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04MAPUTO1339
2004-10-06 07:39:00
SECRET//NOFORN
Embassy Maputo
Cable title:  

2004 EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE - MAPUTO

Tags:  ASEC CASC MZ 
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S E C R E T MAPUTO 001339 

SIPDIS
NOFORN
CLASSIFIED BY RSO HOWARD A. HICKS, REASON 1.5 (C)
E.O. 12958: DECL: EXEMPT XL
TAGS: ASEC CASC MZ
SUBJECT: 2004 EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE - MAPUTO

REF: STATE 207468

Classified By: RSO HOWARD A. HICKS, REASON 1.5 (C)

S E C R E T MAPUTO 001339

SIPDIS
NOFORN
CLASSIFIED BY RSO HOWARD A. HICKS, REASON 1.5 (C)
E.O. 12958: DECL: EXEMPT XL
TAGS: ASEC CASC MZ
SUBJECT: 2004 EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE - MAPUTO

REF: STATE 207468

Classified By: RSO HOWARD A. HICKS, REASON 1.5 (C)


1. (S/NF) Summary: On September 30, 2004, the emergency
Action Committee (EAC) convened. The meeting was held to
discuss the recent increase of attacks on vehicles traveling
the EN4 toll road from Maputo, Mozambique to Nelspruit, South
Africa. Attendees included the Ambassador, DCM (Chair),RSO,
E/P, PC, PAO, CLO, ADM, CONS and DAO. End Summary.


2. (S/NF) The EAC was convened to discuss the increase in
armed attacks on vehicles traveling the route between Maputo,
Mozambique and Nelspruit, South Africa. Because of the high
number of Mission personnel traveling the route between the
two cities and the level of violence used during these
attacks, the Embassy has considered placing travel
restrictions on Mission personnel planning on traveling to
South Africa. All members agreed that these attacks were
cause for concern and believed that Mission personnel should,
whenever possible, plan to convoy with other travelers.
Members also reaffirmed post policy prohibiting driving after
dark outside Maputo. This meeting resulted in an agreement to
take the following actions:
a) RSO will provide briefings on defensive driving tactics
and other information to increase driver security awareness.
Attendance will be obligatory for all American personnel and
driving age dependents and optional for locally employed
staff.
b) RSO will provide to all American and locally employed
staff an information sheet containing updated security
information, requirements and recommendations for drivers to
neighboring countries, along with emergency phone numbers and
cellphone instructions.
c) RSO will post the information sheet on post,s website and
submit it to post,s newsletter.
d) CONS will provide the above information in a notice to
U.S. citizen wardens.


3. (S/NF) The proposed driver security briefing will be
expanded to encompass the requests made in the reference
cable that the RSO office instruct Mission personnel and
dependents on proactive personal security measures, to
include varying times of departures and arrivals, routes
taken, and reporting suspicious individuals, to the RSO
Office.
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