Prior Return of Household Goods

The Governor of the Canal Zone Government (CZG) requested an opinion on the entitlement of a CZG employee to reimbursement for advance shipment of certain items from the Panama Canal to his stateside residence, incident to renewal agreement travel. The employee may return his household effects to the United States at his own expense, and may be reimbursed for such costs to the extent permitted, regardless of whether he also arranges for prior return of his immediate family.