Request by the Department of the Navy for Exception to GAO Travel Regulations

The Department of the Navy requested that an exception be granted to GAO travel regulations to enable Rear Admiral Maxine Conder to accept an invitation to join a group of American nursing leaders on a study trip to the People's Republic of China. The procurement of official passenger travel between points in the United States and the People's Republic of China arranged by a travel agency was approved since the services were not available from American air carriers. However, the tickets should be paid for by the traveler and reclaimed from the Government.