B-151895, FEB. 8, 1965

B-151895, FEB. 8, 1965

TO MR. WILLIE P. SMITH:

REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER DATED JANUARY 21, 1965, MAKING A CLAIM FOR $499.90 WHICH YOU SAY WAS WITHHELD FROM YOUR PAY INCIDENT TO YOUR SERVICE AS AN ENLISTED MEMBER OF THE REGULAR ARMY. THE RECORD SHOWS THAT THE AMOUNT WITHHELD FROM YOUR PAY WAS $492.90 AND NOT $499.90.

IN OUR DECISION TO YOU, B-151895, DATED AUGUST 9, 1963, WE EXPLAINED THAT WHILE YOU WERE IN THE MILITARY SERVICE YOU WERE ERRONEOUSLY CREDITED WITH BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR QUARTERS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,876.64 AND THAT THE AMOUNT OF $492.90 WHICH WAS OTHERWISE DUE YOU HAD BEEN APPLIED TO REDUCE THIS DEBT SO THAT YOU NOW OWE THE UNITED STATES $1,374.74. ALSO, WE ASKED YOU TO START MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS INDEBTEDNESS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

PURSUANT TO YOUR REQUEST IN YOUR LETTER OF OCTOBER 23, 1963, WE AGAIN CONSIDERED THE MATTER AND BY DECISION OF DECEMBER 11, 1963, B 151985, WE AFFIRMED OUR PRIOR ACTION IN THE MATTER. AGAIN, ON OCTOBER 8, 1964, WE EXPLAINED THAT NOTHING IS DUE YOU FROM THE UNITED STATES AND REQUESTED THAT YOU START MAKING PAYMENTS ON YOUR INDEBTEDNESS WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY.

SINCE YOUR PRESENT LETTER DOES NOT FURNISH ANY INFORMATION NOT PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED BY US, IT AFFORDS NO BASIS FOR ANY DIFFERENT ACTION ON YOUR CLAIM. FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE FROM YOU WHICH DOES NOT FURNISH ANY NEW OR DIFFERENT FACTS RELATING TO YOUR CLAIM WILL SERVE NO USEFUL PURPOSE AND WILL BE FILED WITHOUT REPLY.

YOU SHOULD START MAKING PAYMENTS ON YOUR INDEBTEDNESS TO THE UNITED STATES WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY. AS YOU HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY ADVISED PAYMENT SHOULD BE MADE BY CHECK OR MONEY ORDERS PAYABLE TO THE "UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE" AND SHOULD BE MAILED TO THE UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE, POST OFFICE BOX 2610, WASHINGTON 13, D.C. ..END