CONTRACT OS-100, OVERSEAS DIFFERENTIAL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81B00878R001200020087-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 20, 2000
• Sequence Number: 87
• Publication Date: June 12, 1958
• Content Type: LETTER

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12~ Juna ~'~58
Subject: Cpntract QS-34E~ C3verseas L7ifferential
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A review oi~ the basis on which c~verseae differantial allowatscas w,~re
eatabkiah~a~d indicates that ~"$" IJetachment was expected. tv operate in
an area, of greater hardship than the area t~f ope.rations for "~? I7s-
tafihxnent. Ae a reeutt, the "B" I}etachrnant ?versea~a dfffarential war
fixed at X50.+00 per maa~ week as compared with an c~verseae diffaren-
tial +~f ~35.0EJ per man week fear '~," I?e~tachm+ant.
aubsaquent to the agreerr~ents reached at that tune which have been
ince~rgttratad in the contract gxice structure and ixs the individual agree-
mants of ampic-yment, personnel of ",C~~ ~?etachment havt~ been deployed
to a staging area, or s:reas which are believed to be areas of +~~ual
hardshig to the axeas esf '~B'e I3atachrr~en,t ogeratit~na.
Th+~ disparity in overseas differential beetween~ the detachixients is
creating morale probierns among "+~,T' I]etachment personnel iz~ .caging
Qpcrations. The comtractar th+erefvre recomxn,~nds that the vr~tt I3e-
ta~ch:~eant staging area. or a.reae be reclassified ae to hardships and, that
contractor personnel assigned to .such. areas be eligibl+~ fc-r c~vers+aas
differential at a rate of X54. t3Q per :rjan week or $?. t30 per man day
while on staging operation,a.
The cc-ntraetor further reconYmands that the prolrosed reclassification
ba retroactive to initial deployment t4 the atagrng area. ft #s estimated
that the additional coat through 3~ June 158 will be leffis than ~~, p00.00.
Sufficies:t funds are available ie. the contract to permit this retroactive
adjustxnent.
Your approval. is requested.
Vary truly yours.
HY+C+OrN M~`C:. CC3Iu1F*AhTY
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