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227114 9/25/2009 23:17 09STATE100282 Secretary of State UNCLASSIFIED 09ABIDJAN30|09ADELAIDE15|09AMSTERDAM42|09AUCKLAND30|09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN20|09BERN90|09BRASILIA25|09BRISBANE20|09BUCHAREST35|09BUDAPEST25|09CALGARY25|09CANBERRA20|09CAPETOWN25|09DAKAR25|09DARESSALAAM5|09DURBAN0|09FLORENCE70|09FORTALEZA25|09FREETOWN10|09FUKUOKA60|09GENEVA90|09HALIFAX30|09JOHANNESBURG30|09KIGALI15|09KRAKOW5|09LOME25|09MASERU15|09MBABANE0|09MELBOURNE25|09MILAN70|09MONTREAL35|09NAGOYA80|09NIAMEY20|09OSLO70|09OTTAWA25|09OUAGADOUGOU20|09PERTH20|09PRETORIA30|09PRISTINA10|09PUSAN5|09QUEBEC25|09RIGA30|09ROME60|09ROTTERDAM42|09SAOPAULO20|09SAPPORO80|09SARAJEVO5|09SEOUL5|09SUVA0|09SYDNEY25|09THEHAGUE42|09TIRANA10|09TORONTO35|09TUNIS5|09TURIN70|09VICTORIA30|09VILNIUS20|09VLADIVOSTOK15|09WARSAW5|09WELLINGTON30|09WINNIPEG25 VZCZCXRO4913 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 RUEHSL RUEHTM RUEHVC RUEHVK RUEHYG DE RUEHC #0282/01 2682338 ZNR UUUUU ZZH P 252317Z SEP 09 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO ALL DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS COLLECTIVE PRIORITY RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC RUEHFSC/USOFFICE FSC CHARLESTON 4950 RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHINGTON DC RUEHPH/CDC ATLANTA 7886 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 9766 RUEKJCS/DODDS WASHINGTON DC RUETIAA/DIRNSA FT GEORGE G MEADE MD 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/DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON DC RHMCSUU/FAA NATIONAL HQ WASHINGTON DC UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 08 STATE 100282
SIPDIS, PASS TO ALL USAID MISSIONS
E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ALOW, AMGT, APER, AFIN SUBJECT: Allowance and Post Differential Reclassifications TL:SR-717
Ref: Section 920 Standardized Regulations (GC,FA)
1. Effective September 27, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-717.
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 Post (Hardship) Differential changes for Niger are based on a Post (Hardship) Differential survey submitted by Niamey.
6. The Living Quarters Allowance changes for Korea are based on updated living quarters expenditure data submitted by the Department of the Army and DoDEA.
7. The Post Allowance changes for Sao Paulo, Brazil; and the United Kingdom are based on updated Retail Price Surveys submitted by Sao Paulo and Croughton, 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 19 (September 17, 2009).
8. The Education At-Post Allowance rate changes are based on updated information provided by posts for the 2009-2010 school year.
9. The reporting requirements for submission of the Retail Price Survey for Croughton and Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, in DSSR 920 are amended effective September 27, 2009, with TL:SR-717 as follows:
FROM TO
United Kingdom Croughton -- Sep-Even
STATE 00100282 002 OF 008
Oxfordshire Apr-Even --
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/.
POST DIFFERENTIAL FROM TO NIGER NIAMEY 20 25 OTHER 25 30
LIVING QUARTERS ALLOWANCE FROM TO 2 3 4 2 3 4
KOREA CHINHAE WF 23900 23900 17200 25900 25900 21600 WOF 23900 17200 15700 25900 21600 17200
KUNSAN WF 18400 18300 16600 18700 18700 18700 WOF 18300 16600 15000 18700 18700 18300
POST ALLOWANCE FROM TO ALBANIA OTHER 10 15 TIRANA 10 15
AUSTRALIA ADELAIDE 15 20 ALICE SPRINGS 20 25 BRISBANE 20 25 CANBERRA 20 25 GERALDTON 15 20 GOLD COAST 20 25 MELBOURNE 25 30 NEWCASTLE, NSW 15 20 OAKEY 20 25 OTHER 15 20 PERTH 20 25 RICHMOND, NSW 20 25 SYDNEY 25 30 TOOWOOMBA 20 25 TOWNSVILLE 20 25 WALKERVILLE, S.A. 15 20
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA BANJA LUKA 5 10 OTHER 5 10 SARAJEVO 5 10
BRAZIL AMAZONAS 25 30
STATE 00100282 003 OF 008
BELO HORIZONTE 25 30 BRASILIA 25 30 CAMPINAS 25 30 FORTALEZA 25 30 GOIAS 25 30 MARANHAO MATO GROSSO & DO SUL 25 30 OTHER AREA #1 25 30 OTHER AREA #2 25 30 PAR PIAUI 25 30 RECIFE, PERNAMBUCO 25 30 RONDONIA 25 30 RORIAMA 25 30 SAO PAULO 20 50
BRUNEI BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN 20 25 OTHER 20 25
BURKINA FASO OTHER 20 25 OUAGADOUGOU 20 25
CANADA AMHERSTBURG 25 30 ARGENTIA 25 30 CALGARY 25 30 DARTMOUTH 30 35 EDMONTON 25 30 HALIFAX 30 35 KINGSVILLE 25 30 LONDON, ONTARIO 10 15 MONTREAL 35 42 NORTH BAY CANADIAN FORCES BASE 25 30 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES 25 30 OTHER 25 30 OTTAWA 25 30 PRINCE RUPERT 25 30 QUEBEC 25 30 STRAIT OF GEORGIA TEST RANGE, B.C. 25 30 TORONTO 35 42 VICTORIA 30 35 WINNIPEG 25 30
COTE D'IVOIRE ABIDJAN 30 35 OTHER 30 35
FIJI OTHER 0 5 SUVA 0 5
HOLY SEE HOLY SEE 60 70
HUNGARY BUDAPEST 25 30 OTHER 25 30
STATE 00100282 004 OF 008
ITALY FLORENCE 70 80 MILAN 70 80 NETTUNO 60 70 ROME 60 70 TURIN 70 80
JAPAN AKASHI 80 90 AKIZUKI 50 60 ATSUGI 42 50 CAMP ZAMA 42 50 CHIBA-KEN 42 50 CHITOSE 80 90 FUKUOKA 60 70 FUSSA 42 50 GIFU 80 90 HANEDA 42 50 HIROSHIMA 42 50 ITAZUKE 60 70 IWAKUNI 42 50 KANAGAWA-KEN 42 50 KOMAKI 80 90 KYOTO 80 90 MACHIDA-SHI 42 50 MISAWA 42 50 MIYAZAKI CITY 60 70 NAGOYA 80 90 OKINAWA PREFECTURE 42 50 OSAKA-KOBE 80 90 OTHER 42 50 SAGAMIHARA 42 50 SAITAMA-KEN 42 50 SAPPORO 80 90 TACHIKAWA 42 50 TOKYO CITY 60 70 TOKYO-TO 42 50 YOKOHAMA 50 60 YOKOSUKA 35 42 YOKOTA 42 50
KOREA AMMO DEPOT #9 5 10 CAMP CARROLL 5 10 CAMP COLBERN 5 10 CAMP MARKET 5 10 CAMP MERCER 5 10 CHANGWON 5 10 CHINHAE 5 10 CHUNCHON 5 10 K-16 5 10 KIMHAE 5 10 KIMPO AIRFIELD 5 10 KUNSAN 5 10 KWANGJU 5 10 MUNSAN 5 10 OSAN AB 5 10 OTHER 5 10 PUSAN 5 10
STATE 00100282 005 OF 008
PYONGTAEK 5 10 SEOUL 5 10 SUWON 5 10 TAEGU 5 10 TONGDUCHON 5 10 UIJONGBU 5 10 WAEGWAN 5 10
KOSOVO OTHER 10 15 PRISTINA 10 15
LATVIA OTHER 30 35 RIGA 30 35
LESOTHO MASERU 15 20 OTHER 15 20
LITHUANIA OTHER 20 25 VILNIUS 20 25
NETHERLANDS AMSTERDAM 42 50 BRUNSSUM 42 50 COEVORDEN 42 50 EYGELSHOVEN 42 50 HEERLEN 42 50 HOENSBROEK 42 50 HULSBERG 42 50 KERKRADE 42 50 LANDGRAAF 42 50 MAASTRICHT 42 50 MARGRATEN 42 50 OTHER 42 50 PAPENDRECHT 42 50 ROTTERDAM 42 50 SCHAESBURG 42 50 SCHINNEN 42 50 SCHIPHOL 42 50 THE HAGUE 42 50 YPENBURG 42 50
NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND 30 35 BLENHEIM 30 35 CHRISTCHURCH 30 35 OTHER 30 35 WELLINGTON 30 35
NIGER NIAMEY 20 25 OTHER 20 25
NORWAY OSLO 70 80 OTHER 50 60
STATE 00100282 006 OF 008
STAVANGER 50 60
POLAND KRAKOW 5 10 WARSAW 5 10
ROMANIA BUCHAREST 35 42
RUSSIA OTHER 5 10 SAINT PETERSBURG 15 20 SAKHALIN ISLAND 15 20 VLADIVOSTOK 15 20
RWANDA KIGALI 15 20 OTHER 15 20
SENEGAL DAKAR 25 30 OTHER 25 30
SIERRA LEONE FREETOWN 10 5 OTHER 10 5
SOUTH AFRICA CAPE TOWN 25 35 DURBAN 0 5 JOHANNESBURG 30 42 OTHER 0 5 PRETORIA 30 42
SWAZILAND MBABANE 0 5 OTHER 0 5
SWITZERLAND BERN 90 100 GENEVA 90 100 OTHER 90 100
TANZANIA DAR ES SALAAM 5 10 OTHER 5 10
TOGO LOME 25 30 OTHER 25 30
TUNISIA CARTHAGE 5 10 OTHER 5 10 TUNIS 5 10
UNITED KINGDOM BATH 20 25 BIRMINGHAM 20 25
STATE 00100282 007 OF 008
BRISTOL 25 30 BROUGH 20 25 BUDE 20 25 CAMBRIDGE 25 30 CHELMSFORD 20 25 CHELTENHAM 20 25 CHICKSANDS 20 25 CROUGHTON 25 30 DUNSTABLE 20 25 EDZELL 20 25 FAIRFORD 20 25 FELIXSTOWE 25 30 GLENROTHES 25 30 GREENHAM COMMON 20 25 HARROGATE 20 25 HYTHE 20 25 KEMBLE 20 25 LAKENHEATH 20 25 MENWITH HILL 20 25 MILDENHALL 20 25 NOTTINGHAM 20 25 OTHER 20 25 OXFORDSHIRE 25 30 PLYMOUTH 25 30 PORTSMOUTH 25 30 WATERBEACH 20 25 WELFORD 20 25 WEST BYFLEET 20 25 WILTSHIRE 20 25
EDUCATION ALLOWANCE FROM TO AWAY AWAY AT FROM AT FROM GRADE POST POST GRADE POST POST
CANADA DARTMOUTH K 9550 9550 K-12 14750 14750 1-6 10250 10250 7-12 11550 11550
HALIFAX K 9550 9550 K-12 14750 14750 1-6 10250 10250 7-12 11550 11550
ECUADOR GUAYAQUIL K 9200 9200 K 11400 11400 1-8 10750 10750 1-5 13100 13100 9-12 12100 52600 6-8 13250 13250 9-12 14700 52600
GABON LIBREVILLE K-8 15950 15950 K 14250 14250 9 15950 59850 1-8 18200 18200 10-12 150 59850 9 18200 59850 10-12 150 59850
INDIA
STATE 00100282 008 OF 008
HYDERABAD K 6950 54400 K 6550 54400 1-5 7200 54400 1-5 6800 54400 6-8 7300 54400 6-8 6900 54400 9-10 8050 54400 9-10 7550 54400 11-12 10450 54400 11-12 9800 54400
ITALY FLORENCE K-5 26800 26800 K-5 21800 21800 6-8 29200 29200 6-8 24000 24000 9-11 31000 31000 9-10 25600 25600 12 31200 31200 11 29050 29050 12 28600 28600 MEXICO MATAMOROS K-12 9400 9400 K-12 11350 11350
NICARAGUA MANAGUA K 5800 5800 K 6500 6500 1-5 6700 6700 1-5 7300 7300 6-8 7150 7150 6-8 7800 7800 9-12 7500 52400 9-12 8050 52400
REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO BRAZZAVILLE K-12 5650 59850 K-12 150 59850
SPAIN BARCELONA K 19800 19800 K 19900 19900 1-5 23600 23600 1-5 23800 23800 6-8 24200 24200 6-8 24250 24250 9-12 27900 27900 9-12 27950 27950
TOGO LOME K-12 12650 56250 K-12 11450 56250 CLINTON
