Reading Room Document

Payment of Mrs. Virginia H. Knauer's Travel Expense by a Private Organization

The document discusses the propriety of allowing a private organization to pay for Mrs. Knauer's travel expenses to a Berlin function. The conclusion reached is that if Mrs. Knauer attends as the Special Assistant to the President for Consumer Affairs, she cannot receive reimbursement from the private organization, but if she attends as the Director of the Office of Consumer Affairs at HEW, reimbursement would not be objectionable. The document presents questions regarding Mrs. Knauer's capacity at the Berlin function, the regulations governing travel reimbursement for government employees, and the potential applicability of constitutional clauses regarding acceptance of gifts from foreign governments.

December 24, 1974