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B-177875 1 (1973-05-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaadxk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLA.Et 6GNRAL OP THE UNITED OTATrS 5-177675 My 7, 19T3 T Honorable tobertn 0. eaman The kcretary of the Air Force Dear Hr. Secretary: Purthet reference is made to letter dated Deeber 29, 1972, from the Assistant Secretary of the Air Forcm, Naps.. and Resetve Affars, J whtch a decWLaim os requested comcerning the definitiou of the word 'acquired as used in the Joint Trave 1Repulatioas in CwasB- tian with the shipment of household effects at Goveracat expense, The subutesion has been sniped PDTATAC Control Ho. 72-60 by th Per Diem, tavel mad Tramportat:ion AJ ome eCostee In his lettdr the Assistant Secretary indicates that certain furniturecomwaies located within the United States conduct overseas sales prorm , which ae primarily directed to mabisre of the uniformed services. It appears that under thse progrn, members of the services and their familiea are visited by saesn for the purpose of selling then furniture for deliver) md use at their next perament duty tation iA the United States. It I s5aid that furnt purchased in this way is not delivered outside the United States, aut remains with the mmu- facturer untL the inber returns from his ovetseas aseiguat. At the tIm these progra mwere established the Assistat Secretary says I was smtemplated that when a maber cade a purchase, the fuud- ture would be placed in storage for hin by rntt umufscturer for ship- S mat oa a Govemnant bill of lading within his LegaL weigh: liuitation, incdent to is sen pormaunent change of station within the Ucitad States. It Is stated in the Assistant Secretary's letter that Inquiries by Ooveruat trasportstion officers directed to the furniture companies were purchases have been made, reveal that in may cases the furniture is not available for shipment at the time of the effective date of the meber's penment chaece-of-station orders. Aeong the reasons advanced for thie are the followings the furniture Is not yet nufactured; the fur iture i only partially completed; the member's credit haasnot been approved; or, only a portia of the total order is ready. Du* to the cocavailabalty of the furniture for chipment, the quoetion has been raised as to whether tho (urniture in such cases ie nri 1 o{-( t h l6W'05%c*,45 i too8 PU13LISIIED DECISIOfl 52 Camp. Con.____ OTcja9Q4

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