FREETOWN COM SEPARATE PERMISSION TO BE ABSENT FROM

UNCLAS FREETOWN 000551 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR AF/EX (SALLY BANNER, LILLIE PATTERSON); AF/EX/PMO RAYMOND MURPHY; AF/EX GLORIA GUTIERREZ; AF/W TANYA SALSETH E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AMGT OTRA KCOM SL SUBJECT: FREETOWN COM SEPARATE PERMISSION TO BE ABSENT FROM POST TO ATTEND 2007 AF CHIEFS OF MISSION CONFERENCE AND FLIGHT ITENERARY REF: A. SECSTATE 117085 ¶B. FREETOWN 506 ¶C. SECSTATE 116487 ¶D. SECSTATE 123209 ¶1. Per reftels, Post Freetown provides the following information for funding the travel and per diem for Ambassador June Carter Perry to attend the 2007 AF Chiefs of Missions Conference to be held in DC: a) ITINERARY: DEP FNA 11 Oct 2105 SN 239 ARR BRU 12 Oct 0530 SN 239 DEP BRU 12 Oct 1210 UA 951 ARR IAD 12 Oct 1434 UA 951 DEP IAD 21 Oct 1759 UA 950 ARR BRU 22 Oct 0730 UA 950 DEP BRU 22 Oct 1200 SN 207 ARR FNA 22 Oct 1650 SN 207 b) Air ticket: Cost of round trip ticket is approximately $8,755 Business class. Travel is greater than 14 hours. c) Miscellaneous Expenses: to cover transportation cost $200. ¶2. Due to infrequent flights in and out of Freetown, travelers must depart/arrive post on Thursday or Monday. REQUEST funding for 11 days per diem $11,758 REQUEST separate permission to be absent from post: 11 - 21 October 2007 PRATT