B-147898, OCT. 17, 1962
Highlights
YOUR INQUIRY CONCERNS NONGOVERNMENT PERSONNEL WHO ARE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF OUR OFFICIAL INTEREST IN THE MATTER. IS ENCLOSED FOR YOUR INFORMATION.
B-147898, OCT. 17, 1962
TO EDWARD L. SMITH, M.D:
YOUR LETTER OF OCTOBER 5, 1962, REFERRING TO OUR DECISION OF MAY 4, 1962, B-147898, 41 COMP. GEN. - , REGARDING MONIES RECEIVED BY MILITARY DOCTORS IN TWENTY-NINE PALMS FOR SERVICES RENDERED TO DEPENDENTS OF MILITARY PERSONNEL, HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST IN THE MATTER. HOWEVER, YOUR INQUIRY CONCERNS NONGOVERNMENT PERSONNEL WHO ARE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF OUR OFFICIAL INTEREST IN THE MATTER; AND HENCE WE CANNOT ANSWER THE QUESTIONS YOU PRESENT. A COPY OF OUR DECISION OF MAY 4, 1962, IS ENCLOSED FOR YOUR INFORMATION. THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, BY LETTER OF JUNE 27, 1962, INFORMED US THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AGREED WITH OUR DECISION AND THAT STEPS HAD BEEN TAKEN TO PRECLUDE SUCH PRACTICE THROUGHOUT THE MILITARY SERVICES.