'COMPASSIONATE LEAVE' - TRAVEL EXPENSES OF (SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP57-00384R000500020080-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 16, 2001
• Sequence Number: 80
• Publication Date: May 7, 1953
• Content Type: MEMO

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f 1952 cannot be considered a reimburseable expense under
uthority of Such an expense though occasioned by
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d funds was not granted
ad by the misinterpretation of
determinations, See CIA Notice
ated 6 August 1952.
, in the instant ease, there existed no legal obligation on the
part of the clove t to make the subject disbursement. The benefits
in fact were purely personal In nature and inured to the individual.
As further evidences of the fact that no benefit accrued to the Govern-
nt we look to the requesting cable wheree'!n it is stated that the -
,ployes# be returned for leave and for registry conference",, and find
that the cable reply denied the request for "registry conference" with.
the following verbage. "Sorry, cannot justify Y". Notwithstanding
fact that the employee relied on a determination from higher autho-
i.e., a cable from 'ashingt? n,, a. general rule long-established
employee receiving funds which were #prope
d paid cannot retain the benefits so authorised a paid.
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^ Consequently, to approve the reque
952 as the "equivalent of home leave" is legally Improper since
s the employee had only fifteen months service abroad. It is
unnecessary to consider further the question of retroactive home leave
than to point out that the term "home leave" technically is a
Agency's leave authority is governed by the "Annual
1951", Public Law 253, 82nd Congress, and the term
h respect to this Agency does not have the same
which states that toeriods of
" There is, however, a provision in
gvlatiens thereunder can authority be
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ited to an employee to return to th+
nee for the sole purpose of mating an
a break in said eemplo eee a as continuous service abroa
rat by Subject away from her duty station including
be considered annual leave.
6, In accordance with the above, it in our opinion that the
reimbursement by the Government to the employee for the cost of travel
incurred in connection with her trip to the United states and return
in 1952 was not in accord with law.or regulation a. It i l be neces
ary that she most the requirements of
taming to eligibility for time leave in that the employee muss have
accrued annual leave to carry her in a pay status while in the United
States for at least thirty calendar days.
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