notice to prepare records to accompany departing personnel. This
caused considerableanxiety on the part of the departing individual
and overtime work for finance personnel.
Total posti~s

ran vc~r hi~h as all men arriving re-

quired such items as foreign service pay, new tax entries, flry3ng
~ay, advance travel pay> and various types of allotments. The
-.
average number of line items posted per month was 5’.5’00
IrbLchdid not
include ~osti~s
b,

for laundry deductions and pay receiveds

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The workload in this section was

very heaw~ as the government reimbursement for travel to and from
ENIWETOK Islandj and ~lper-diemll
authorization for all forces were
not the same. The Air Force, Navy> and Army Funds used for travel
required certain documentary support that varied with different
cases. More than one travel voucher per travel order was required
in maw,~instances. Unique requirements caused excess processing
time; ie, a travel voucher to ENI!!,UTOK
charging Air Force specific
funds would have to be processed and paid first, and then per diem
requirements which were charged to Army Funds would be processed and
paid.

Rates of pay for civilians paid throutihthis office varied

considerably.
c. Accounting Section:
Gxh was accepted in exchange for Treasury Checks and
regular check disbursements were madce Approfirnately600 checks per
month were written. An unexpected difficulty occurred when the
Treasury Department designated 1 August 1956 as the date for conversion
%“’r.

to a buff colored card check and limited the supply of Treasury
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