FUNDING OF THE PRINTING SERVICES BUILDING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86-00244R000200520041-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 12, 1999
• Sequence Number: 41
• Publication Date: February 24, 1966
• Content Type: MF

Approved or Rele a 2000/09/14 :CIA-R P$ =00 4 0E 20041
SUBJECT t Funding of the Printing Services Building
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MEMORANDUM FOR: General Counsel
! 1. With reference to the attached memorandum from the
Director of Logistics to the Deputy Director for Support, we note
25X1A.ga that of your Office has. written a "no legal objections"
endorsement on the memorandum. It occurs to us, however, that
a bit more detail would be of
to GAO
constituted a ceiling on the amount of money that could be expended
for Headquarters construction or merely indicated that monies
appropriated under it could be expended for construction and nothing
else.
from the authority point of view. Since both phases of work are part
of the same contract, apparently the GAO will audit all of the contract.
This raises the question as to whether the original authorizing statute
2. Specifically, we want to be absolutely sure that the splitting
of this construction into two phases as proposed .is erztirey defensible
44.. In light of the above, we request that you send a memorandum
which we can retain in our files indicating that it is your firm legal
opinion; that the proposed construction of the Printing Services Building
under the terms and arrangements detailed in the attached letter in no
way coxaflict_with authorities granted by Congress,
authorization ceiling. If this is correct, our apprehensions become.
nonexistent.
basic building construction and, therefore, not under any legislative
i3.: The above issue may not be determinative, of course. For
transcending it could be a finding that Phase II is not really part of the
L.
Attachment
(sianed); John 11.: Clarke..
John M. Clarke
Director of -Planning,
Programming, &nd 'Bud; eting
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