B-133835, JAN. 27, 1958

WILLIAMS: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF DECEMBER 21. THAT OUR OFFICE CLAIMS YOU WERE NOT ON TEMPORARY DUTY DURING THE PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 22 TO NOVEMBER 20. WITH RESPECT TO THE LACK OF WRITTEN ORDERS YOU STATED THAT THE FAILURE TO ISSUE SUCH ORDERS WAS NOT YOUR FAULT AND THAT THEY SHOULD BE ISSUED NOW. CONTAINED NO STATEMENT AS TO WHETHER YOU WERE OR WERE NOT IN A TEMPORARY DUTY STATUS DURING THE INDICATED PERIOD. THE BASIS FOR THE CONCLUSION REACHED THEREIN WAS THAT NO ORDERS BY COMPETENT AUTHORITY WERE OVER ISSUED DIRECTING THE TRAVEL AND TEMPORARY DUTY FOR WHICH REIMBURSEMENT AND PER DIEM ARE CLAIMED. RESPECTING YOUR STATEMENT THAT THE FAILURE TO ISSUE WRITTEN ORDERS WAS NOT YOUR FAULT AND THAT SUCH ORDERS SHOULD NOW BE ISSUED.