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B-135382 1 (1969-12-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabkrr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: by tho Oca~ @91Le-znve El~scr,?, a nircmog v whqh is kept b,/4 by the DS~nbNm fOsUn Pb'Nntcs Sa .-,L, 'N O/ COMP ROLEFR GEi N 4. L O -' F U YITO STATES 1V2e RELEASED B-135382 DEC 2 1969 Dear Mr. Gross As requested in your letter dated July 15, 1969, we have obtained information concerning a trip around the world during June and July 1969 by Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) officials Lawrence M Cox, Assistant Secretary for Renewal and Housing Assist- ance, and Dr. E. Jay Howenstine, Tnternational Economist, Division of International Affairs. We also obtained the information you requested regarding foreign travel by other HUD officials during the period July 1, 1967, through September 17, 1969 We are enclosing in accordance with your request copies of the travel vouchers submitted by Mr. Cox and Dr. Howenstine relative to their trip The records show that the travel was made on commercial jet-coach, under travel orders approved June 23, 1969 Mr. Cox's travel voucher shows that he left Washington, D C., on June 27, 1969, and returned on July 13, 1969, at a cost of $1,325 80 for air transportation, $315.50 for per diem, $81.50 for ground trans- portation, and $3.25 for other expenses, for a total cost of $1,726 05. Dr. Howenstine's travel voucher shows that he left Washington, D.C on June 27, 1969, and returned on July 28, 1969, at a cost of $1,331.50 for air transportation, $313.50 for per diem, $91 50 for ground trans- portation, and $6 25 for other expenses, for a total cost of $1,742.75. The travel vouchers show that Mr Cox and Dr. Howenstine traveled together until July 13, 1969 Mr. Cox left Tokyo on July 13 and arrived at Friendship airport via Seatule on July 13. Dr. Howenstine remained in Tokyo, taking 2 days' sick leave and 7 days' annual leave, from July 13 through July 26 He left Tokyo on July 27, stopped in Honolulu from 7 55 a.w to 1i.30 p.m , and arrived at Dulles airport via San Francisco on July 28 Information available to us at HUD indicates that Dr. Howenstine did not conduct official business while in Honolulu We did not verify the accuracy of the amounts shown on the travel vouchers. The locations, dates, purposes of the visits, and the officials visited by Mr. Cox and Dr Howenstine, as indicated by the travel vouchers and other information provided to us by HUD, are shown as enclosure I (o~'qo

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