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ID-79-32 1 (1979-05-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaazgb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: -UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE ____ WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 INTERNATIONAL DIVISION RiTIETIVCTED --et b be reied outside the Oeneral Accounting Office exoept en the basis of specific appioval B-164264 by the Office of Congressional Relations MAY 16, 1979 G -V313 RELEASED The Honorable James T. Broyhill House of Pepresentatives Dear Mr. Broyhill: In your letter to the Comptroller General dated February 25, 1979, you asked that we investigate and report to you on the facts surrounding an alleged debt of $42,944.24 owed the United States by the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF). Members of my staff briefed you on April 25, 1979, on the results of our inquiry, and this letter will confirm the matters discussed with you at that time. We found that U.S. Goverrment written procedures appear generally adequate to ensure that debts owed the United States by foreign govern- ments are resolved in a timely manner. Past actions by the Air Force on this particular case were untimely, however, and did not adhere to established collection procedures. As a result, Air Force efforts to 1-ect this debt have progressed little since collection action was -'c' 4ifrst initiated in Decenber 1977. &6//9 Although Air Force accounting records available at the Air Force Accounting and Finance Center in Denver, Colorado, were not in suffi- cient detail to permit us to verify the validity of the amounts billed to ROKAF, we have no reason to question the propriety of the charges. ROKAF has questioned the precise amount payable. However, they have not challenged the appropriateness of the charges. They have simply informed U.S. authorities in Korea that payment has not been made be- cause the small ROKAF unit involved reportedly has no prior year funds available to cover the expense. We discussed our findings with representatives of the Assistant Director of Air Force Accounting and Finance at the Pentagon and with responsible officials in the foreign accounts branch at the Air Force Accounting and Finance Center in Denver. The Air Force officials took no exception to our findings. As mutually agreed to, we are providing the Department of Defense a copy of this letter. 109451 Il_/IIIflrL/eIl ID-79-32 it (463680)

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