B-143650, AUG. 18, 1961
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BISSELL AND BROOK: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR OFFER.
B-143650, AUG. 18, 1961
TO LORD, BISSELL AND BROOK:
REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR OFFER, TENDERED TO THE GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, TO SETTLE FOR $12,500 THE GOVERNMENT'S CLAIM FOR $33,592.50, ARISING FROM DAMAGE TO PUBLIC PROPERTY TRANSPORTED BY YOUR CLIENT FROM EAST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, TO DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, DELAWARE, UNDER GOVERNMENT BILL OF LADING NO. AF-N 30468876, IN JANUARY 1956.
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS ADVISED US THAT YOUR OFFER HAS BEEN REJECTED. THE FULL AMOUNT, $33,592.50, OF THE LOSS SUSTAINED BY THE GOVERNMENT THEREFORE SHOULD BE PROMPTLY REMITTED TO THE U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON 25, D.C., TO AVOID COLLECTION OF THE CLAIM BY OTHER PROCEDURES.