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B-130961 1 (1972-12-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaagaa0001 and id is 1 raw text is: C)L~ E) R COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-1 o3l0961lllI I/llll llII DEC 2 61972 LM096205 , Dear Senator Chiles: In a letter dated August 31, 1972, you requested the General Accounting Office to review the comments of one of your constituents, Mr. Daniel J. McCarthy, concerning payment for the se eofmilita aircraft__ r-,,olitical purposes. Specificai-ly, Mr. McCarthy wante -tokn--) whether the Republican National Committee had reimbursed the Department of Defense for the Vice President's use of Air Force Two for a trip to Oregon, Alaska, and Washington and (2) whether the Republican National Committee had actually reimbursed the Department for these flights in all cases. The 89th Military Airlift Wing, Andrews Air Force Base, ' I Washington, D.C., is responsible for fulfilling the air trans- portation requirements of the President and other key Govern- ment officials. Our examination of payment records for flights of the 89th Airlift Wing showed that the Committee to f Re-elect the President had reimbursed the Government for the Vice President's flight to Alaska in July 1972. We cannot fully answer Mr. McCarthy's second question concerning reimbursement for all political flights made by the Vice President. Flight manifests needed to determine the to- tal number of flights actually made by the Vice President are maintained by the White House staff. We have been informed by the Counsel to the President that such records have been traditionally considered personal to the President and thus not the proper subject of inquiry by the Congress. We did find, however, that various Republican committees had reim- bursed the Government for 25 additional flights made on mili- tary aircraft between April and August 1972. Twelve of these additional flights involved the Vice President. We trust this information will enable you to reply to Mr. McCarthy. We will be glad to discuss this matter in de- tail with you or members of your staff. Sincerely yours, Comptroller General of the United States The Honorable Lawton Chiles United States Senate

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