P 021846Z SEP 08
FM USOFFICE FSC CHARLESTON
TO MESSAGING COMM OFFICER  PRIORITY
INFO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5140 UNCLAS FSC CHARLESTON 001712 
 
 
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 DIRETOR JAMES INDER 
DEPARTMENT FOR AF/EX, EAP/EX, EUR-IO/EX, NEA/SCA/EX, WHA/EX 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS:        
SUBJECT: POSSIBLE SHUTDOWN OF FINANCIAL OPERATIONS: 
HURRICANE HANNA APPROACHES SOUTH CAROLINA 
 
 1.  The National Hurricane Center is currently predicting 
that Hurricane Hanna will make landfall near Charleston, 
South Carolina on Friday evending or Saturday morning. 
Management in GFS Charleston has convened its emergency 
action committee and is watching the storm track and 
continues to consult with the Department and local 
authorities. 
 
 2.  It is likely that GFS Charleston will cease normal 
operations sometime on Wednesday, September 3 in anticipation 
of the hurricane. 
 
 3.  For all/all posts (including/including those serviced by 
FSCs Bangkok or Charleston):  All payroll for FSNs and 
Americans has been loaded and is ready for payment as normal, 
regardless of the possible hurricane track.  However, it is 
prudent for posts to evaluate NOW cash available to cashier 
operations and voucher payments that are coming due over the 
next two weeks.  If post has critical payments, or cashier 
replenishments ready to be transmitted, it would be best to 
send those immediately so they may be paid before the 
possible operations shutdown on Wednesday. 
 
 4.  GFS Charleston has a tested continuity of operations plan 
which calls for accounting and disbursing operations to be 
moved to the Washington area in the event of a total closure 
of GFS Charleston. 
 
 5.  We will continue to provide further information on 
Hurricane Hanna,s effect on normal GFS operations as it 
becomes available. 
 
 
MILLETTE