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               UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
                          REGIONAL OFFICE
                     2006 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD BUILDING
                           234 STATE STREET
                       DETROIT, MICHIGAN 48226


                                      OCT  19 1972



     Commanding Officer
     U.S.S. WALLACE L. LIND (DD-703)    rM G             Ar    L
     FP  San Francisco
     Dear Sir:
          Our review of financial transactions  in the accounts
     of the U.S.S. LIND for the 6 months ended  December 31, 1971,
     disclosed numerous errors in pay records and  vouchers.
     These errors resulted in over or underpaying  crew members
     and, in some instances, improper leave balances.
          Our findings indicate a particular need  for increased
     proficiency in processing and paying travel  claims.  For
     instance, the most common errors we found  involved:
             failure to pay per diem while en route between
             stations,
             failure to make proper deductions for meals,
             use of wrong rates in computing per diem,
          ** erroneous computation of per dien, and
          -- use of incorrect distances in determining
             allowable mileage.
    Other  errors involved inaccurate leave accounting,  incor-
    rect  computation of pay, and use of the wrong rate  in
    determining  cost of living allowances.  The errors  are
    summarized  in an appendix.
         We were  unable to pinpoint responsibility or  deter-
    mine  the causes of the errors since our review was  limited
    to  records at the Navy Finance Center, Cleveland.   However,
    we believe  the number of travel related errors could  be
    substantially  reduced if disbursing personnel became  more

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