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B-132152-O.M. 1 (1957-06-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadain0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. CLAIMS DIVISION IN( REPLY PLEASE QUOTE Aa-Z-166802 (1)-AEJ-7 The Coiptroller Genaral erewith is the claim of The atirement Pund of dical Corps, Athens, Greece, in the sum of 630.00 Greek Drachmas (021.00), for payment of the United Statoe Infornation Agency'b Mcare of ire insurance premium fot caldndar year 1955 on the Goverzont-leased U.S.I.S. library premises, located at 5o. 29 Stadium Street (formerly Churchill Street), Athens, Greece. / Paragraph 5 of the original lease under thich the promises are occupied, contract No. S-23 fa-25, dated July 1, 1948 (now IA-23-25), provides that the lessor accepts full and aole responsibility for the pgment of all taxns and azy other charges of a public nature which are or nay be assessed against the property of which the premises covered by the lease form a part, *he amendments tQ the contract ovidance increace of rent in accordance uith the provisions of the Greek Rent Control Law. I By zemrandun of Jure 18, 1954, the American Embassy, Athens, Greece, referred the claim to the epartrant of State fur a ruling as to the popflety of payant of the subject claim and indicati4g that similar claims might be presented. / In reply thereto, the .epartant of State advised that the contract and Amendment go. 2, were examined with the cooperation of the State Site Audit Group of our Office, and it was concluded that both documents tero silent as to fire insurance being payable as a part of rent, as moll as other items which the leasee could be called upon to pay under the rent control law in addition to rent. The rile contains a memorandum fran the Amrican LMbassy, Athens, to the U.S.I.A., Vashington, D. C., dated July 1, 1956, advising that, in its opinion, the contract evidenced by the Memorandum of Agreement of April 11, 1955, was inevitably drawn with intent to comply fully with the Greek aent Control Law, and had it been intended that the lessor would be liable for full payment of fire insurance premiums, contrary to the law, the Joint Adninistrative Services would un- questionably have expressly provided in the contract that these pay- ments would be made by the lcssor in part consideration of t he stipulated contract price. The memorandum states that the Greek Rent Control Law, Which has been in effect since August , 1947, first required tenants to pay a share of the fire insurance premium on August 31, 1952. It

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