US embassy cable - 05SANJOSE2815

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COSTA RICA INL PD&S REQUEST FOR FY 2006

Identifier: 05SANJOSE2815
Wikileaks: View 05SANJOSE2815 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy San Jose
Created: 2005-12-09 21:27:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: SNAR AFIN AMGT KFSC CS
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

UNCLAS SAN JOSE 002815 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR INL/RM/PO EDNA LUNARIO, INL/LP ED SUTOW 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: SNAR, AFIN, AMGT, KFSC, CS 
SUBJECT: COSTA RICA INL PD&S REQUEST FOR FY 2006 
 
REF: STATE 207320 
 
1. Per instructions reftel, Post's PD&S request is as follows: 
 
          Actual        Non- 
Object    FY 2005       Recurring   Proposed    FY 2006 
Class     Obligations   Items       Increases   Plan 
------    -----------   ---------   ---------   ------- 
 
1142      44,200                    1,800       46,000 
1148       1,000                                 1,000 
1246      11,000                                11,000 
2156       1,000                    1,000        2,000 
2589       1,800                      200        2,000 
2699         500                                   500 
 
Totals    59,500              0     3,000       62,500 
 
ICASS    160,000        (50,000)               110,000 
 
2. Non-recurring Items  (50,000) 
 
2581 (ICASS) Savings were realized by eliminating the 
part-time PSC position and by reducing INL office space. 
Please note that we have drastically reduced our ICASS costs 
over the past two years--down from $294,000 in 2004. 
 
3. Proposed increase  3,000 
 
1142  Salary increase (actually a pay cut since proposed 
increase includes with-in grade pay increases but is still 
slightly less than inflation rate). 1,800 
 
2156  Travel budget includes $1,000 for in-country travel 
which is necessary to complete end-use-monitoring of INL's 
substantial investments in Costa Rica such as the border 
check-point at Penas Blancas, and Coast Guard stations on 
both coasts, as well as the Academy in Golfito.  The budget 
also includes $1,000 to cover travel expenses for one FSN 
training course and one regional counter-narcotics 
conference.  2,000 
 
2589  Prices we must pay for maintenance and repair of our 
copy machine, other equipment, and miscellaneous services 
have increased due to 14 percent inflation last year.  200 
LANGDALE 

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