RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES WITH REFERENCE TO PASSENGERS ON OUR AIRCRAFT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP59-00882R000300200113-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 15, 2001
• Sequence Number: 113
• Publication Date: August 2, 1954
• Content Type: MEMO

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tration and togiatica
OGC HAS REVIEWED.
Legal Advisor
2 August 1954
SOW :ATi Rights and Liabilities with Reference to Passengers CA Oar
first question is
on Aganoy ai raaf
ion o f the
Your inquiry with regard to the above matter, your
no of our authorization to trans rt non-duty rsorzne
It is our opinion that we do not enjoy they fsvoz'ed
Forte in this, rag
2, We have attached a sample of the release ordinarily required by the
Air force before clearing the take-off of any air aft leaving their fields
with pasaeenge aboard. $Mer the teem of this release, the passenger
flying in a non-duty status would waive any claim ford injury or death
voided by travel in n=on-oomrsreiala or at least non-scheduled, aircraft.
so inquir.d with regard to the status Of eaceart
on black f] ighte. It is our opinion that even thou ; the attached
aompensabl,
toe-of release is required by the airport at take-off? the individual is
sove-a #less entitled to the ben fits- provided the Federal Employees
Cca pemsation Act as long as he is traveling under valid ATency orders. .0
fury or -death resulting to the employee from the flight is Injury or death
is the eo;urse of duties on behalf of the U. S, Goverment and therefor*
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raaerally considered to be adee ueete, ?r ee ple,
e aaaa t is r
the death of a (18_11 With a wife and two children from i e~ C ncurredoin
We of duty would result in the payment of t415e.oO per
the death or earrings of hie dependents ter the children beovming 16 yeare
of age.
st of al l never be raised this Win' in
ld fi
r
~easa .~.
t rer a
preaseenting the claim to the Ilearssu Of Ztplogaeeraee Co p e extion s 13,
in addition, be voided by the false assluw tior that the erployeeee was
treveeltzg on Air tore* aircraft and at his own initiative .ate risk. It is
to be rioted, -eowe eer,. that e.ltb ugh the er:~la tayee:e~ depeendcnts mould bevort ee
eligible for 80rerrt employees campsnsation in the event of the death
of the eaployse U & result of the flight, the employee+s private insur~'DO*
policies would probably be voided. As menti Sneed abcvol, the benefits of
those policies a" usually extended to only regular, scheduled commercial
flights.
certificate
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