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B-193830 1 (1979-10-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjow0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Office of General Counsel In Reply Refer to: B-193830 TeHonorable Cyrus R. Vance /f I Secretary of State&/4 ?t 14 f A j Dear Mr. Secretary: This is in response to a letter from Mr. Roger B. Feldman, Deputy 2 2 Assistant Secretary for Budget and Finance,7 -concerning liability for T 2 $2,412 lost while in shipment to the American Embassy in Asuncion, Para- guay. For the reasons that follow, relief is granted as indicated. How- ever, the facts of this case suggest certain comments which should be taken into consideration in the future. Briefly, the money was shipped in September, 1973, by diplomatic pouch from the State Department to the Embassy in Asuncion. The pouch did not reach its destination and has never been recovered. In December, 1978, pur- suant to 31 U.S.C. § 82a-1 (1976), Deputy Assistant Secretary Feldman re- quested relief from liability on bahalf of Ms. Juana M. Martinez Miranda, Class B cashier at the Embassy. In B-193830, March 30, 1979, we granted relief to Ms. Martinez Miranda based on our concurrence with the admini- strative determination that the loss occurred without fault or negligence on her part. However, Miranda could our March 30, we also pointed out that granting relief to Ms. Martinez not entirely dispose of the matter. The last paragraph of letter is repeated below: However, the person responsible for mailing the funds presumably had custody of the funds in the course of his official duties and hence would be considered an accountable officer in his own right at the time the funds were mailed, The Department must therefore determine who was accountable for the currency at the time it was mailed. Collection action should be taken against that accountable officer unless the Department decides to request relief. * * In responding to our March 30 letter, the Deputy Assistant Secretary stated: * * * Martha Shafshuf of the Office of Finance handled the checks, the currency, and arranged to turn it over for shipment. This was turned over to John B. 62(7/7/

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