AUTHORITY TO GRANT RENTAL ADVANCES(Classified)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00755R000200070084-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 7, 2000
• Sequence Number: 84
• Publication Date: May 29, 1952
• Content Type: MEMO

. , Approved For Release 2000/08/16 : CI
29 May 1952
MEMORANDUM
FROM : Chief, Southeastern Europe Division
SUBJECT ; Authority to Grant Rental Advances'
TO . Chief, Finance Division
1. . Real Estate practices within-have been for sometime and 25X1A6a
continue at present, to demand the Lessee deposit from six months' to one
year's rent in advance to secure living quarters. Accordingly, our person-
nel have had to comply with this custom. Quite obviously, very few, if any
of our people are able to produce such sums of money and are forced to seek
approval to draw rental advances with which to obtain housing. This Organi-
zation, as does the Department o# State, recognizes and approves this local
ground rule and permits the individuals to draw necessary sums within es-
tablished limitations.
2. The present procedure necessitates the- Station to send a 25X1A6a
cable, requesting approval to advance an employee the necessary funds.
(Time usually precludes pouching such requests.) Headquarters must then
answer by cable granting such approval. This latter step is most usually
conditioned by the amount of living allowance allotted the individual and the
determination that said advance will not exceed the sum total of the allow-
ances for the stated period.
3. Since this Organization recognizes and approves this real estate
practice and since the determination is in most instances a purely adminis-
trative one of simple mathmatics, it would appear more desirable both from
the standpoint of efficiency and economy to transfer this function to the Field.
It is therefore requested authority be issued transferring the responsibility
of granting rental advances, within the limitations asset forth below, to the
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4. The following conditions will govern an approval by the Senior
Representative:
a. A rental advance may not exceed one year.
Amounts advanced must not exceed the sum total of authorized
quarters allowances for the requested period.
c. All outstanding advances must be liquidated before granting any
additional ones.
5. The above has been discussed verbally with the Finance Division,
who are in general agreement with proposal.
Southea'slernope Division
A Ap r ve
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Chief, MMI Chief, ADMIN, OSO
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