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B-192767 1 (1979-05-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadheg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION * OF THE UNITED STATES VV ASHINGTON, D.C. 20546 FILE: B-192767 DATE: May 3, 1979 MATTER OF: Colonel Gerald S. Griffith and Major Richard L. %~v~ ~Jr ~ Stamm DIGEST: Authorized military official made hotel reservations for Army officers incident to their temporary assignment in the Netherlands. The officers received orders which stated that they were to pay hotel bill and the reservations could not be altered without official approval. The officers were later assigned elsewhere and did not occupy the rooms on several nights. The Army officers were required to pay-for rooms for the days originally reserved. The officers may be reimbursed the actual amounts paid for rooms while assigned elsewhere since under the circumstances the expenses may be considered an obligation of the Government. By letter of May 2, 1978, the Finance and Accounting Officer, Department of the Arm d uarters III Corps and Fort Hood, Fort Hood, exas, as equest an advance decision as to whether Colonel Gerald S. Gri fith and Major Richard L. Stamm may be reim- burs e.d.thecas.ts-imposed under the law of a foreign country for reserved hotel rooms which _thgy did not..ccupy dug _a change in or e The request was assigned PDTATAC Control No. 78-32 and forwarded to this Office by the Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee. On February 15, 1978, by amended orders, the two officers were ordered to Europe for temporary duty during the latter part of February and the beginning of March. In connection with this, the officers were specifically assigned to the Netherlands for the period of March 1-8, 1978. Since no military quarters were avail- able to house the officers, an authorized military official had previously reserved rooms on February 2, 1978, for the officers at the Hotel Maastricht, the Netherlands, for March 1-8, 1978. After the reservations were made the two officers were informed that they would have to be in the Federal Republic of Germany on March 1-4, 1978. Accordingly, the authorized military official sought to cancel the reservations for those days. He was informed

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