EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 12/01/2004

S E C R E T MUSCAT 002093 SIPDIS NOFORN DEPT. FOR DS/IP/NEA, DS/DSS/ITA, DS/DSS/CC, DS/OSAC, CA/OCS, NEA/EX, NEA/ARPI E.O. 12958: DECL: 1.6X1 TAGS: AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC SUBJECT: EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 12/01/2004 REF: MUSCAT 2047 Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission William R. Stewart. Reason: 1.4(c). -------------- Summary -------------- ¶1. (SBU) Summary: The Deputy Chief of Mission chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee December 1 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no new threat reporting specific to Oman, and concluded that there have been no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting (reftel). Accordingly, the Committee concurred that the Embassy's already heightened security posture and FPCON remain appropriate. End Summary. -------------- Security Environment -------------- ¶2. (SBU) The Deputy Chief of Mission chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee ("EAC") December 1 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Noting no new threat reporting specific to Oman, nor any changes in previously reported assessments of threat environment, the EAC continued to characterize the local security situation as stable. -------------- Sustained Vigilance -------------- ¶3. (SBU) Prior to concluding the meeting, RSO reiterated that members of the EAC should continue reinforcing to both their staffs and family members the need for vigilance regarding all aspects of personal security, including the need to maintain a low profile and to remain unpredictable. RSO also re-emphasized the importance of immediately reporting suspicious activity or security-related incidents, especially those involving suspected surveillance, to Post One. -------------- Conclusion -------------- ¶4. (S/NF) The EAC concluded that there has been no substantive change in the local security environment since the last meeting held on November 27 (reftel),and that the Embassy's already heightened security posture and FPCON remain appropriate. Nonetheless, the EAC remains acutely aware of the need to monitor both the regional and local security and threat environments, and is prepared to take the necessary countermeasures should changes to either occur. DCM, RSO, RMAS, P/E, CONS, DAO, OMC (USDR),and ECA (USCENTAF) participated in the meeting. BALTIMORE