B-159738, NOV. 17, 1966

B-159738, NOV. 17, 1966

TO MR. WALTER J. MCINTOSH:

REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF OCTOBER 24, 1966, RELATIVE TO YOUR INDEBTEDNESS TO THE UNITED STATES IN THE SUM OF $201.88 ARISING PRIMARILY FROM OVERPAYMENTS OF STATION ALLOWANCES DURING YOUR SERVICE AS AN ARMY ENLISTED MAN.

IN OUR DECISION TO YOU OF AUGUST 26, 1966, B-159738, YOUR INDEBTEDNESS WAS FULLY EXPLAINED AND YOU WERE ADVISED THAT ON THE BASIS OF THE RECORD THE CHARGES IN YOUR ACCOUNT WERE PROPER. WE SAID, HOWEVER, THAT IF YOU ARE ABLE TO FURNISH EVIDENCE TO SHOW THAT STATION ALLOWANCES WERE PROPERLY AUTHORIZED IN YOUR CASE EARLIER THAN JULY 14, 1962, AS A MEMBER WITHOUT DEPENDENTS, AND JANUARY 30, 1962, AS A MEMBER WITH DEPENDENTS, SUCH EVIDENCE WOULD RECEIVE CAREFUL CONSIDERATION.

IT APPEARS FROM YOUR PRESENT LETTER THAT YOU ARE ATTEMPTING TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE IN THE MATTER. AS WE SAID IN THE DECISION OF AUGUST 26, 1966, SUCH EVIDENCE AS YOU MAY BE ABLE TO SUBMIT WILL RECEIVE CONSIDERATION. UNLESS, HOWEVER, IT ESTABLISHES THAT OFFICIAL ACTION WAS TAKEN TO AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF THE ALLOWANCES TO YOU PRIOR TO THE DATES MENTIONED ABOVE, IT WILL NOT AFFORD ANY BASIS FOR CHANGING THE CONCLUSION REACHED IN THAT DECISION.

IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO, YOU SHOULD PROCEED WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY TO ARRANGE FOR THE LIQUIDATION OF YOUR INDEBTEDNESS AS REQUESTED IN THE DECISION OF AUGUST 26, 1966.