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CIVIL
AIR
PAT R O L
500 FIFTH AVENUE
HEW
YORK,
18.
N . Y.
G M - 11 8
2 March 1944
IMPORTANT
SUBJECT: Authorization for" Missions Performed for the Armed Forces.
TO:
All
Wing
Commanders
1. Several times in the past it has been brought to your at
tention "by directives and otherwise that no work'performed by Civil
Air Patrol for the armed forces would be paid for by Army Air Force
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funds unless it has first been authorized by this Headquarters in
writing. This, however, does not apply to emergency searches for
lost airplanes, oh which, of course, you have a directive.
2. The reason I am calling this to your attention is due to
the fact that in one or two instances recently vouchers have come
into this office for work which CAP units have performed for Army
units at their request, but which had not been OK'd by this Head
quarters. There is no money available to pay these bills, and it
is a very embarrassing position to put your Headquarters in and it
will be an embarrassing position to put yourself in when the men
c o m e a r o u n d f o r t h e i r p a y.
/7 /(/ //
EARLE^ ^jJOHf^ON
Lt. Colonel, kir Corps
National Commander
IMPORTAira
W
RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION
CAP-USAF
^
•
CIVIL
AIR
PAT R O L
500 FIFTH AVENUE
HEW
YORK,
18.
N . Y.
G M - 11 8
2 March 1944
IMPORTANT
SUBJECT: Authorization for" Missions Performed for the Armed Forces.
TO:
All
Wing
Commanders
1. Several times in the past it has been brought to your at
tention "by directives and otherwise that no work'performed by Civil
Air Patrol for the armed forces would be paid for by Army Air Force
W
funds unless it has first been authorized by this Headquarters in
writing. This, however, does not apply to emergency searches for
lost airplanes, oh which, of course, you have a directive.
2. The reason I am calling this to your attention is due to
the fact that in one or two instances recently vouchers have come
into this office for work which CAP units have performed for Army
units at their request, but which had not been OK'd by this Head
quarters. There is no money available to pay these bills, and it
is a very embarrassing position to put your Headquarters in and it
will be an embarrassing position to put yourself in when the men
c o m e a r o u n d f o r t h e i r p a y.
/7 /(/ //
EARLE^ ^jJOHf^ON
Lt. Colonel, kir Corps
National Commander
IMPORTAira
W
RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION
CAP-USAF