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210580 6/5/2009 22:17 09STATE58419 Secretary of State UNCLASSIFIED 09ANKARA5|09AUCKLAND15|09BANGUI20|09BANGUI25|09BARCELONA50|09BELFAST25|09BRASILIA5|09BUCHAREST30|09BUDAPEST15|09CAPETOWN0|09COPENHAGEN60|09EDINBURGH30|09FORTALEZA5|09FREETOWN20|09ISTANBUL10|09JERUSALEM20|09KHARTOUM25|09LIBREVILLE50|09LIVERPOOL15|09LONDON30|09LUXEMBOURG35|09MADRID42|09MONTREAL30|09NDJAMENA25|09OUAGADOUGOU15|09PRAGUE35|09RIGA25|09RIODEJANEIRO35|09SAOPAULO10|09SEVILLE42|09TELAVIV20|09TORONTO30|09VALENCIA42|09VANCOUVER42|09VILNIUS15|09WELLINGTON15 VZCZCXRO2152 PP RUEHAG RUEHAO RUEHAP RUEHAST RUEHAT RUEHBC RUEHBI RUEHBL RUEHBZ RUEHCD RUEHCHI RUEHCI RUEHCN RUEHDA RUEHDBU RUEHDE RUEHDF RUEHDH RUEHDT RUEHDU RUEHED RUEHEL RUEHFK RUEHFL RUEHGA RUEHGD RUEHGH RUEHGI RUEHGR RUEHHA RUEHHM RUEHHO RUEHHT RUEHIHL RUEHIK RUEHJO RUEHJS RUEHKN RUEHKR RUEHKSO RUEHKUK RUEHKW RUEHLA RUEHLH RUEHLN RUEHLZ RUEHMA RUEHMC RUEHMJ RUEHMR RUEHMRE RUEHMT RUEHNAG RUEHNEH RUEHNG RUEHNH RUEHNL RUEHNP RUEHNZ RUEHPA RUEHPB RUEHPD RUEHPOD RUEHPT RUEHPW RUEHQU RUEHRD RUEHRG RUEHRN RUEHROV RUEHRS RUEHSK RUEHTM RUEHVC RUEHVK RUEHYG DE RUEHC #8419/01 1562239 ZNR UUUUU ZZH P 052217Z JUN 09 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO ALL DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS COLLECTIVE PRIORITY RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC 8289 RUEHFSC/USOFFICE FSC CHARLESTON 8290 RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHINGTON DC RUEHPH/CDC ATLANTA 7584 RHMFIUU/NAVSTA ROTA SP RHMFIUU/DEPT OF JUSTICE WASHINGTON DC RUEPWJF/HQ BICE WASHINGTON DC RUEADWD/DA WASHINGTON DC//PDTATAC// RHMFIUU/CDRHRC AG PERS SVCS ALEXANDRIA VA RHMFISS/CDRUSAREUR HEIDELBERG GE RHMFIUU/CDRAMC EUROPE SECKENHEIM GE RHMFIUU/HQ USAFE RAMSTEIN AB GE RHMFIUU/CG MCB CAMP BUTLER JA RUEAGSA/GSA OFFICE INFO SECURITY WASHINGTON DC RHMFIUU/CDRUSAETAC WINCHESTER VA RHEFDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC RUDKC/RRF CROUGHTON 9425 RUEKJCS/DODDS WASHINGTON DC RUETIAA/DIRNSA FT GEORGE G MEADE MD 2254 RUEADWD/DA WASHINGTON DC RHMFIUU/CDRUSAEIGHT SEOUL KOR RHMFIUU/COMUSNAVEUR NAPLES IT RHMFIUU/HQ PACAF HICKAM AFB HI RHMFIUU/51MSS OSAN AB KOR RHMFIUU/35MSG MISAWA AB JA RUENAAA/DIRNSCPO WASHINGTON DC RUWHDTK/HQ AAFES DALLAS TX RHMFIUU/DFAS INDIANAPOLIS IN RHMFIUU/HRO SATELLITE SASEBO JA RHMFIUU/36MSS ANDERSEN AFB GU RHMFIUU/374MSS YOKOTA AB JA RHMFISS/HQ USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE RHEFHLC/HOMELAND SECURITY CENTER WASHINGTON DC RHMCSUU/FAA NATIONAL HQ WASHINGTON DC UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 05 STATE 058419

SIPDIS, PASS TO ALL USAID MISSIONS

E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ALOW, AMGT, APER, AFIN SUBJECT: Allowance and Post Differential Reclassifications TL:SR-709

Ref: Section 920 Standardized Regulations (GC,FA)

1. Effective June 7, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-709.

2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable.

3. Important: Read this entire message as posts may be listed more than once. Changes are listed by allowance or differential rather than by post.

4. Taiwan has been included, when applicable, under arrangement with the American Institute in Taiwan.

5. The changes in the Danger Pay Allowance for the Central African Republic and Chad are based on updated Danger Pay Factors Form submitted by Bangui and Ndjamena, respectively.

6. The Post (Hardship) Differential changes for the Central African Republic and the Bahamas are based on updated Post (Hardship) Differential surveys submitted by Bangui and the Department of the Navy, respectively.

7. The changes in the Living Quarters Allowance rates for Bangkok, Thailand, are based on living quarters expenditure information provided by Bangkok.

8. The Post Allowance changes for Denmark, Sudan, and Turkey are based on surveys submitted by Copenhagen, Khartoum, and Istanbul, respectively. All other Post Allowance changes are based on currency exchange rate information reported to the Office of Allowances as of the first Thursday of Pay Period 11 (May 28, 2009).

9. The Education ?At-Post? Allowance rate changes for Colombo and Port of Spain are based on new information supplied by posts for the 2008-2009 school year. All other Education Allowance rate changes are for the 2009-2010 school year.

10. This information is available on the State Department internet and intranet sites. The internet site address is: http://aoprals.state.gov. The intranet (internal State Department network) site address is: http://aoprals.a.state.gov/.

STATE 00058419 002 OF 005

DANGER PAY FROM TO CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC BANGUI 20 15 OTHER 20 15

CHAD NDJAMENA 25 15 OTHER 25 15

POST DIFFERENTIAL FROM TO BAHAMAS ANDROS ISLAND 10 15

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC BANGUI 25 30 OTHER 25 30

LIVING QUARTERS ALLOWANCE FROM TO 2 3 4 2 3 4 THAILAND BANGKOK WF 51100 47000 39500 51100 48000 44100 WOF 47000 41000 35900 48000 44100 38600

POST ALLOWANCE FROM TO BRAZIL AMAZONAS 5 10 BELO HORIZONTE 5 10 BRASILIA 5 10 CAMPINAS 5 10 FORTALEZA 5 10 GOIAS 5 10 MARANHAO MATO GROSSO & DO SUL 5 10 OTHER AREA #1 5 10 OTHER AREA #2 5 10 PAR PIAUI 5 10 RECIFE, PERNAMBUCO 5 10 RIO DE JANEIRO 35 42 RONDONIA 5 10 RORIAMA 5 10 SAO PAULO 10 15

BURKINA FASO OTHER 15 20 OUAGADOUGOU 15 20

CANADA MONTREAL 30 35 TORONTO 30 35

STATE 00058419 003 OF 005

VANCOUVER 42 50

CZECH REPUBLIC OTHER 35 42 PRAGUE 35 42

DENMARK COPENHAGEN 60 70 OTHER 60 70

GABON LIBREVILLE 50 60 OTHER 50 60

HUNGARY BUDAPEST 15 20 OTHER 15 20

ISRAEL KARMI'EL 20 25 OTHER 20 25 TEL AVIV 20 25

JAPAN GOTEMBA 50 60

JERUSALEM JERUSALEM 20 25 WEST BANK 20 25

LATVIA OTHER 25 30 RIGA 25 30

LITHUANIA OTHER 15 20 VILNIUS 15 20

LUXEMBOURG LUXEMBOURG 35 42

NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND 15 20 BLENHEIM 15 20 CHRISTCHURCH 15 20 OTHER 15 20 WELLINGTON 15 20

ROMANIA BUCHAREST 30 35

SAO TOME & PRINCIPE SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE 42 50

SIERRA LEONE FREETOWN 20 15 OTHER 20 15

SOUTH AFRICA

STATE 00058419 004 OF 005

CAPE TOWN 0 5

SPAIN ALGECIRAS 42 50 BARCELONA 50 60 MADRID 42 50 OTHER 42 50 ROTA 42 50 SEVILLE 42 50 SEVILLE PROVINCE 42 50 VALENCIA 42 50

SUDAN JUBA 25 20 KHARTOUM 25 20 OTHER 25 20

TURKEY ADANA-INCIRLIK 0 5 ANKARA 5 15 CAKMAKLI 10 20 ELMADAG 5 15 ISTANBUL 10 20 IZMIR-CIGLI 0 5 KARATAS 0 5 MANZARALI 5 15 OTHER 0 5 YAMANLAR 0 5

UNITED KINGDOM BATH 10 15 BELFAST 25 30 BIRMINGHAM 10 15 BRACKNELL 30 35 BRISTOL 15 20 BROUGH 10 15 BUDE 10 15 CAMBRIDGE 15 20 CAVERSHAM 30 35 CHELMSFORD 10 15 CHELTENHAM 10 15 CHICKSANDS 10 15 CROUGHTON 15 20 DUNSTABLE 10 15 EDINBURGH 30 35 EDZELL 10 15 FAIRFORD 10 15 FARNBOROUGH 25 30 FELIXSTOWE 15 20 FT. HALSTEAD 30 35 GLENROTHES 15 20 GREENHAM COMMON 10 15 HARROGATE 10 15 HIGH WYCOMBE 30 35 HYTHE 10 15 KEMBLE 10 15 LAKENHEATH 10 15 LIVERPOOL 15 20 LONDON 30 35

STATE 00058419 005 OF 005

LOUDWATER 30 35 MENWITH HILL 10 15 MILDENHALL 10 15 NOTTINGHAM 10 15 OTHER 10 15 OXFORDSHIRE 15 20 PLYMOUTH 15 20 PORTSMOUTH 15 20 READING 30 35 ROCHESTER 30 35 SOUTHAMPTON 20 25 WATERBEACH 10 15 WELFORD 10 15 WEST BYFLEET 10 15 WILTSHIRE 10 15

EDUCATION ALLOWANCE FROM TO AWAY AWAY AT FROM AT FROM GRADE POST POST GRADE POST POST EGYPT CAIRO K-5 15800 15800 K-5 17500 17500 6-8 15650 15650 6-8 17650 17650 9-12 16300 16300 9-12 18100 18100

INDIA CHENNAI K-5 18100 18100 K-5 17800 17800 6-8 18400 18400 6-8 18100 18100 9-12 20400 20400 9-12 20100 20100

NEW DELHI K-5 16300 16300 K-5 17300 17300 6-8 17400 17400 6-8 18450 18450 9-10 18300 18300 9-12 19450 19450 11-12 19100 19100

MICRONESIA POHNPEI K 1450 62850 K 1650 62850 1-6 1600 62850 1-6 1700 62850 7-12 1650 62850 7-12 1750 62850

SOUTH AFRICA PRETORIA K-5 19800 19800 K-5 19200 19200 6-8 22700 22700 6 22000 22000 9-12 24900 24900 7-8 21950 21950 9-12 24050 24050

SRI LANKA COLOMBO K 11350 11350 K 13950 13950 1-4 13750 13750 1-4 16650 16650 5 13750 53950 5 16650 53950 6-8 14850 53950 6-8 17850 53950 9-10 17100 53950 9-10 20350 53950 11-12 17400 53950 11-12 20550 53950

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO PORT OF SPAIN K-5 13750 13750 K-5 14150 14150 6-8 14000 14000 6-8 14400 14400 9 14250 14250 9 14650 14650 10-12 14250 50400 10-12 14650 50400 CLINTON