Misuse of Travel Funds by U.S. Foreign Affairs Agencies: Hearing Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, First Session, October 23, 1985U.S. Government Printing Office, 1986 - 107 pages |
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Page 32 - Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, I have a prepared statement which, with your permission, I would like to Introduce Into the record at this time.
Page 103 - With that comment, the subcommittee now stands adjourned subject to the call of the Chair. Thank you all. (Whereupon, at...
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Page 52 - Payment for services can be made through use of surplus foreign credits owned by the United States or from AID trust funds and...
Page 52 - American-flag ships do operate but space or service is unavailable and the traveler would be delayed more than 15 days awaiting available American-flag service...
Page 29 - Thus, while falling within the broad parameters of the uniform State/ AID/USIA Foreign Service travel regulations and the Federal travel regulations, the Agency has restricted the range of accommodations which may be authorized for performance of official AID-funded travel.