August 1, 1986
25.4.31
The grievor sought reimbursement of the cost of a suitcase purchased for the reasons of a cross-posting.
The Administrative Committee considered and agreed with the report of the Foreign Service Directives Committee in that the purchase of new goods was an inadmissible expense under FSD 15.31. It was further agreed that the terms "luggage" and "baggage" used in FSD 15.07 were interchangeable and that the key word in both instances was "excess" which referred to excess weight, therefore excess luggage referred to excess weight and the grievor had been treated within the intent of the FSD 15.31.
The grievance was denied.