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B-146577, JUN. 5, 1963

B-146577 Jun 05, 1963
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IS SIMPLY A RESTATEMENT OF YOUR PREVIOUS CONTENTIONS AND YOU HAVE TRANSMITTED NO EVIDENCE WHICH WOULD WARRANT FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THIS MATTER. " YOU ARE INFORMED THAT THIS MATTER MUST BE CONSIDERED CLOSED BY THIS OFFICE. THE RECORD WILL BE FILED WITHOUT FURTHER ACTION. ARE NOT ON FILE IN OUR OFFICE. THEREFORE ARE UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH YOUR REQUEST FOR SUCH COPIES. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SUCH COPIES OF DOCUMENTS MIGHT BE SECURED BY YOU. UPON YOUR REQUEST TO THE LOCAL NAVY YARD OR INSTALLATION FOR WHICH THE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES WERE RENDERED. IT IS LIKELY SUCH RECORDS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

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B-146577, JUN. 5, 1963

TO A. B. JAMES FREIGHT LINES:

YOUR LETTER OF MAY 10, 1963, FILE N-694/51 UC-112, HAS BEEN RECEIVED. IS SIMPLY A RESTATEMENT OF YOUR PREVIOUS CONTENTIONS AND YOU HAVE TRANSMITTED NO EVIDENCE WHICH WOULD WARRANT FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THIS MATTER.

IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT THIS CLAIM HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF CONSIDERATION IN THREE PRIOR REVIEWS OF THE SETTLEMENT, AND AS STATED IN THE CASE OF J. L. LANCASTER AND CHARLES L. WALLACE, RECEIVERS OF THE TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY V. UNITED STATES, 57 CT.CL. 284, 293, "THERE MUST BE AN END OF ACCOUNTING," YOU ARE INFORMED THAT THIS MATTER MUST BE CONSIDERED CLOSED BY THIS OFFICE. THE RECORD WILL BE FILED WITHOUT FURTHER ACTION.

COPIES OF ROUTE ORDERS 12N-0917476-Q AND 12N-0917147-Q AND OF CERTAIN DIRECTIVES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WHICH YOU REQUEST, IN THE EVENT WE ADHERE TO OUR PRIOR POSITION, ARE NOT ON FILE IN OUR OFFICE. THEREFORE ARE UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH YOUR REQUEST FOR SUCH COPIES. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SUCH COPIES OF DOCUMENTS MIGHT BE SECURED BY YOU, UPON YOUR REQUEST TO THE LOCAL NAVY YARD OR INSTALLATION FOR WHICH THE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES WERE RENDERED. HOWEVER, CONSIDERING THAT THE SHIPMENTS MOVED IN SEPTEMBER 1951, ALMOST 12 YEARS AGO, IT IS LIKELY SUCH RECORDS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE, HAVING BEEN DISPOSED OF UNDER THE FEDERAL RECORDS DISPOSAL PROGRAM.

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