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Date:         Wed, 4 Nov 92 20:01:07 TUR
From:         "Mary Fry, Acquisitions Librarian" <MFRY@BROOK.BITNET>
Subject:      An Information Summary
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Here is a good source of information about travel advisories, passports,
visa requirements etc.


STATE DEPARTMENT TRAVEL ADVISORY - Consular Affairs Electronic Bulletin Board
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U.S DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Assistant Secretary/Spokesman

For Immediate Release

ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARD



September 16, 1992

A new electronic bulletin board has been established in the State
Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs.  The bulletin board, known
as the Consular Affairs Bulletin Board or CABB, has been designed in
compliance with the Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990.  That
Act required the Bureau of Consular Affairs to create a bulletin
board for use by the American public.

Users of the CABB will be able to access information from the
Overseas Security Advisory Council's (OSAC) electronic bulletin
board.  Established in 1987 as a means for keeping the international
business community informed about security or crime problems abroad,
the OSAC bulletin board is maintained by the State Department's
Bureau of Diplomatic Security.

In addition to crime and security information, the CABB will
contain data on a variety of consular subjects.  These include
travel advisories, passports for U.S. citizens, emergencies
involving U.S. citizens abroad, visas for foreigners wishing to come
to the United States, acquisition and loss of U.S. citizenship,
international adoptions and entry requirements for Americans wishing
to travel to other countries.

Access to the CABB is free of charge to anyone with a personal
computer, a modem and communication software.  Callers simply dial
202-647-9225 from their modem.  CABB can accomodate modem speeds of
300, 1200, 2400, 9600, or 14400 bps and the termination
communications program should be set to N-8-1 (no parity, 8 bits, 1
stop bit).

Instructions to sign on are as follows:

After dialing in to 202-647-9225, callers will be prompted to enter
their name, city and state and will receive a prompt to confirm that
information.  No password is required.

Next, callers will be presented with a series of questions about
their personal computers.  Answer these questions in order to
establish the best possible communications with CABB.  If you do not
know the answers, you may press the "Enter" key at each question.  A
general information screen will then appear.  After reading it,
users will need to press any key to continue.  To access the data,
users need to follow screen prompts to choose items from the menu,
search the databases for key words (e.g. Peru, adoption) and
download files on specific countries or regions.

Callers should keep in mind that the numbered choices on CABB refer
to the numbered keys and not to program function or PF keys.  CABB
operates with "hot keys" so users do not need to push the
"Enter/Return" key to complete an action unless instructed to do so.

Both Consular Affairs and the Bureau of Diplomatic Security will be
updating the CABB throughout the day.  Individuals with questions or
comments on the material being provided by the CABB can send their
inquiries to:  Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs,
Public Affairs Office, Room 5807, Washington, D.C. 20520.

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Mary Fry
The Brookings Institution Library
Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU