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242279 12/31/2009 21:12 09STATE132603 Secretary of State UNCLASSIFIED 09ABIDJAN35|09ADELAIDE25|09AMSTERDAM50|09ATHENS50|09BELFAST50|09BRAZZAVILLE60|09BRISBANE30|09BUCHAREST42|09CANBERRA30|09CASABLANCA25|09DAKAR30|09EDINBURGH60|09FLORENCE80|09KRAKOW10|09KUALALUMPUR10|09LIVERPOOL35|09LONDON60|09MAPUTO5|09MELBOURNE35|09MILAN80|09NIAMEY25|09OUAGADOUGOU25|09PERTH30|09PODGORICA30|09PORTMORESBY42|09PRAGUE50|09PRISTINA10|09RABAT25|09RIGA35|09ROME70|09ROTTERDAM50|09SANTIAGO20|09SARAJEVO10|09SINGAPORE30|09SKOPJE25|09SYDNEY35|09TANGIER20|09THEHAGUE50|09THESSALONIKI50|09TUNIS10|09TURIN80|09VILNIUS25|09WARSAW10|09YEREVAN10|09ZAGREB42 VZCZCXRO9322 PP RUEHIK DE RUEHC #2603/01 3652118 ZNR UUUUU ZZH P 312112Z DEC 09 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO ALL DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS COLLECTIVE PRIORITY RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC RUEHFSC/USOFFICE FSC CHARLESTON 3986 RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHINGTON DC RUEHPH/CDC ATLANTA 8041 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 9894 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 RHEBAAA/UMEKI THORNE CF-50 UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 07 STATE 132603

SIPDIS, PASS TO ALL USAID MISSIONS

E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ALOW, AMGT, APER, AFIN SUBJECT: Allowance and Post Differential Reclassifications TL:SR-724

Ref: Section 920 Standardized Regulations (GC,FA)

STATE 00132603 001.2 OF 007

1. Effective January 3, 2010, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-724.

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 (Cost of Living) Allowance changes for Mozambique, Poland, and Sudan are based on Retail Price Surveys submitted by Maputo, Warsaw, and Juba, 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 26 (December 24, 2009).

6. The Education "At-Post" Allowance rate changes are based on updated information provided by posts for the current school year. The Education ?Away-From-Post? Allowance rate changes for Cuba and Greece, are based on updated assessments by the Office of Overseas Schools of the educational programs at post.

7. The reporting requirements for submission of the Post (Hardship) Differential Survey for Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, is amended effective January 3, 2010, with TL:SR-724 as follows:

FROM TO Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo Jul-Even Jan-Even

8. The reporting requirement for submission of the Post (Cost of Living) Retail Price Survey for Maputo and Warsaw are amended effective January 3, 2010, with TL:SR-724 as follows:

STATE 00132603 002.2 OF 007

FROM TO Mozambique Maputo Jun-Odd Jan-Even

Poland Warsaw Mar-Even Jan-Even

Sudan Juba Dec-Even -- --

9. Effective January 3, 2010, the Post Allowance Payment Tables (DSSR 229.1) have been revised to reflect current Spendable Income. The full revised tables are available on the Office of Allowances websites.

10. Effective January 3, 2010, Wuhan, China, has been added to the list of posts where shipment of Consumables is authorized. A/LM/TTM will update 14 FAM 613.7 to reflect the addition of Wuhan to the Consumables Shipment list.

11. 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 ALLOWANCE FROM TO ARMENIA OTHER 10 15 YEREVAN 10 15

AUSTRALIA ADELAIDE 25 20 ALICE SPRINGS 30 25 BRISBANE 30 25 CANBERRA 30 25 GERALDTON 25 20 GOLD COAST 30 25 MELBOURNE 35 30 NEWCASTLE, NSW 25 20 OAKEY 30 25 OTHER 25 20 PERTH 30 25 RICHMOND, NSW 30 25 SYDNEY 35 30 TOOWOOMBA 30 25 TOWNSVILLE 30 25 WALKERVILLE, S.A. 25 20

BELGIUM GOSSELIES 42 35

STATE 00132603 003.2 OF 007

MONS 42 35 OTHER 42 35 SHAPE/CHIEVRES 42 35

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA BANJA LUKA 10 5 OTHER 10 5 SARAJEVO 10 5

BURKINA FASO OTHER 25 20 OUAGADOUGOU 25 20

CHILE OTHER 20 15 SANTIAGO 20 15

COTE D'IVOIRE ABIDJAN 35 30 OTHER 35 30

CROATIA OTHER 42 35 ZAGREB 42 35

CZECH REPUBLIC OTHER 50 42 PRAGUE 50 42

GREECE ARGYROUPOLIS 50 42 ATHENS 50 42 ELEFSIS 50 42 ELLINIKON 50 42 IRAKLION (CRETE) 42 35 MT. HORTIATIS 50 42 MT. PARNIS 50 42 MT. PATERAS 50 42 NEA MAKRI 50 42 OTHER 42 35 PERIVOLAKI 50 42 PIRAEUS 50 42 SOUDA BAY (CRETE) 42 35 TANAGRA 50 42 THESSALONIKI 50 42

HOLY SEE HOLY SEE 70 60

ITALY FLORENCE 80 70 MILAN 80 70 NETTUNO 70 60 ROME 70 60 TURIN 80 70

JAPAN GOTEMBA 70 60

STATE 00132603 004.2 OF 007

SASEBO 50 42

KOSOVO OTHER 10 5 PRISTINA 10 5

LATVIA OTHER 35 30 RIGA 35 30

LITHUANIA OTHER 25 20 VILNIUS 25 20

MACEDONIA OTHER 25 20 SKOPJE 25 20

MALAYSIA KUALA LUMPUR 10 5 OTHER 10 5

MALTA MALTA 42 35

MONTENEGRO OTHER 30 25 PODGORICA 30 25

MOROCCO CASABLANCA 25 20 OTHER 20 15 RABAT 25 20 SALE 25 20 TANGIER 20 15

MOZAMBIQUE MAPUTO 5 35 OTHER 5 35

NETHERLANDS AMSTERDAM 50 42 BRUNSSUM 50 42 COEVORDEN 50 42 EYGELSHOVEN 50 42 HEERLEN 50 42 HOENSBROEK 50 42 HULSBERG 50 42 KERKRADE 50 42 LANDGRAAF 50 42 MAASTRICHT 50 42 MARGRATEN 50 42 OTHER 50 42 PAPENDRECHT 50 42 ROTTERDAM 50 42 SCHAESBURG 50 42 SCHINNEN 50 42 SCHIPHOL 50 42

STATE 00132603 005.2 OF 007

THE HAGUE 50 42 YPENBURG 50 42

NIGER NIAMEY 25 20 OTHER 25 20

PAPUA NEW GUINEA OTHER 42 50 PORT MORESBY 42 50

POLAND KRAKOW 10 20 OTHER 0 10 WARSAW 10 20

REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO BRAZZAVILLE 60 50 OTHER 60 50

ROMANIA BUCHAREST 42 35

SENEGAL DAKAR 30 25 OTHER 30 25

SINGAPORE SINGAPORE 30 25

SUDAN JUBA 20 25

TUNISIA CARTHAGE 10 5 OTHER 10 5 TUNIS 10 5

UNITED KINGDOM BATH 25 20 BELFAST 50 42 BIRMINGHAM 25 20 BRACKNELL 60 50 BRISTOL 30 25 BROUGH 25 20 BUDE 25 20 CAMBRIDGE 30 25 CAVERSHAM 60 50 CHELMSFORD 25 20 CHELTENHAM 25 20 CHICKSANDS 25 20 CROUGHTON 30 25 DUNSTABLE 25 20 EDINBURGH 60 50 EDZELL 25 20 FAIRFORD 25 20 FARNBOROUGH 50 42 FELIXSTOWE 30 25

STATE 00132603 006.2 OF 007

FT. HALSTEAD 60 50 GLENROTHES 30 25 GREENHAM COMMON 25 20 HARROGATE 25 20 HIGH WYCOMBE 60 50 HYTHE 25 20 KEMBLE 25 20 LAKENHEATH 25 20 LIVERPOOL 35 30 LONDON 60 50 LOUDWATER 60 50 MENWITH HILL 25 20 MILDENHALL 25 20 NOTTINGHAM 25 20 OTHER 25 20 OXFORDSHIRE 30 25 PLYMOUTH 30 25 PORTSMOUTH 30 25 READING 60 50 ROCHESTER 60 50 SOUTHAMPTON 42 35 WATERBEACH 25 20 WELFORD 25 20 WEST BYFLEET 25 20 WILTSHIRE 25 20

EDUCATION ALLOWANCE FROM TO AWAY AWAY AT FROM AT FROM GRADE POST POST GRADE POST POST CUBA HAVANA K-8 10300 10300 K-8 10300 10300 9-10 11600 52000 9 11600 11600 11-12 11900 52000 10 11600 52000 11-12 11900 52000

ERITREA ASMARA K 4850 4850 K 5500 5500 1 6050 6050 1 6950 6950 2-8 18300 18300 2-8 18700 18700 9-12 18300 59300 9-12 18700 59300

ETHIOPIA ADDIS ABABA K-5 17200 17200 K-5 16900 16900 6-8 18950 18950 6-8 19000 19000 9-12 19350 19350 9-12 19500 19500

GREECE ARGYROUPOLIS K-6 5850 5850 K 11500 11500 7-12 6550 6550 1-5 17000 17000 6 17650 17650 7-8 18100 18100 9-10 18100 51950 11-12 19200 51950

MT. HORTIATIS K-6 5850 5850 K 11500 11500 7-12 6550 6550 1-5 17000 17000

STATE 00132603 007.2 OF 007

6 17650 17650 7-8 18100 18100 9-10 18100 51950 11-12 19200 51950

PERIVOLAKI K-6 5850 5850 K 11500 11500 7-12 6550 6550 1-5 17000 17000 6 17650 17650 7-8 18100 18100 9-10 18100 51950 11-12 19200 51950

THESSALONIKI K-6 5850 5850 K 11500 11500 7-12 6550 6550 1-5 17000 17000 6 17650 17650 7-8 18100 18100 9-10 18100 51950 11-12 19200 51950

HONDURAS TEGUCIGALPA K-5 6300 6300 K-2 6300 6300 6 7450 7450 3-5 7450 7450 7-8 7450 52250 6 8600 8600 9-12 8050 52250 7-8 8600 52250 9-12 9200 52250 CLINTON