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B-135532, MAY 16, 1958

B-135532 May 16, 1958
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WARRANT OFFICER CONLEY WAS TRANSFERRED FROM HANAU. INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE BEING RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES FOR SEPARATION OR REASSIGNMENT WERE DIRECTED TO PROCEED ABOARD THAT VESSEL. THE CLAIMANT AND HIS DEPENDENTS WERE FURNISHED FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATIONS IN SPACE PROCURED ON THE SS UNITED STATES EN BLOC AND YOUR QUESTION IS WHETHER PAYMENT OF THE PER DIEM CLAIMED IS BARRED BECAUSE SUCH TRANSPORTATION WAS FURNISHED. WHICH IS A REGULATION RELATING TO THE POLICY GOVERNING THE USE OF PASSENGER ACCOMMODATIONS. STATES THAT FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATIONS ON COMMERCIAL VESSELS PROCURED EN BLOC ON A LEASE OR CHARTER BASIS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE GOVERNMENT TRANSPORTATION. THE PAYMENT OF TRAVEL PER DIEM ALLOWANCES FOR TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES IS GOVERNED BY PARAGRAPH 4253 OF THE JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS.

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