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08STATE95200
2008-09-05 13:55:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Secretary of State
Cable title:
UPDATE ON TROPICAL STORM HANNA AND HURRICANE IKE:
how-toP 051355Z SEP 08 FM SECSTATE WASHDC INFO ALL DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS COLLECTIVE PRIORITY RUEHTRO/AMEMBASSY TRIPOLI PRIORITY 2697 RUEHGL/AMCONSUL GUAYAQUIL PRIORITY 0113
UNCLAS STATE 095200
SIPDIS
FOLLOWING FSC CHARLESTON 01755 DATED 09/05/08 SENT ACTION
SECSTATE BEING REPEATED FOR YOUR INFO.
QUOTE:
UNCLAS FSC CHARLESTON 001755
MCO REPEAT TO ALDAC POSTS INCLUDING MINIMIZE
FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OFFICERS, MANAGEMENT
OFFICERS/COUNSELORS, USOFFICE FSC BANGKOK FOR DIRECTOR
ISMAIL ASMAL
PARIS ALSO FOR FSTO DIRECTOR JAMES INDER
DEPARTMENT FOR AF/EX, EAP/EX, EUR-IO/EX, NEA/SCA/EX, WHA/EX
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ABUD AFIN AMGT KFSC
SUBJECT: UPDATE ON TROPICAL STORM HANNA AND HURRICANE IKE:
FINANCIAL TRANSACTION PROCESSING IN GFS CHARLESTON
REF: A. STATE 93885 OF 09/02/2008
B. STATE 94296 OF 09/03/2008
C. STATE 94704 OF 0-9/04/2008
UNCLAS STATE 095200
SIPDIS
FOLLOWING FSC CHARLESTON 01755 DATED 09/05/08 SENT ACTION
SECSTATE BEING REPEATED FOR YOUR INFO.
QUOTE:
UNCLAS FSC CHARLESTON 001755
MCO REPEAT TO ALDAC POSTS INCLUDING MINIMIZE
FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OFFICERS, MANAGEMENT
OFFICERS/COUNSELORS, USOFFICE FSC BANGKOK FOR DIRECTOR
ISMAIL ASMAL
PARIS ALSO FOR FSTO DIRECTOR JAMES INDER
DEPARTMENT FOR AF/EX, EAP/EX, EUR-IO/EX, NEA/SCA/EX, WHA/EX
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ABUD AFIN AMGT KFSC
SUBJECT: UPDATE ON TROPICAL STORM HANNA AND HURRICANE IKE:
FINANCIAL TRANSACTION PROCESSING IN GFS CHARLESTON
REF: A. STATE 93885 OF 09/02/2008
B. STATE 94296 OF 09/03/2008
C. STATE 94704 OF 0-9/04/2008
1. Tropical Storm Hanna will make landfall Friday evening
between Charleston and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. GFS
Charleston continues to make preparations for the storm (as
advised in reftels).
2. Financial operations in Charleston will cease on Friday,
September 5 at 10 am. We will assess over the weekend and
anticipate restarting all systems and making them available
to users Sunday morning (September 7).
3. For Charleston region Posts: Payment batches or RFMS
Direct Connect activity entered before 3:00 PM (Charleston
time) on Thursday, September 4 are being disbursed today
(Friday, September 5) in the morning. Transactions entered
before today's 10 AM systems shutdown will be processed when
the systems become available.
4. For Bangkok Posts: Payment batches or RFMS Direct
Connect activity entered before 4:00 PM (Bangkok time) on
Friday, September 5 is being processed this morning and
should be paid when Bangkok re-opens after the normal weekend.
5. Our goal is to restore RFMS Direct Connect availability
immediately after the storm passes. Charleston systems
personnel will transmit an email broadcast to the RFMS
broadcast distribution list when the system is available for
use.
6. USAID's Phoenix will also be unavailable for use starting
at 10 AM, Friday, September 5.
7. NOAA now projects that Hurricane Ike may make landfall in
southern Florida early Wednesday morning, however warns that
the track could change considerably. GFS management
continues to monitor Ike as it is a much more powerful storm
than Hanna, and currently is projected to make a northward
turn as it makes landfall in southern Florida. GFS will
advise posts of possible closures of Charleston facilities
for Hurricane Ike early next week.
MILLETTEUNQUOTE RICE
MINIMIZE CONSIDERED
SIPDIS
FOLLOWING FSC CHARLESTON 01755 DATED 09/05/08 SENT ACTION
SECSTATE BEING REPEATED FOR YOUR INFO.
QUOTE:
UNCLAS FSC CHARLESTON 001755
MCO REPEAT TO ALDAC POSTS INCLUDING MINIMIZE
FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OFFICERS, MANAGEMENT
OFFICERS/COUNSELORS, USOFFICE FSC BANGKOK FOR DIRECTOR
ISMAIL ASMAL
PARIS ALSO FOR FSTO DIRECTOR JAMES INDER
DEPARTMENT FOR AF/EX, EAP/EX, EUR-IO/EX, NEA/SCA/EX, WHA/EX
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ABUD AFIN AMGT KFSC
SUBJECT: UPDATE ON TROPICAL STORM HANNA AND HURRICANE IKE:
FINANCIAL TRANSACTION PROCESSING IN GFS CHARLESTON
REF: A. STATE 93885 OF 09/02/2008
B. STATE 94296 OF 09/03/2008
C. STATE 94704 OF 0-9/04/2008
1. Tropical Storm Hanna will make landfall Friday evening
between Charleston and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. GFS
Charleston continues to make preparations for the storm (as
advised in reftels).
2. Financial operations in Charleston will cease on Friday,
September 5 at 10 am. We will assess over the weekend and
anticipate restarting all systems and making them available
to users Sunday morning (September 7).
3. For Charleston region Posts: Payment batches or RFMS
Direct Connect activity entered before 3:00 PM (Charleston
time) on Thursday, September 4 are being disbursed today
(Friday, September 5) in the morning. Transactions entered
before today's 10 AM systems shutdown will be processed when
the systems become available.
4. For Bangkok Posts: Payment batches or RFMS Direct
Connect activity entered before 4:00 PM (Bangkok time) on
Friday, September 5 is being processed this morning and
should be paid when Bangkok re-opens after the normal weekend.
5. Our goal is to restore RFMS Direct Connect availability
immediately after the storm passes. Charleston systems
personnel will transmit an email broadcast to the RFMS
broadcast distribution list when the system is available for
use.
6. USAID's Phoenix will also be unavailable for use starting
at 10 AM, Friday, September 5.
7. NOAA now projects that Hurricane Ike may make landfall in
southern Florida early Wednesday morning, however warns that
the track could change considerably. GFS management
continues to monitor Ike as it is a much more powerful storm
than Hanna, and currently is projected to make a northward
turn as it makes landfall in southern Florida. GFS will
advise posts of possible closures of Charleston facilities
for Hurricane Ike early next week.
MILLETTEUNQUOTE RICE
MINIMIZE CONSIDERED