EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 01/12/2005

UNCLAS MUSCAT 000070

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

DEPT. FOR DS/IP/NEA, DS/DSS/ITA, DS/DSS/CC, DS/OSAC,
CA/OCS, NEA/EX, NEA/ARPI

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
SUBJECT: EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 01/12/2005

REF: MUSCAT 0040

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Summary
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1. (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core
Emergency Action Committee January 12 to review the Embassy's
security posture prior to the local holiday weekend. Members
of the EAC noted no substantive changes in the local security
environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC
agreed that the Embassy's already heightened security posture
and FPCON remain appropriate. End Summary.

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Security Environment
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2. (SBU) On January 12, the Ambassador chaired a meeting of
the core Emergency Action Committee ("EAC") to review the
Embassy's security posture prior to the local holiday
weekend. The meeting opened with a discussion of the local
and regional security situations. The EAC continued to
characterize the former as stable, noting no new threat
reporting specific to Oman.

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Emergency Action Functions
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3. (SBU) The remainder of the meeting focused on updating
Exhibit 121 (Emergency Action Functions) of Embassy Muscat's
Emergency Action Plan ("EAP"). The update is in conjunction
with the EAC's annual EAP review.

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Sustained Vigilance
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4. (SBU) Prior to concluding the meeting, RSO reiterated
that, despite the relative calm, members of the EAC must
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 further re-emphasized the
importance of immediately reporting all suspicious activity
or security-related incidents to Post One.

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EAC Conclusion
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5. (SBU) The EAC concluded that there have been no
substantive changes in the local security environment since
the last meeting held on January 8 (reftel),and that the
Embassy's FPCON and already heightened security posture
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.
AMB, DCM, RSO, P/E, CONS, MGT, DAO, OMC (USDR),and ECA
(USCENTAF) participated in the meeting.
BALTIMORE