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DECISION
THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
OF THE UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON 0. C. 20548
FILE: B-194254 DATE: June 18, 1979
MATTER OF: James H. Lewis eage and Per Diem]
DIGEST: 1. Department of State employee traveled by
privately owned vehicle (POV) from Copenhagen,
Denmark, to Southampton, United Kingdom, and
claimed 902 miles for trip. GAO Claims Division
assumed that igure claimed was in kilometers
ine-e-smi-eage-app-eared-ereessive a~hh~efe-e
&-k~ allowed payment for 559 milesj Employee may
be allowed payment for 724 miles as Official
Table of Distances, Foreign Travel gives that
as mileage onshortest, usually traveled route.
2. GAO Claims Division denied Department of State
employee per diem from noon, September 5, until
noon, September 6, 1973, at port of arrival, New
York City, on his return from overseas as he was
not authorized rest stop. Employee arrived in
New York at 9 a. m. on September 5 but did not
clear customs until afternoon. He states it was
not possible to arrange for car rental and the
shipment of baggage in remaining time so he
stayed overnight in New York and proceeded at
9 a. m. the next day. In view of the employee's
explanation and in light of 6 FAM 156. 4, March 30,
1973, payment .of per diem is now allowed.
Mr. James H. Lewis, a former employee of the Department
of State, has appealed our Claims Division's denial of his claim
for certain mileage and per diem allowances incurred incident to
separation travel which he performed from Helsinki, Finland, to
San Marino, California.7
The mileage claim involves travel by privately owned
automobile from Copenhagen, Denmark, to Southampton, United
Kingdom, from December 15 to December 18, 1972. The dis-
tances covered by ferries are not included in mileage computation.
See 6 Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) 145. 4-3, April 27, 1972.
Mr. Lewis claimed his odometer read 62814 when he started
in Copenhagen and it read 63716 on arrival in Southampton, giving](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobadhif0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)