RAAUZYUW RUDIDFB1700 2431530-UUUU--RHMCSUU. ZNR UUUUU R 311530Z AUG 10 ZYB FM DFAS CLEVELAND OH//PMMF// TO AIG 4676// AIG 4678// BT UNCLAS //N07220// MSGID/GENADMIN/DFAS-CL CODE PMMF// SUBJ/HARDSHIP DUTY PAY-LOCATION (HDP-L)// MILITARY PAY ADVISORY 33/10// REF/A/DOC/OUSD MEMORANDUM DTD 23 AUG 10// REF/B/DODFMR VOL 7A// NARR/REF A IS OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (OSD) MEMORANDUM THAT DESIGNATES AL BASRA OIL TERMINAL, IRAQ AS A HARDSHIP DUTY PAY LOCATION. REF B IS THE DODFMR VOL 7A, CHAPTER 17 FOR HDP-L.// POC/JOANNE OBREZA/FIELD SERVICES DIVISION/MPO-CL CODE PMMF/ DSN 580-5886/COMMERCIAL (216) 522-5886// RMKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THE MESSAGE IS TO DESIGNATE AL BASRA OIL TERMINAL, IRAQ AS A HARDSHIP DUTY PAY-LOCATION AREA AND ESTABLISH THE HDP-L RATE OF $100 PER MONTH EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY IAW REF A. AL BASRA IS AN SEPARATE ENTRY UNDER IRAQ. AL BASRA IS AN OIL TERMINAL PLATFORM IN THE OCEAN AND NOT PART OF THE LAND MASS OF IRAQ. CHANGES WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO CHAPTER 17 OF REF B. 2. REQUEST ENSURE WIDEST DISSEMINATION.// BT #1700 NNNN