B-113750, OCT. 19, 1970
Highlights
COURSE OF TRAINING FOR SENIOR AUDIT OFFICIALS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ADVISING THAT GAO WILL PREPARE FOR PRESENTATION AT THE VIENNA TRAINING COURSE A PAPER ON "THE RELATION OF THE SUPREME AUDIT ORGAINIZATION TO THE NATIONAL LEGISLATURE" AND WILL FURNISH MATERIELS RELATING TO TWO MAJOR DECISIONS WHICH HAVE GENERAL APPLICABILITY. THE PLAN IS TO SUBMIT PERTINENT LETTERS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS WHICH SET FORTH THE SUBJECT MATTER FROM WHICH A DECISION EVOLVED DURING THE COURSE OF TRAINING. NEBENZAHL: THIS WILL CONFIRM OUR DISCUSSION IN VIENNA EARLY IN SEPTEMBER. WE ARE PROCEEDING ALONG THE FOLLOWING LINES. THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WILL PREPARE. WE WILL ALSO FURNISH YOU MATERIALS RELATING TO TWO MAJOR DECISIONS OF OUR OFFICE AND WHICH HAVE GENERAL APPLICABILITY - BOTH CONCERN CONTRACT AWARDS.
B-113750, OCT. 19, 1970
COURSE OF TRAINING FOR SENIOR AUDIT OFFICIALS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ADVISING THAT GAO WILL PREPARE FOR PRESENTATION AT THE VIENNA TRAINING COURSE A PAPER ON "THE RELATION OF THE SUPREME AUDIT ORGAINIZATION TO THE NATIONAL LEGISLATURE" AND WILL FURNISH MATERIELS RELATING TO TWO MAJOR DECISIONS WHICH HAVE GENERAL APPLICABILITY, CONCERNING CONTRACT AWARDS. ALTHOUGH UNABLE TO DEVELOP THESE INTO CASE BRIEFS SIMILIAR TO THOSE USED IN CASE STUDIES IN A LAW SCHOOL, THE PLAN IS TO SUBMIT PERTINENT LETTERS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS WHICH SET FORTH THE SUBJECT MATTER FROM WHICH A DECISION EVOLVED DURING THE COURSE OF TRAINING.
TO DR. NEBENZAHL:
THIS WILL CONFIRM OUR DISCUSSION IN VIENNA EARLY IN SEPTEMBER, AND YOUR DISCUSSION OF SEPTEMBER 15 WITH THE DIRECTOR OF OUR EUROPEAN BRANCH, MR. NORMILE, RELATIVE TO THE PARTICIPATION OF OUR OFFICE IN THE COURSE OF STUDY TO BE OFFERED IN VIENNA FROM MARCH 15 TO 26, 1971, TO SENIOR AUDIT OFFICIALS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. WE ARE PROCEEDING ALONG THE FOLLOWING LINES.
THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WILL PREPARE, FOR PRESENTATION AT THE VIENNA TRAINING COURSE, A PAPER ON "THE RELATION OF THE SUPREME AUDIT ORGANIZATION TO THE NATIONAL LEGISLATURE."
WE WILL ALSO FURNISH YOU MATERIALS RELATING TO TWO MAJOR DECISIONS OF OUR OFFICE AND WHICH HAVE GENERAL APPLICABILITY - BOTH CONCERN CONTRACT AWARDS. WE WILL BE UNABLE TO DEVELOP THESE INTO CASE BRIEFS SIMILAR TO THOSE USED FOR CASE STUDIES IN A LAW SCHOOL. RATHER, WE PLAN TO SUBMIT PERTINENT LETTERS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS WHICH SET FORTH THE SUBJECT MATTERS FROM WHICH A DECISION EVOLVED. THESE WOULD BECOME STUDY MATERIALS FOR THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE INTOSAI TRAINING COURSE AND WOULD BE MORE PERTINENT IN THE STUDY OF THE CASES. WE WOULD ALSO FURNISH COPIES OF THE DECISIONS ISSUED BY OUR OFFICE WHICH COULD BE GIVEN TO THE PARTICIPANTS AFTER THEIR STUDY AND DISCUSSION OF THE SUBJECT MATTERS OF THE CASES. THE DECISION DOCUMENTS WOULD BE CONSIDERED AS THE SOLUTIONS TO THE PERTINENT CASES.
WE EXPECT TO PLACE ALL THE MATERIALS IN YOUR HANDS BY DECEMBER 31, 1970, AS YOU REQUESTED, SO THAT YOU MAY REVIEW THEM BEFORE SENDING THEM ON TO VIENNA FOR THE NECESSARY TRANSLATIONS BY THE AUSTRIAN COURT OF AUDIT. THE TIME WE TRANSMIT THE MATERIALS TO YOU, WE WILL FURNISH INFORMATION COPIES TO THE INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT OF INTOSAI.
MR. NORMILE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PRESENT THE PAPER AT THE TRAINING COURSE TO BE HELD IN VIENNA IN MARCH 1971 AND WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE TO CLARIFY AND DISCUSS MATTERS RELATING TO THE TWO COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISIONS. WILL COORDINATE WITH YOU THE TOTAL EXTENT OF HIS REQUIRED PARTICIPATION IN THE TRAINING COURSE. WE ARE ASSUMING THAT HE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF THE 2-WEEK COURSE.