Byecr
INCREASE
Travel
.
.
4,000.00
Transportation
$1 3900.20.
Total Increase
" €5,000.00.
This request was granted by CUTF 132 endorsement AG 120 of 19 November.
Total Funds available in these allotments for fiscal year 1953 now amounted
=
to:
-
Travel
°
.
Transportation
Jj.
:
$12, 500. 00
—
.-$25590.90
While all information on Cost of returning the Staff fron the forvard
area 1s not available at this tine, it 1s estimated that $3,900.00. will be
_ chargeable to these allotments for commercial air transportation and per
diem. ‘The. novanint of 9 officers and men via Navy cargo plane reduced the
total amount estinated to be required by about $1,790.00..:-.
Divisien of funding beticen Navy and Task Force - Assistant Secretary of Defense Memorandum of 12 January.1951' was used asa guide during IV%, In
general the cases at hand. were clear-cut ani fellinto the category of "Nornal
ServiceOperating Expensos® or “xtra Military Fxperiscs! as defined: tn thie
memorandum. . Two recent exasples referred to the Task.Sroup Commander for
decision serve to illustrate -the area of overlapping between the two categories of expenses.
One ocncerned a charge of $1,750.00 to the USS CURTISS
for concrete block ballast required to trim ship after loading with certain
ASC materials.
This was considered a proper charge to the extra military
» category and the ship was instructed to present the necessary reinbursemént
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