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B-230244 1 (1988-03-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadnbd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: The Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Payment by Federal Aviation Administration Matterof: of Award to Iran made by Iran-United States Claims Tribunal File: B-230244 Date: March 28, 1988 DIGEST Award issued by the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal (Tribunal) against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for $5,499.68, plus interest, on a claim for services the Iran National Airlines Company furnished to the FAA under two invoices dated June 3, 1979 should be certified for payment. The Tribunal was established in accordance with the international agreement between Iran and the United States that settled the crisis resulting from the 1979 seizure of the United States Embassy in Teheran. Under this agreement, the decisions and awards of the Tribunal against either government are final and binding and legally enforceable. DECISION This decision is in response to a request from David C. Thomas, authorized certifying officer, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), for an advance decision from our Office as to the propriety of his certifying payment to the Government of Iran of an award made by the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal (Tribunal) in the amount of $5,499.68, plus interest. For the reasons set forth below, we conclude that the award represents a valid claim against the FAA that should be certified for payment in accordance with its terms. BACKGROUND The Tribunal that made the award was established in accordance with the so-called Algiers Accords, whereby the United States and Iran agreed on January 19, 1981, to adhere to two formal declarations issued on that date by the C~W~A&

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