THAT THE APPROPRIATIONS OF THE ARMED SERVICES FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO AMORTIZE THE COST OF A POWER PLANT NEEDED TO MEET THE ANTICIPATED INCREASED POWER REQUIREMENTS OF THE LOCAL RYUKYUAN ECONOMY AND THE ARMED SERVICES. IN OTHER WORDS WE HELD THAT THE ARMED SERVICES' FISCAL YEAR APPROPRIATIONS FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR UTILITY SERVICES BEYOND T...

REQUESTS A DECISION AS TO WHETHER THE NAVY DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO PAY A CLAIM FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY NAVY PERSONNEL TO THE PROPERTY OF THE RYUKYU ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION (REPC). THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY STATES THAT REPC WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE ARMY AS THE UNITED STATES CIVIL ADMINISTRATION OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS (USCAR) ON JULY 8. THAT IT WAS ENTIRELY FINANCED FROM GOVERNMENT FUNDS. EXPRESSES T...

SINCE RYUKYU ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION IS NOT AN INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES AND APPROPRIATED FUNDS ARE NOT INVOLVED. SOLICITATION OF BIDS FROM AMERICAN FIRMS ONLY IS NOT REQUIRED. TO POWER RESERVE: RECEIPT IS ACKNOWLEDGED OF YOUR LETTERS DATED JANUARY 25 AND FEBRUARY 6. YOU STATE IT IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING THAT THE RYUKYU ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION RECENTLY REQUESTED PROPOSALS FROM MANUFA...