B-141295, SEP. 7, 1961
Highlights
PROPOSES THAT THE AMOUNT OF $70 REPRESENTING THE UNLIQUIDATED BALANCE OF A REPATRIATION LOAN MADE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR WHICH YOU ARE NOW INDEBTED TO THE UNITED STATES BE APPLIED AS A SET-OFF AGAINST THE AMOUNT ALLEGEDLY DUE YOU UNDER YOUR CLAIM. CONCERNING WHICH WE ARE NOT AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO ADVISE YOU. WE HAVE AGAIN EXAMINED YOUR CLAIM AND WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT SUCH FURTHER REEXAMINATION DISCLOSES NO PROPER BASIS FOR CHANGING THE CONCLUSION HERETOFORE REACHED IN THE MATTER. IS NOT FOR CONSIDERATION.
B-141295, SEP. 7, 1961
TO MISS MARGUERITE KOVELAS:
YOUR LETTER OF AUGUST 15, 1961, REQUESTS ANSWERS TO CERTAIN QUESTIONS WHICH APPEAR TO RELATE TO YOUR CLAIM FOR SALARY AND TRAVEL EXPENSES OF YOURSELF AND YOUR DEPENDENT MOTHER INCIDENT TO YOUR RETURN TRAVEL TO THE UNITED STATES FOLLOWING YOUR SEPARATION FROM SERVICE OVERSEAS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE.
ALSO, YOUR LETTER OF AUGUST 17, 1961, PROPOSES THAT THE AMOUNT OF $70 REPRESENTING THE UNLIQUIDATED BALANCE OF A REPATRIATION LOAN MADE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR WHICH YOU ARE NOW INDEBTED TO THE UNITED STATES BE APPLIED AS A SET-OFF AGAINST THE AMOUNT ALLEGEDLY DUE YOU UNDER YOUR CLAIM.
IN LETTERS OF JUNE 13 AND 16, 1961, YOU REQUESTED A REVIEW OF OUR DECISION OF DECEMBER 22, 1959, SUSTAINING OUR OFFICE SETTLEMENT OF SEPTEMBER 23, 1958, WHICH DISALLOWED YOUR CLAIM FOR TRAVELING EXPENSES. WE ADVISED YOU BY LETTER OF JULY 20, 1961, THAT SINCE YOU HAD FURNISHED NO INFORMATION WHICH PREVIOUSLY HAD NOT BEEN CONSIDERED, THE DISALLOWANCE OF YOUR CLAIM UPON FURTHER REVIEW MUST BE SUSTAINED.
YOUR LETTER OF AUGUST 15 PRESENTS NO ADDITIONAL FACTS REGARDING YOUR CLAIM, AND THE QUESTIONS PRESENTED THEREIN APPARENTLY RELATE TO HYPOTHETICAL SITUATIONS, CONCERNING WHICH WE ARE NOT AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO ADVISE YOU.
HOWEVER, IN LIGHT OF YOUR LETTER, WE HAVE AGAIN EXAMINED YOUR CLAIM AND WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT SUCH FURTHER REEXAMINATION DISCLOSES NO PROPER BASIS FOR CHANGING THE CONCLUSION HERETOFORE REACHED IN THE MATTER.
IN VIEW OF THE DISALLOWANCE OF YOUR CLAIM, THE ACTION AS PROPOSED IN YOUR LETTER OF AUGUST 17, IS NOT FOR CONSIDERATION; THEREFORE, THE AMOUNT OF $70 SHOULD BE REMITTED TO THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE TO LIQUIDATE YOUR INDEBTEDNESS TO THE UNITED STATES.