B-144378, FEB. 23, 1961

B-144378, FEB. 23, 1961

TO MR. STANLEY E. WASSERMAN:

REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF FEBRUARY 2, 1961, RELATIVE TO YOUR INDEBTEDNESS OF $85.50 DUE THE UNITED STATES BY REASON OF AN ERRONEOUS PAYMENT TO YOU OF A DISLOCATION ALLOWANCE WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT, UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE.

YOUR INDEBTEDNESS WAS THE SUBJECT OF OUR DECISIONS TO YOU DATED NOVEMBER 18, 1960, AND JANUARY 25, 1961, B-144378. IN THOSE DECISIONS YOU WERE ADVISED THAT PARAGRAPH 9003-3 OF THE JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS PROHIBITS THE PAYMENT OF THE DISLOCATION ALLOWANCE FOR TRAVEL FROM HOME TO FIRST PERMANENT DUTY STATION UPON CALL TO ACTIVE DUTY, AND THAT SUCH PROHIBITION EXISTED IN YOUR CASE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU WERE REQUIRED TO PERFORM TEMPORARY DUTY AT A POINT, OR AT POINTS, EN ROUTE FROM YOUR HOME TO YOUR PERMANENT STATION. YOU HAVE SUBMITTED NOTHING THAT WOULD WARRANT A CONCLUSION OTHER THAN THAT REACHED IN THE CITED DECISIONS.

YOUR INDEBTEDNESS TO THE UNITED STATES BY REASON OF THE UNAUTHORIZED DISLOCATION ALLOWANCE PAYMENT RECEIVED BY YOU IS CLEAR. ACCORDINGLY, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO REMIT WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY THE SUM OF $85.50 BY CHECK OR MONEY ORDER MADE PAYABLE TO THE U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE, TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:

U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

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