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                COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
                              WASHINGTON

A-91697
                                     MAR  -3  1938



The Honorable*

     The Secretary of State.

Sirs

     There has been considered your letter of December 21, 1937,

FA 125*9541/36, replying to offtie letter of December 10, 1937.

relative to the teaure under lease S-356-fa-2, entered into an

February 12. 1932p for the Secretary of State by the  Anerican

Consul at'Tunis, Tunisia, and Mrs* J. Lachaums as agent for Mrs.

Henry-Eaymond Malinet for the quarters oseupied by the American

Consulate at Tunis*

     With respeot to the tenure the lease provides as follows

     The present lease is based on the Gregorian year.  The lease
is made for ono year to begin January 1, 1932, and to and December
31s 1932.   124 however the notice of leaving is not given by letter
or other method, by one or other of the two contracting parties at
least three months previous to the expiration of the lease, the
lease will be valid under the same oanditions and clauses for another
year or until notioe  of leaving has been detiitely given.  This
notice can be &iven by a  simple registered letter.

     It has  long been held by the accounting officers and the courts,

that a lease to the United States for a tons of years is binding

upon the Goverment   only to the end of the fiscal year then current,

with an option in the Goverment  to renew fran year to year until

the end of the term,  subject to appropriations being made available

therefore  See  seotiona 3679 and 3732, Revised Statutes, as amendedar

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