B-4803, JULY 25, 1939, 19 COMP. GEN. 107

B-4803, JULY 25, 1939, 19 COMP. GEN. 107

MILEAGE AND SUBSISTENCE - OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO MILITARY DUTY WHILE AT FOREIGN SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION MARINE CORPS OFFICER ORDERED TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURSUING A COURSE OF INSTRUCTION AT A FOREIGN SCHOOL, WHO IS SUBSEQUENTLY ASSIGNED FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF MILITARY DUTY WITH FOREIGN TROOPS, IS ENTITLED TO PER DIEM IN LIEU OF ACTUAL EXPENSES FOR DAYS ON WHICH TRAVEL WAS PERFORMED IN REPORTING FOR SUCH DUTY, AND IN RETURNING TO HIS FOREIGN STATION UPON COMPLETION OF SUCH DUTY, AND FOR THE DAYS OF TRAVEL FROM ONE ORGANIZATION TO ANOTHER, AND TO MILEAGE AT THE RATE PRESCRIBED BY THE ORDERS FOR ALL TRAVEL NECESSARILY PERFORMED IN HIS PRIVATELY OWNED AUTOMOBILE.

ASSISTANT COMPTROLLER GENERAL ELLIOTT TO THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, JULY 25, 1939:

THERE HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY YOUR REFERENCE OF JULY 8, 1939, FILE OO/L20- 3/390629/K, THE REQUEST OF THE PAYMASTER, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, FOR DECISION WHETHER PAYMENT IS AUTHORIZED ON A VOUCHER TRANSMITTED THEREWITH STATED IN FAVOR OF CAPT. HAROLD D. HARRIS, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $113.44, COVERING HIS CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL AND OTHER EXPENSES, ITEMIZED AS $24 FOR PER DIEM ALLOWANCE FOR 1 DAY EACH, JULY 14, AUGUST 13, SEPTEMBER 13, AND OCTOBER 6, 1938, $57.12 FOR EXPENSES OF SUBSISTENCE FROM JULY 11 TO OCTOBER 6, 1938, EXCEPTING DAYS FOR WHICH PER DIEM IS CLAIMED, AND WHEN QUARTERED AND WHEN SUBSISTING IN AN OFFICER'S MESS, AND $32.32 FOR 1,077.49 MILES TRAVEL BY HIS AUTOMOBILE AT 3 CENTS PER MILE.

CAPTAIN HARRIS WAS ORDERED TO PARIS, FRANCE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURSUING A COURSE OF INSTRUCTION BY ORDERS OF AUGUST 30, 1937, AS FOLLOWS:

FROM: THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.

TO: CAPT. HAROLD D. HARRIS, MARINE CORPS, BASIC SCHOOL, MARINE BARRACKS, NAVY YARD, PHILADELPHIA, PA.

VIA: THE MAJOR GENERAL COMMANDANT.

SUBJECT: CHANGE OF STATION.

1. WHEN DIRECTED BY THE COMMANDANT, NAVY YARD, PHILADELPHIA, PA., YOU WILL STAND DETACHED FROM YOUR PRESENT STATION AND DUTIES, WILL PROCEED TO BALTIMORE, MD., AND THENCE VIA STEAMER OF THE BALTIMORE MAIL LINE, SCHEDULED TO SAIL FROM THAT PORT ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 14, 1937, TO LE HARVE, FRANCE. ON ARRIVAL AT LE HAVRE, YOU WILL PROCEED TO PARIS, FRANCE, AND REPORT TO THE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR AND TO THE NAVAL ATTACHE, FOR DUTY.

2. ON RECEIPT OF AUTHORITY FROM THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT AND WHEN DIRECTED BY THE NAVAL ATTACHE, AMERICAN EMBASSY, PARIS, YOU WILL REPORT TO THE COMMANDING OFFICER, ECOLE DE GUERRE, FOR ASSIGNMENT TO THE 1938-40 CLASS OF THAT SCHOOL.

3. THE NAVAL ATTACHE, PARIS, IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO ISSUE ORDERS TO YOU AT SUCH TIMES AS MAY BE NECESSARY BEFORE AND DURING THE PERIOD OF THE ABOVE COURSE TO PERFORM SUCH TRAVEL AS MAY BE REQUIRED DURING FIELD EXERCISES AND MANEUVERS CONDUCTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE COURSE OF STUDY AT THE ABOVE-NAMED SCHOOL. FOR SUCH TRAVEL AND WHILE AWAY FROM YOUR DESIGNATED POST OF DUTY, YOU WILL BE ALLOWED A PER DIEM OF SIX DOLLARS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTUAL COST OF THE TRAVEL INVOLVED.

4. THE TRAVEL HEREIN ENJOINED IS NECESSARY IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE. FOR THE TRAVEL ABROAD, DIRECTED IN PARAGRAPH ONE ABOVE, YOU WILL BE ALLOWED A PER DIEM OF SIX DOLLARS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 24 100 (1), MARINE CORPS MANUAL, EXCEPT FOR SEA TRAVEL VIA COMMERCIAL VESSEL, WHEN ONLY ACTUAL EXPENSES WILL BE ALLOWED.

5. THERE BEING NO GOVERNMENT TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE, TRANSPORTATION FROM BALTIMORE, MD., TO LE HAVRE, FRANCE, VIA COMMERCIAL STEAMER OF AMERICAN REGISTRY IS AUTHORIZED FOR YOUR DEPENDENTS.

WILLIAM D. LEAHY, ACTING

HE WAS DETAINED FOR DUTY WITH THE FRENCH ARMY BY ORDERS OF JULY 11, 1938, FROM THE NAVAL ATTACHE, AS FOLLOWS: FROM: NAVAL ATTACHE. TO: CAPTAIN HAROLD D. HARRIS, U.S. MARINE CORPS. SUBJECT: ORDERS REFERENCE: (A) SECNAV ORDERS, FILE 103969-1 AN-196-ACD, 30 AUG;

1937.

(B) LETTER OF FRENCH MINISTER OF WAR, NO. 2956,

2/1EMA-1SMF, DATED 18 MAY 1938, TO MILITARY ATTACHE.

1. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY GRANTED IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF REFERENCE (A), AND WITH THE PERMISSION GRANTED IN REFERENCE (B), YOU WILL PROCEED TO BESANCON, FRANCE, AND PRESENT YOURSELF TO THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE 60TH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY AT THAT PLACE ON OR ABOUT JULY 15, 1938. YOU WILL AVAIL YOURSELF OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY THE ORGANIZATION, EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING OF FRENCH INFANTRY UNITS. IN THE EVENT THAT THIS REGIMENT GOES TO CAMP, YOU ARE DIRECTED TO ACCOMPANY IT.

2. YOU WILL LEAVE THE 60TH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 13, 1938, AND PROCEED TO CLERMONT-FERRAND, FRANCE, WHERE YOU WILL PRESENT YOURSELF TO THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE 16TH REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 16, 1938. YOU WILL AVAIL YOURSELF OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY THE ORGANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING OF THE FRENCH ARTILLERY. IN THE EVENT THAT THIS REGIMENT GOES TO CAMP, YOU ARE DIRECTED TO ACCOMPANY IT.

3. YOU WILL LEAVE THE ARTILLERY REGIMENT ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1938, AND PROCEED TO VESOUL, FRANCE, WHERE YOU WILL PRESENT YOURSELF TO THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE 11TH REGIMENT OF CHASSEURS ( CAVALRY) ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 15, 1938. YOU WILL AVAIL YOURSELF OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY THE ORGANIZATION, EQUIPMENT, AND TRAINING OF THE FRENCH CAVALRY.

4. YOU WILL LEAVE THIS CAVALRY REGIMENT ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 15, 1938, AND RETURN TO YOUR PRESENT STATION AT PARIS, REPORTING YOUR RETURN TO THIS OFFICE.

5. YOU ARE AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM NECESSARY TRAVEL, IN CARRYING OUT THESE ORDERS, BY PRIVATELY OWNED AUTOMOBILE, FOR WHICH YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT AT THE RATE OF $0.03 PER MILE, BASED ON THE SHORTEST USUALLY TRAVELED ROUTES AS SHOWN BY CURRENT ROAD MAPS. YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO PER DIEM ALLOWANCE OF $6.00 FOR PERIODS OF TRAVEL EXCLUSIVE OF TRAVEL WITH TROOPS.

6. THE TRAVEL HEREIN ENJOINED IS NECESSARY IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE.

7. THESE ORDERS DO NOT CONSTITUTE A PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION.

( SIGNED) FRANCIS COGSWELL

FRANCIS COGSWELL.

ENDORSEMENT ON THESE ORDERS SHOWS TRAVEL PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LETTER ORDERS TO HAVE BEEN AS FOLLOWS:

1. PERFORMED TRAVEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH BASIC ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:

JULY 13, 1938. LEFT PARIS AT 1200.

JULY 14, 1938. ARRIVED BESANCON, FRANCE AT 1400--- DISTANCE 387

KILOMETERS.

JULY 15 TO 26, 1938, AT BESANCON, FRANCE, WITH 60TH REGIMENT OF

INFANTRY.

JULY 28 AND 29, 1938, ON MANEUVER WITH 60TH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY.

SLEEPING ACCOMMODATIONS FURNISHED, OFFICERS' MESS ESTABLISHED FOR

PERIOD OF MANEUVER.

JULY 30 TO AUGUST 4, 1938, AT BESANCON, FRANCE, WITH 60TH

INFANTRY REGIMENT.

AUGUST 5, 1938. LEFT BESANCON AT 1200.

AUGUST 5, 1938. ARRIVED VALDAHON, FRANCE--- DISTANCE 31

KILOMETERS.

AUGUST 5 TO 13, 1938, AT CAMP DU VALDAHON, FRANCE, WITH 60TH

REGIMENT OF INFANTRY. SLEEPING ACCOMMODATIONS FURNISHED AND

OFFICER'S MESS ESTABLISHED.

AUGUST 13, 1938* LEFT VALDAHON, FRANCE, AT 1200.

AUGUST 15, 1938. ARRIVED CLERMONT-FERRAND, FRANCE, AT 1300---

DISTANCE 419 KILOMETERS.

AUGUST 16, 1938. PRESENTED MYSELF TO COMMANDING OFFICER OF

16TH REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY. WAS INFORMED THAT FRENCH MINISTER

OF WAR HAD DIRECTED THAT I GO TO THE 36TH REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY

WHICH WAS AT CAMP DE LA FONTAINE DU BERGER, 7 1/2 MILES FROM

CLERMONT-FERRAND.

AUGUST 16, 1938. LEFT CLERMONT-FERRANT AT 1000.

AUGUST 16, 1938. ARRIVED CAMP DE LA FONTAINE DU BERGER AT

1020--- DISTANCE 7 1/2 MILES.

AUGUST 16-1SEPT. 7, 1938. WITH 36TH REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY AT

CAMP DE LA FONTAINE DU BERGER. QUARTERS WERE FURNISHED AND

OFFICERS' MESS ESTABLISHED DURING THIS PERIOD.

SEPTEMBER 8, 1938. 36TH REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY ORDERED TO RETURN

TO ISSOIRE, FRANCE; FOREIGN OFFICERS ("STAGIAIRES") DIRECTED

TO PROCEED TWITH THIS REGIMENT.

SEPTEMBER 8, 1938. LEFT CAMP DE LA FONTAINE DU BERGER, FRANCE,

AT 1200.

SEPTEMBER 8, 1938. ARRIVED ISSOIRE, FRANCE AT 1240--- DISTANCE

35 KILOMETERS.

SEPTEMBER 9 TO 13, 1938. AT ISSOIRE, FRANCE, WITH 36TH REGIMENT

OF ARTILLERY.

SEPTEMBER 13, 1938. LEFT ISSOIRE, FRANCE, AT 1200.

SEPTEMBER 14, 1938. ARRIVED VESOUL, FRANCE, AT 1300--- DISTANCE

489 KILOMETERS.

SEPTEMBER 15 TO OCTOBER 6, 1938, WITH 11TH REGIMENT OF CHASSEURS

AT VESOUL.

OCTOBER 6, 1938. INFORMED BY COMMANDING OFFICER THAT PERIODS OF

FAMILIARIZATION FOR ALL FOREIGN OFFICERS WERE CANCELLED, EFFECTIVE

IMMEDIATELY.

OCTOBER 6, 1938. DEPARTED VESOUL, FRANCE, AT 1200.

OCTOBER 6, 1938. ARRIVED PARIS, FRANCE, AT 2000--- DISTANCE 362

KILOMETERS. EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE NO QUARTERS WERE FURNISHED AND

NO MESS WAS AVAILABLE.

"TOTAL DISTANCE TRAVELED, WHICH WAS BY SHORTEST USUALLY TRAVELED ROUTES, 1,077.49 MILES.

( SIGNED) HAROLD D. HARRIS.

HAROLD D. HARRIS.

THIS OFFICER WHILE AWAY FROM PARIS, FRANCE, WAS ASSIGNED FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF MILITARY DUTY WITH TROOPS. HIS SITUATION WAS IDENTICAL WITH THAT OF CAPT. JOHN D. MUNCIE, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, CONSIDERED IN DECISION TO YOU OF JULY 5, 1939, B-3956.

IF NOT PAID, AND OTHERWISE CORRECT, PAYMENT OF PER DIEM OF $6 IS AUTHORIZED AS CLAIMED FOR DAYS ON WHICH TRAVEL WAS PERFORMED IN PROCEEDING FROM PARIS TO BESANCON, AND UPON COMPLETION OF DUTY WITH TROOPS FROM VESOUL TO PARIS, AND FOR THE DAYS OF TRAVEL FROM ONE ORGANIZATION TO ANOTHER, ALSO 3 CENTS PER MILE FOR ALL TRAVEL NECESSARILY PERFORMED IN HIS PRIVATELY OWNED AUTOMOBILE.