of Washington
ANEJD 451 17 February 1947
TO: Central Intelligence Group
2430 E Street, No W,
Washi
ATTNs
1. Ft. Myer is now maintaining an average of 62 CIO vehicles in the
Ordnance Maintenance shops involving 3rd, 4th and some 5th echelon. No
funding program has been set up for this operation, and the meager appropria-
tion of OSSA 410-01 money has been rapidly depleted as a result of support-
ing this extra activity.
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2. Best available figures from Office Chief of Ordnance, Highway
Transportation Division, Office Chief of Transportation, and Ordnance Officer,
MDV`i, for the cost of automotive maintenance of administrative vehicles in above
echelons, indicate that the yearly cost averages fully $400. a year, per vehicle.
At the present time, due to the non-availability of replacement vehicles and
the condition of these vehicles which are 1942 or older models, the maintenance
coats run somewhat higher. However, we have been advised, that for funding
purposes the aforementioned $400. per year or $33. per month per vehicle is an
accurate cost estimate. These maintenance costs reflect the current high wage
scale of qualified civilian mechanics, plus the time consumed in procuring re-
pair parts and duplication of sub-assembly repair through reclamation. Re-
clamation often necessitates duplication of wont and costly development of
non-available parts by improvisation, manufacture and substitution.
3. In order to underwrite this CIG maintenance program, it is requested
that,a transfer of funds or reimbursement be effected at the rate of $33.00
per month per vehicle for the number of vehicles being maintained by the Ordnance
Maintenance shops at Ft. Myer. This reimbursement would be retroactive to
1 July 46, under which date the present funding program was initiated. On a
reimbursement basis, the Finance Officer, ILDW, has agreed to furnish bills for
each quarter since 1 July 46, listing by month the number of vehicles maintained
and extending the cost at the rate of $38. per month per vehicle. Reimbursement
can be effected through normal channels of the Finance Office and filar Department
Budget Office to divert these funds into MIW OSSA 410-01 channels.
4. Request that immediate action be accomplished on this trans-action
in order that additional mechanics may be hired to reduce the serious backlog
of unrepaired vehicles now on hand at Ft. Myer Ordnance iaintenan ce shops.
0.0, Finance Officer, ItIWl
Ordnance Officer, Ft. Myer
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JASON BENJAMIN
CWO, USA
ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL
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?IKit)RA DUM 14 February 1947
TO a Chief, Finance Division
FROM : ssistent Chief, Finance Division
;)IIBJ T a Conference Pertaining to Reimbursement for
Servicing CIC Vehicles
After 2 p.A. an 12 February 1947 a conference was held
in Room 5C-480, Pentagon Building between representatives of this
office aril Col. Irish, Lt. Col. Deagle and fir. Uoreland of the 'soar
Department for the parposs of u"ing arren,ements to effect reimbur-
sement to the War Department for maintenance services which are being
rendered to this Organization in connection with the operation of
our motor vehicles.
Tentative arranjeaents were made for CIJ to rein burse the
~Rer Lepartmeut tarou~h the Army Transportation Cores fur the number
of vskaioies available for servicing at the bsj;inni-n of each month at
the rc,to of 443.00 per vehicle, or $400 per arum, on the basis of
the m=thly inventory linures available in the Transportation Section,
Services I4vision, CIO and La coordination with the information avail-
able at the shop in Ft. .Myer. Rillin;a are to be prepared at the
class of each quarter. The first CIG billing is to be for the quarter
ending 31 December 194b.
Colonel Deagle agreed to prepare a memorandum setting forth
experience information which could justify the monthly charge of
158.00 per vehicle. As soon as a draft of this proposal has been pre-
pared, he will contact the undersigned in order that it may be repared
in final tors, after wt*ica it will be trsr_emitted to for
conourrea.ce and reply. It is anticipated that final am'; sat is outcry
arrar:gements will be completed within the next few days.
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