DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN:

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-01240A000100140025-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 24, 2000
• Sequence Number: 25
• Publication Date: May 29, 1959
• Content Type: LETTER

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COMPTROLLVRC.ENERAL CF THE UNITED STATI.3
tr. artrt iNG.1 ON 25
Mly , 1959
Votiorlitle -Paul J. Illday, Challasn
OY!'elal Subenealtteer, CsatrAl IntelJA4r1los Agency
C.;,.:mmIttege on Armed Servicte.
Yeast of Representatives
sear Mr. Charhaut
On My 15, 19590 sr. A. T. Samuelson, Direetor of Ova Civil de-
r:ounting end Anditing Division, attended an seesentive *settee of your
'47,;aZeceedttee to disease our riaelt. responsibilities end activities at
Central Infelligenftl Ace:Icy. RI the canclasian of thie meeting, f.t
vats sumestee that recoemendnts b* MOIsflittilo for the future audit
activities by the Genera Az..rAtrAlLe arrise at this A4me:7.
following the enactment ,:;1: the Central Intelligseeeigeoey Act
of 19490 the than Director Of Iidi .0g001 requested that neteitlastera-
ingthe very broad and unuauel posers granted to the ?Antral Intellignace
Acency by the Set an audit of orTendituree at tta site, as previously
performed by the General Mc :3r t:gfice be confirmed. Acmrdingly,
. the (*a3 Accounting ?fact ,vls continue;,te make waits of v)nchered
expenditures, under the sone prIlincements that sere to effect lath the
predecessor Central Inte1154rne.i arup.e1,rj17J(?,Litswevviewthe-
u,_JLL__sssla-LtjgL.2t,visioef,jjv?Ctsutr .41*mm
ex have . I thaw etsee *lex*
is payments cane tr:? cow attentioc4 es refer the cotes to
the CIA CaaptroLleris Qtfice far corrective action. In using the
tc= q:.03ctionab1e pecnecte, 'iv ilk an aiiy mendltures vhict.0 trtNtpt
,or section 10 (a) of the (*,..1., %malt appaar to Iv ivroper or iLlagal
oither under les or under tat decisions of the Ccsaptroller Generel.'
In cluzudit ell:rfX1t:n have not :::e a subetmetilrree, of Agenz
i practices Lmvs aids
audit of expenditures of unvauduered funds.
Since the enactment of Central Intelligence legislation, us have
generally broadened the type of audit eis mmke of the ;atilt/ties of
Dat Goveroment agencies, Under our comprehensive audit approadh,
our basic purpose is to revive end evaluate the manner in ,which the
*VW or activity under audit carriealmstite financial responsibili-
ties. We true financial the
alters
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Rockier: of this docuntent by WA has
deternftned that
CIA has no abjection to declass
D t.. It contains information of CIA
interest that must remain
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A utitority: HR 70-2
It contains nothing of CIA Interest
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