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B-139700, DEC. 14, 1959

B-139700 Dec 14, 1959
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AS A CUSTOMS INSPECTOR WAS UNDER CONSIDERATION AND THAT YOU WOULD BE INFORMED OF OUR CONCLUSION REACHED IN THE MATTER. WE HAVE GIVEN VERY CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS ADVANCED IN YOUR ATTORNEY'S LETTER BUT WE CONCLUDE AS A PRACTICAL MATTER.

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B-139700, DEC. 14, 1959

TO MRS. JULIA B. FURST:

THIS REFERS TO OUR LETTER OF NOVEMBER 16, 1959, TO YOU, ADVISING THAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY YOUR ATTORNEY FOR SETTLING THE CLAIM OF YOUR DECEASED HUSBAND FOR ALLEGED NIGHT OR OVERTIME SERVICES DURING THE PERIOD OCTOBER 31, 1939 TO FEBRUARY 27, 1944, AS A CUSTOMS INSPECTOR WAS UNDER CONSIDERATION AND THAT YOU WOULD BE INFORMED OF OUR CONCLUSION REACHED IN THE MATTER.

WE HAVE GIVEN VERY CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS ADVANCED IN YOUR ATTORNEY'S LETTER BUT WE CONCLUDE AS A PRACTICAL MATTER, AND IN THE PROTECTION OF THE INTEREST OF THE UNITED STATES, THAT WE CANNOT SETTLE THE CLAIM, OR OTHERS PENDING HERE, UPON THE BASIS RECOMMENDED. WE MUST, THEREFORE, CONTINUE TO EFFECT SUCH SETTLEMENTS IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED IN OUR DECISION B-139700, JULY 2, 1959, TO YOU.

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