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B-22307 1 (1941-12-23)

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              COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
  b -22307                  WASHINGTON


  Coordimtor og Iforzat on.            DE C r 3

  My dw  Co lael Lonovan:
      I haVe your let ter of Lvoember 2, 194. as follows,
      Your opinion is respeotftaly requested with regard to the
 follonvi questiont
      ,sIay the Coordinator of information authorie an employ., of
 bis office to imur expenses -for entertaimnsnt of representatives
 Of fOrOiP CoVrnent.s or athers with wham contacts must be me
 *di. In travel status Vwen such entertairmt in gortndeirea b
 the coordlnster to be vitally noveozssa7 icr the exeoution of the
 duties and reaponsibilitla aesi~awd to the Coordinator y -tho
 President?
     'bm Exeutive    der of the ireaident dated July U, 1941,
 6eotion 50 statea that: 'ithld the llvt of su h funds as may
 be aoested to the Coordinator of Inforuation tv the iiesident,
 the Coordinator may eaupoy necessary persozmel and make provision
 for the neesaary suplie*P facilitles, anud aervices.r
     A3lloatioDs to this Ofi2ice are made by the president in ao-
 cordame with t he provisions o1' the item Eigera.ncY  ud tor the
 Presidnt.' contained in thO Uilitz,W Appropriation Act, 1941v ap..-
 roved Jw* 13, 1940, (PubicNo.- 611, 76th Congrss).  'ia Ac
 is quoted in part,, #o enabl  e Aresden, throuTh e  tppopr'aie
 agerz*Sie of the Loverusent, without reference to -eetion 3709, le-
 Vised Statute## to provid for wewrgenois affecting the national
 ecurity and dtese and for eai and tvery pupose connected there-
 *ith, including all of the objects and purposes specified under any
 appropriation available or to be made. aviLable to the War I.epartart
 for the fiscal years 1940 and 1941; . . .
     iAthough the Act hereinbefore cited does not speific&jy pro-
vide for or limiit the amount of funds tkat nay be Considered avail-
able for entertainment eypengeg, the broad purpose of tJW Act would
appear to &low expenditures for th entertaimwnt of representatives
of foreign ,oereuntg and others in the furtherance of Gfficial
duties.
     'It vill be greatly appreciated ±1' your opinion can to  lvan
this o1ice at ax, Oarly date inaftuch as activities oi i*Ls offcee
are being held ill auBPeneion p in receipt of same.m


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