B-150592, OCT. 17, 1963
Highlights
ARMY: REFERENCE IS MADE TO A LETTER WRITTEN BY YOUR OFFICE DATED 25 SEPTEMBER 1962. ON THE SUBJECT OF A PERFORMANCE BOND ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN POSTED BY THE AFORE-REFERENCED BUILDER IN CONNECTION WITH A CONTRACT FOR THE REFURBISHING OF A MESS HALL AT CAMP TRUSCOTT. OUR REQUEST WAS PROCESSED THROUGH CHANNELS TO SEVERAL ARMY AGENCIES. THE NET RESULT WAS THAT THE ARMY HAD NO INFORMATION WHATSOEVER ON THE SUBJECT. SINCE CLAIMANT IS STILL REQUESTING PAYMENT. IT IS HOPED. WILL ENABLE YOU TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE OF THE MERITS OF THE CLAIM FOR US. WAS 215 -484. WAS THE DISBURSING OFFICER WHOSE RECORDS MIGHT REVEAL THE TRANSACTION. AT THE TIME HE WAS DISBURSING FOR THE 45TH FINANCE DISBURSING SECTION AND HIS ACCOUNTS WENT TO YOUR PARIS.
B-150592, OCT. 17, 1963
TO FINANCE CENTER, U.S. ARMY:
REFERENCE IS MADE TO A LETTER WRITTEN BY YOUR OFFICE DATED 25 SEPTEMBER 1962, TO THE COMMANDING OFFICER, U.S. ARMY RECORD CENTER, 9700 PAGE BOULEVARD, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ON THE SUBJECT OF A PERFORMANCE BOND ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN POSTED BY THE AFORE-REFERENCED BUILDER IN CONNECTION WITH A CONTRACT FOR THE REFURBISHING OF A MESS HALL AT CAMP TRUSCOTT, SALZBURG, AUSTRIA, IN THE EARLY 1950-S. THIS OFFICE HAD REQUESTED ADVICE FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY AS TO THE MERITS OF THE CLAIM FOR AS 4,800 REPRESENTING THE PERFORMANCE BOND, AND AS 2,688 REPRESENTING 8 PERCENT INTEREST FOR THE PERIOD MAY, 1954 TO APRIL, 1961. OUR REQUEST WAS PROCESSED THROUGH CHANNELS TO SEVERAL ARMY AGENCIES, INCLUDING YOUR OWN, AND THE NET RESULT WAS THAT THE ARMY HAD NO INFORMATION WHATSOEVER ON THE SUBJECT.
SINCE CLAIMANT IS STILL REQUESTING PAYMENT, WE WISH TO FURNISH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WHICH, IT IS HOPED, WILL ENABLE YOU TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE OF THE MERITS OF THE CLAIM FOR US. WE NOW UNDERSTAND THAT MAJOR PATRICK M. CALLINAN, WHOSE DISBURSING OFFICE SYMBOL NUMBER, ON JULY 29, 1953, WAS 215 -484, WAS THE DISBURSING OFFICER WHOSE RECORDS MIGHT REVEAL THE TRANSACTION. AT THE TIME HE WAS DISBURSING FOR THE 45TH FINANCE DISBURSING SECTION AND HIS ACCOUNTS WENT TO YOUR PARIS, FRANCE OFFICE.
WE HAVE RECENTLY WRITTEN TO THE PARIS OFFICE AND HAVE RECEIVED A REPLY, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED, SUGGESTING THAT WE AGAIN CONTACT YOUR OFFICE TO INVESTIGATE MAJOR CALLINAN'S DEPOSIT FUND SUSPENSE ACCOUNT 21X6875 IN ORDER TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER THE 4800 SCHILLINGS WERE EVER RECEIVED IN THE D.O.'S ACCOUNT.
YOUR COOPERATION IN THIS MATTER WILL BE APPRECIATED. WE ARE CORRESPONDING WITH YOU DIRECTLY INSTEAD OF THROUGH CHANNELS IN ORDER TO SAVE TIME.