B-112849: Jul 31, 1953

THE MATTER OF MAKING RETROACTIVE CHANGES IN THE RATES OF PER DIEM WHICH ARE PRESCRIBED IN THE JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS FOR DUTY AT OVERSEAS STATIONS. WAS BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION AND IN VIEW OF THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE SITUATION WHICH WAS DEVELOPING DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CHANGES IN THE REGULATIONS WHICH ARE MADE FROM TIME TO TIME WERE CONTRARY TO A DECISION OF THIS OFFICE DATED JANUARY 8. AN EAR...

B-112849: Jan 08, 1953

1953: REFERENCE IS MADE TO LETTER OF NOVEMBER 15. IT APPEARS THAT SEPARATE RATES WERE FIXED FOR MEMBERS ON DUTY IN MANILA AND FOR THOSE ON DUTY ELSEWHERE IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. IT IS STATED SUCH HIGHER RATES WERE FIXED ON THE BASIS OF COST OF LIVING DATA ERRONEOUSLY ASSUMED TO RELATE ONLY TO AREAS WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF MANILA. IT IS STATED FURTHER THAT THE PER DIEM TRAVEL AND TRANSPOR...

B-112849: Apr 22, 1954

IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT PAYMENTS BASED ON ANY SUCH RETROACTIVE CHANGES IN THE REGULATIONS WOULD NOT BE AUTHORIZED. THE REGULATION IN QUESTION WAS LATER MODIFIED. THE MATTER WAS BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION BY OFFICE LETTERS OF APRIL 7 AND JULY 31. THERE IS ENCLOSED FOR YOUR INFORMATION A COPY OF THE LETTER OF OCTOBER 27. IT WILL BE NOTED THAT HE EXPRESSES THE VIEW THAT THE CHANGES IN THE PER DIEM RATES...