B-125868, MAY 28, 1956
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TO 525 MAIN STREET CORPORATION: REFERENCE IS MADE TO LETTER OF APRIL 19. INFORMATION IS REQUESTED AS TO THE RULES OF OUR OFFICE PERTAINING TO THE FURTHER PROSECUTION OF THE CLAIM SUCH AS WOULD PERMIT A FORMAL AND THOROUGH HEARING IN THE MATTER. IT IS THE ESTABLISHED PRACTICE THAT CLAIMS PRESENTED HERE NECESSARILY MUST BE SETTLED ON THE BASIS OF THE WRITTEN RECORD AND IT FOLLOWS THAT THE SUBSTANCE OF ANY MATTERS PRESENTED ORALLY MUST BE REDUCED TO WRITING TO RECEIVE CONSIDERATION IN THE SETTLEMENT OF THE CLAIM. YOUR CLAIM HAS BEEN CONSIDERED ON THAT BASIS AND SINCE NO ADDITIONAL MATERIAL INFORMATION IS PRESENTED IN THE LETTER OF APRIL 19. IS AFFIRMED. IT IS TO BE UNDERSTOOD.
B-125868, MAY 28, 1956
TO 525 MAIN STREET CORPORATION:
REFERENCE IS MADE TO LETTER OF APRIL 19, 1956, FROM YOUR ATTORNEY, IN EFFECT, REQUESTING RECONSIDERATION OF OUR DECISION DATED MARCH 30, 1956, WHICH SUSTAINED THE DISALLOWANCE OF YOUR CLAIM FOR REFUND OF CERTAIN INTEREST ON A MORTGAGE HELD BY THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. ALSO, INFORMATION IS REQUESTED AS TO THE RULES OF OUR OFFICE PERTAINING TO THE FURTHER PROSECUTION OF THE CLAIM SUCH AS WOULD PERMIT A FORMAL AND THOROUGH HEARING IN THE MATTER, INCLUDING TESTIMONY BY AN AVAILABLE WITNESS.
IT IS THE ESTABLISHED PRACTICE THAT CLAIMS PRESENTED HERE NECESSARILY MUST BE SETTLED ON THE BASIS OF THE WRITTEN RECORD AND IT FOLLOWS THAT THE SUBSTANCE OF ANY MATTERS PRESENTED ORALLY MUST BE REDUCED TO WRITING TO RECEIVE CONSIDERATION IN THE SETTLEMENT OF THE CLAIM. YOUR CLAIM HAS BEEN CONSIDERED ON THAT BASIS AND SINCE NO ADDITIONAL MATERIAL INFORMATION IS PRESENTED IN THE LETTER OF APRIL 19, 1956, THE DECISION OF MARCH 30, 1956, IS AFFIRMED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, YOU MAY PRESENT ANY ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE OR DOCUMENTS BELIEVED PERTINENT TO YOUR CLAIM OR, IF YOU SO DESIRE, YOU MAY CALL AT OUR OFFICE, LOCATED AT 441 G STREET, N.W., ANY TIME DURING THE REGULAR WORKING HOURS, 8:15 A.M. TO 4:45 P.M., MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, TO DISCUSS YOUR CLAIM. IT IS TO BE UNDERSTOOD, OF COURSE, THAT ANY MATTER DISCUSSED AT THAT TIME, AND INTENDED FOR FURTHER USE IN THE CLAIM MUST BE REDUCED TO WRITING.