B-145554, APR. 27, 1961
Highlights
WAS FORWARDED TO US FOR CONSIDERATION AND REPLY BASED UPON ITS MERITS. YOUR SPECIFIC CLAIM WAS DISALLOWED FOR THE REASONS STATED HEREIN. THAT CLAIM ALSO WAS DISALLOWED FOR THE REASONS STATED IN OUR SETTLEMENT CERTIFICATE DATED FEBRUARY 16. WE HAVE CAREFULLY REVIEWED BOTH OF YOUR CLAIMS AND ENCLOSURES. WE HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE OTHER THAN TO SUSTAIN THE REFERRED-TO SETTLEMENT ACTIONS WHICH DISALLOWED THE SPECIFIC CLAIMS AS ASSERTED BY YOU ON MAY 17.
B-145554, APR. 27, 1961
TO MR. JOHN ROUNTREE MASON:
YOUR LETTER OF MARCH 25, 1961, TO THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, WAS FORWARDED TO US FOR CONSIDERATION AND REPLY BASED UPON ITS MERITS. YOUR LETTER, IN EFFECT, REASSERTS YOUR PRIOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE.
ON MAY 17, 1955, YOU CLAIMED CERTAIN FINANCIAL LOSSES OR DAMAGES ALLEGEDLY INCURRED BY YOU BECAUSE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF YOUR RESIGNATION ON AUGUST 15, 1953, AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS IN PROCESSING YOUR SEPARATION AS A CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE, MILITARY ANALYST, OS-11, AT HEADQUARTERS, FIFTH AIR FORCE, IN JAPAN. IN OUR SETTLEMENT CERTIFICATE DATED DECEMBER 14, 1955, YOUR SPECIFIC CLAIM WAS DISALLOWED FOR THE REASONS STATED HEREIN, AND ESSENTIALLY BECAUSE NO APPROPRIATION OR OTHER FUNDS EXIST FOR PAYMENT OF THE ITEMS CLAIMED BY YOU ON MAY 17, 1955.
ON OCTOBER 21, 1959, YOU CLAIMED ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR A PERIOD OF ABSENCE WITHOUT LEAVE, ADDITIONAL LUMP-SUM LEAVE PAYMENT, AND SEVERANCE PAY TO COVER PERSONAL PROPERTY LOSS, ALLEGEDLY DUE YOU AND RESULTING FROM YOUR SEPARATION (DISQUALIFICATION) EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 16, 1959, BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE, BROOKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, MOBILE, ALABAMA. THAT CLAIM ALSO WAS DISALLOWED FOR THE REASONS STATED IN OUR SETTLEMENT CERTIFICATE DATED FEBRUARY 16, 1960.
WE HAVE CAREFULLY REVIEWED BOTH OF YOUR CLAIMS AND ENCLOSURES, AND YOUR PRESENT LETTER AND ENCLOSURES, AS WELL AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD HERETOFORE FURNISHED US IN THE ABOVE MATTERS BUT WE FIND NOTHING THEREIN THAT WOULD WARRANT FAVORABLE ACTION UPON YOUR CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF YOUR SEPARATION FROM SERVICE IN JAPAN, OR UPON YOUR CLAIM INCIDENT TO YOUR SEPARATION FROM SERVICE AT BROOKLEY AIR FORCE BASE. THEREFORE, WE HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE OTHER THAN TO SUSTAIN THE REFERRED-TO SETTLEMENT ACTIONS WHICH DISALLOWED THE SPECIFIC CLAIMS AS ASSERTED BY YOU ON MAY 17, 1955, AND OCTOBER 12, 1959.