LETTER TO HONORABLE DANIEL K. INOUYE FROM JOHN F. BLAKE

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Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, Chairman
Select Committee on Intelligence
United States Senate
Washington, D. C. 20510
Dear Senator Inouye:
This is in response to your 3 October 1977 (Q#54)
letter to me concerning CIA first class travel regula-
tions. This is to advise that the Agency's domestic
travel regulations are based on the federal Travel
Regulations, Federal Property Management Ragulatio Ls
101-7 and our foreign travel regulations are adopted
from the Foreign Affairs Manual exercising the Director's
Public Law 110 authority to establish foreign travel
regulations. The Foreign Affairs Manual, as you know,
applies to Department of State, USIA, and USAID.
The language of our updated travel regulations as
it applies to the travel of our senior officers is based
upon the language in the Foreign Affairs Manual (6 FAM
1845.3b(2)j, copy attached, that represents State's im-
plementation of the federal Travel Regulations for both
foreign and domestic travel for certain senior officials
of the Department of States.
The updated travel regulation to which you refer
resulted in more restrictive policy for use of first class
travel. Certain authorities previously delegated to Chiefs
of Station to approve first class travel have been rescinded,
and approval is now required by a Deputy Director or his
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designee, except in certain special situations, including
emergencies. We believe that our policy is consistent
with generally accepted procedures for the most senior
Government executives.
Sincerely,
/S/John F. Blake
John F. Blake
Acting Deputy Director
Enclosure
(Dept of State Regulation 6 FAM 1845.3.b.(2)
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One seat in a sleeping or parlor car
is allowed when the journey is of more
than 5 hours' duration.
Coach accommodations are used to the
maximum extent possible for trips of 5
hours or less, except when such train
travel only constitutes a portion of
the total authorized journey, or the
use of slepeping or parlor car*
accommodations has been authorized by
the authorizing officer on. the basis.
of advantage to the Government,
suitability and convenience to' the
traveler, and nature of 'the business
1845.2 Ship
Minimum first -class accommodations -are.
allowed 'except that, if nat available
at the time reservation, . is * made, ..a
superior. accommodation may be- alloiaed
upon certification as. provided -. 'in;
section 1845.1a. The term:"rninimum
first-class accommodation-s; D- as" used
herein, - means one .which provides
direct access .. from - -:within .' .the
stateroom to wash basin, shower-
or-bath, and toilet. . Reservations for
accommodations should be applied for .'
as soon as possible after receipt. of
travel orders.
1845.3 Airplane.
a. General_Policy.-
It is the policy of the Government
that travelers use less than first-
class accommodations when traveling by
air. In view of this policy, the use'
of first-class accommodations is
limited to the following instances,
subject to the requirements of section
(1) . There is no scheduled. less than-
first-class service between the points
of authorized travel;.
(2)'. ":Space is not available in less
than first-class accommodations in
time to
travel;
carry out the purpose of the
(3) Necessary for
mission or for
traveler-s health;
conduct of the
reasons of the
(1!) F1. costly acconunodations (to not provide
(5) The cost of first-class
accommodations offered by a commercial
air carrier does not exceed the charge
for less than first-class
accommodations offered by any other
commercial air carrier in connection
with its* operation of V regularly
scheduled f lights.' ' between-.the. same
b.. Authdrizations.-for Use of
First-Class Accommodations
(1) Except 'as" othbrwi:se
authority- p:etiided
herein, tc use first-c)ass
--
air accommodations- is .5 flCluded_ 3.'F the
travel...:. horizatinn or ? -`dn1c:iic1tient
thereto...:-. ,: .
(2) .;The. ` use ' .nf. first c ass
accommodations. under Cif"Clum$tances _ i n
sections 1845.3a (2) L)ik c>ught
1845.3a (4) %?ill be - authroi-zed only
after a- . determination .- by the
authorizing officer :t}lat -.such
accommodations are rcgiiir-ed