# 22 CFR § 12.1: No cognizance taken of complaint

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-12.1

## Section

- **Citation:** 22 CFR § 12.1
- **Heading:** No cognizance taken of complaint
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 22—Foreign Relations > CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE > SUBCHAPTER B—PERSONNEL > PART 12—COMPLAINTS AGAINST EMPLOYEES BY ALLEGED CREDITORS

## Text

The Department of State will take no cognizance of a complaint against an employee by an alleged creditor, so far as the complainant is concerned, beyond acknowledging receipt of his communication.
(Sec. 4, 63 Stat. 111, as amended; 22 U.S.C. 2658)
[22 FR 10789, Dec. 27, 1957]

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