SHORTAGE OF STATION FUNDS - (Sanitized)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-05252A000100030005-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 17, 2002
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: June 19, 1956
• Content Type: MEMO

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k J To. Board of hoviev for shortages and Lo3ses
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of station failed initiate action to ostablish control
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-oview of the attached stu v indicater, that the responsible
over furls for so a- c weeks after a suzr inc reapor sibility therefor.
fin eatablichinf bis as trtabi ity end r oeiv instruction==s
at to tine he std re sponsibilf ty . cam- the facts, he w
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in staf ' i tad r indicates that the short, tine ra %
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at ibuta le to lax practices which were not corrected until sc t i n~
ter the responsible Chief of 3tatio , assumed accountability for th
. ) t. Despite the failure of the responsibile official to take
{.a4 p~o iato action to assure that official funds were properly coxt--
'-~,olled the stt x a mm s that he be relieved from CUdI `
I W U on growls that the shortage is relatively s ll and it i?:,
lived that no individual arofited to the extent of the ehortrag,e.
s . i.t does not appear proper or coercive to rourua tie
control to relieve responsible officials from pecuniary liabi1.it
Lor lasses of Government funds in circumstances where sit,;,nificant
ne ;l gence is indicated a there is no showing that even ele nt a j
,lures were taken to safeguard and control official funds. 14ccord-
Lij4-y, it is reco -ended that the responalblo Chief of Station be held
;cc niarily liable for the shortage a n be required to refund the
z mount of $127.98 to official
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