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B-191193 1 (1978-03-02)

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                    COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
                               WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 4v


B-191193

                                                       MAR 2 1978

The~ aororable 1Birch fluy'l
United States BeiiaLe

Dear Senator hiayfil

     This is ia response'to your lette~r tranamittin , three questions froej
a Mr.              wh    coxeutly 6vf-feretd certa~in losses duriag the evac-
uation of Eaigaa. lUe asks (in rough paraprase)-,

     (1) Wao the evacuatiou of Salgoia ordered- by Uie Presidefut?

     (2)  If so, are ezpicyes of the Urtited. ~tatcs Govermet
          entitled to be reiidbursed or othcrx~ise indezuified,
          for peruonal1 losse.suffered in the courso of the
          evacuation?

     (3)  If P~oL speciically coLnpnated for their looses.,
          how were Urtited Stateo em~ployees vwititled to treat
          iucii losses?   ax writ-orff?'

     The evacuation of Saion-, Sourin Vietriai, was, ordered by the President.
Lnclosed is a copy of President Ford's fitatement of A pril 29, 1975, i
vhich he acknowledges ardering Ie evaeuaiLion.

     Personal property lossec ineideat to servIce suffere~d by er-*pllay'4e
oi the, United States may be reirJbursed iud er the Hilitary Parsonae1 aud /
Civilian Ltbployees Clais Act of 1964, as aveadcd, 31 U.S.C. §-§ 240-244
(197i & Supp. V 1975), if the toaditioins of the Act and regulatiouo
theireunder ar met. To be rei-rbureed, an e-vployev. or uilitav ,y iebr
ut submit a claimf to the head of his department or agency (or the
desi~nee of the deparLtzeat or agenrty ha)

     A claim way be allowed, if shstatiated, or,1y if it was not ca~used
wholly or partly by the negliZ~etice or wron f4) act of tite (:1aiwant, hiis
,4jwat or 41s ernp;layee, 31 U.S.C' 6 24l(c)('j'Wand~ o01y for property the
Possessioni of which is deterr~dn1ed to be reasonable., useful, or proper
under the circumstances (31 1J.1 C. , 24)44) (1)) .V' Niote the tie ilita-
LiorEw in 31 U.S.C. i§ 241(c) (j)ad (d     rcan~~    he 2,year pariod
for the submission of claims5. We are xoare of no special provisions
for tile eo:mpeasatiou of etaployees' or iiemnbors prsoxi. al osses from
the Saison, evacuation.

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