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B-195435 1 (1979-09-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjip0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 1-&ld K ttwkamm G)W4 76,0 4 /137 United States Geueril Accounting Otfice Washington, )C 20548 - - I - -n w Office of General Counsel In Reply Refer to: B-195435 SEP 12 1j79 The Honorable John E, Reinhardtp Director International Communication Agency D14ob40/2 19750 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWt Wshingtonr, 1.C, 20547 -Donot nmke available to publict .ittE v Dear•r. Reinhardt;. -- This responds 1:d a request fr& James f, Isbister, Associatjfltectr x of Ianagement, International COULmun Cation Agency (ICA), for ,the-relle .4 J'rU....SLuad-Oh1!rr-h from'liab-ility fd&:' the, loss of imprest, fdhdij in the nrount of $1,283,05. Mr. Chammah is the Class i.Cashier atthe ICA Regiotial'Ser- vice Center in Beirut, Lebanon. 'For the r'easons tt'at follow, relief is granted, ,1 Th-, record indicates that1 at. ab lit 1015 p'm on October '13, 1978, armed soldiers entered the ICA Regional Servicq Center compound in 'eWtit and overpowered-two guards who were on duty. ACAprsonel were a nottD return to the compound utitil securty gcoi,be:nasured, A. traory, inspection by American'Embassy personnel en Oqto 4k 19-indicated th#t-t4o safe eontatping theimpres funds (a oler't, wo-dr4wer safe-cabinet'with built -in &mbination' lodQ had been1 1ooied. '.1K elfiileefiiere notjable to regain 4.ontrol of tip ,premises until Otobor 27, 'twhid&,time th ey.,C confirmed tbQtheft of the funds-from the safad It appeat that thi -safe had been entereu'by the use of a blow-Corchald',Varlous other tool -found in the vlciiity of the lafe. Of the Lebanese Po'unds 7,000 which had been advanced to' Nrit Chammah, it w;s determined thot ,LcbanevwPotsnd1s 3,7B5 (U.S, $1,283,05) had beer; stolen. The remainder of ihe funds wat- accounted, fur by receipts. lie have authority under'31 U.S.C, § 82a-1 (1976) to grniit relief to auco%ttable officers for the physical loss of funds upon our concuvrence with the agency head or hiol delegate: (1) that such loss or deficiency occurred.wdile auch officer eir agent wva acting in the discharze of his officiaJ. duties or that such' loss or deficisicy occur- red by reason of the act or omission of a subordinate of Buch officer or agent; and (2)' that such loss or defictency occurred without fault or. negligence on,the. part of such officer or agent. S '4 4. a ' i i It ~1' - I. I-i I t,: lt % *, 1 4 I I ,Itt. a

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