DJIBOUTI EAC MEETING OF AUGUST 14

S E C R E T DJIBOUTI 000802 SIPDIS DEPT FOR AF/E, AF,AF/EX, CA/OCS, DS/DSS/IP/AF, DS/ITA E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/14/2015 TAGS: ASEC CASC DJ PREL PTER SUBJECT: DJIBOUTI EAC MEETING OF AUGUST 14 REF: TDX -31568726-04 Classified By: RSO JEFFREY PURSELL (U) CLASSIFIED BY TDY RSO JEFFREY PURSELL FOR REASON 1.5 C. 1, (S) POST CONVENED AN EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING ON AUGUST 14 TO REVIEW POSSIBLE THREAT INFORMATION CONTAINED IN REFERENCE. MEETING WAS CHAIRED BY CDA AND ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM RSO, USLO, ORA, NCIS. CJTF-HOA. ¶2. (S) EAC CONSENSUS WAS THAT ALTHOUGH THE THREAT COULD NOT BE DISMISSED THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT REPORTING TO INDICATE AN ATTACK WAS IMMINENT OR THAT THE GROUP HAD MADE THE LEAP INTO THE FINAL STAGES OF PLANNING. SOURCE OF INFORMATION WAS DESCRIBED AS NEW WHOSE CREDIBILITY COULD NOT YET BE ESTABLISHED. THERE WAS ALSO NO HISTORICAL REPORTING REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF SIMILAR FUNDS TO INDICATE END USAGE. ¶3. (S) EAC WAS IN AGREEMENT THAT JIHADIST HAVE LONG CONSIDERED BOTH THE US MILITARY AND EMBASSY PRESENCE IN DJIBOUTI TO BE ATTRACTIVE TARGETS. EAC AGREED THAT AS A PRECAUTION RSO WOULD ISSUE A GENERAL EMBASSY NOTICE WITHOUT MENTIONING ANY SPECIFIC THREAT INFORMATION REMINDING EMPLOYEES TO NOT SET PATTERNS, AVOID ROUTINES, AND CHANGE ROUTES AND TIMES. RSO WILL ALSO SCHEDULE EMERGENCY DRILLS DURING BUSINES HOURS OF THE IMMINENT DANGER NOTIFICATION SYSTEM (DUCK AND COVER),SAFEHAVEN AND BOMB THREATS. ¶4. (S) EAC AGREED THAT THERE WAS NO REASON AT THIS TIME TO ISSUE A REVISED TRAVEL ADVISORY OR WARDEN MESSAGE. POST WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALL FUTURE REPORTING RELATING TO THE THREAT AND RECONVENE AS NECESSARY. REGARDS. RAGSDALE