TRAVEL ALLOWANCES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00498A000700120005-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 14, 2000
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: February 20, 1976
• Content Type: MF

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DD/A 76-0810
20 February 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
Executive Assistant to the Director
Executive Assistant to the Deputy Director
Chief, DCI Security Staff
SUBJECT Travel Allowances
I have recently caused to be reviewed the travel allowances
to which addressees are entitled. A statement on this matter,
entitled "Maximum Subsistence Entitlements for the DCI, DDCI,
and Aides", is attached for your information. The Administrative
Officer, O/DCI, is knowledgeable on the contents of this docu-
ment and is available to you to render any assistance or
interpretation.
STATINTL
John F. Blake
Distribution:
Orig - DCI w/Att
1 - DDCI w/Att
1 - EA/DCI w/Att
1 - EA/DDCI w/Att
1 - C/Sec. Staff/DCI
1 - AO/DCI
Deputy Director
for
Administration
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MAXIMUM SUBSISTENCE ENTITLEMENTS FOR THE DCI, DDCI AND AIDES
1. Agency regulations concerning subsistence entitlements for
TDY travel follow Federal Travel Regulations and make no
unique provision for travel of the Director, the Deputy
and personnel traveling with them.
2. Under these regulations, when because of unusual circum-
stances maximum per diem is inadequate, reimbursement may
be authorized on an actual subsistence expense basis not
to exceed:
a. $50.00 per day for travel within CONUS.
b. Locality per diem plus $21.00 per day
for travel in foreign areas.
Claims for reimbursement for actual subsistence
expenses must show for each day the total amounts
spent for (1) lodging, (2) meals, and (3) all
other subsistence expenses; receipts are required
only for lodging.
3. However, for travel in foreign areas, Agency regulations
also provide that senior officials may in lieu of actual
subsistence expense reimbursement be authorized regular
per diem and be granted a supplemental per diem allowance
not to exceed $21.00 per day to cover excessive subsis-
tence expenses incurred for representational purposes. An
advantage to the traveler of this procedure over the
actual subsistence expense basis is that no accounting is
required; the traveler is required, however, to state that
such portion of the representation allowance as is claimed
was used to meet required subsistence expenses. This
procedure could also be advantageous to the traveler when
actual expenses on some days exceed the maximum allowance
and on other days are less than the maximum.
4. It has been customary to grant the supplemental representa-
tional per diem allowance to personnel accompanying the
Director and the Deputy Director on trips to foreign areas.
If in particular circumstances, whether on domestic or
foreign travel, an aide is required in furtherance of the
Agency mission to take a particular room (as in the case
of a security officer accompanying the DCI or DDCI) or
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partake of a particular meal. at costs greater than he
otherwise would have incurred, the cost of the aide's
hotel room or meal may be reimbursed as official
expense with an appropriate per diem reduction, or if
the aide is on actual expense the room or meal would
be omitted from his actual subsistence expense claim.
It has also been the practice to treat as official
rather than subsistence expense the cost of porter fees
incurred by security aides. on behalf of the DCI or DDCI
group for reasons of enhancing personal security of the
group.
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