MEETING OF THE EMBASSY'S HOMELAND SECURITY WORKING

UNCLAS CAIRO 002739 SIPDIS SENSITIVE NEA FOR DAS E. DIBBLE, AND FOR NEA/ELA; DS FOR JOE MORTON AND FOR DSS AND IP/NEA; S/ES FOR AMBASSADOR HOFMANN; S/CT FOR MARGARET HAWTHORNE; CA FOR AMBASSADOR HARTY E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PTER ASEC PGOV KVPR EG SUBJECT: MEETING OF THE EMBASSY'S HOMELAND SECURITY WORKING GROUP (APRIL 6, 2005) REF: A. CAIRO 2693 ¶B. CAIRO 2596 ¶C. STATE 60749 ¶D. CAIRO 2342 AND PREVIOUS Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. Not for Internet distribution. ¶1. (SBU) The Charge chaired on April 6 a meeting of the Embassy's Homeland Security Working Group (HSWG). A/DCM, RSO, LEGAT, ORA, DEA, CONS, and ECPO attended. ¶2. (SBU) ECPO solicited input from HSWG members for the Embassy's response to ref A, concerning the Department-wide assessment of the Global War on Terror. HSWG input was incorporated into Cairo's response, sent later on April 6 (ref A). ¶3. (SBU) ECPO led a discussion among HSWG members on recent developments in terrorism cases, reported in detail in ref C. HSWG members agreed the GOE's aggressive prosecution of these terrorism cases was indicative of Egypt's resolve to maintain a vigilant counterrorism program. ¶4. (SBU) ECPO and HSWG members discussed modalities for staging the second U.S.-Egypt Counterterrorism Joint Working Group, tentatively proposed for Washington in June. ECPO noted financial considerations would form part of the GOE's calculus in determining whether to come to Washington. ¶5. (SBU) The Consul General updated the HSWG on efforts return an abducted AmCit minor to the child's mother, in accordance with an Egyptian judicial order. The Consul General advised that he was writing to a key contact in Egyptian State Security to reinforce frequent oral messages urging implementation of the Egyptian court order in the mother's favor. ¶6. (SBU) The Consul General thanked the Legal Attache's office for a recent Visa Viper submission and also urged all members of the HSWG to remain vigilant for information that could be used for new Viper entries. Visit Embassy Cairo's Classified Website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/cairo You can also access this site through the State Department's Classified SIPRNET website. GRAY