Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06MUSCAT73
2006-01-23 04:18:00
SECRET//NOFORN
Embassy Muscat
Cable title:  

EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 01/21/2006

Tags:  AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS MU EAC 
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S E C R E T MUSCAT 000073 

SIPDIS

NOFORN

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

E.O. 12958: DECL: 1.6X1
TAGS: AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS MU EAC
SUBJECT: EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 01/21/2006

REF: MUSCAT 0039

Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission William R. Stewart.
Reason: 1.4(c).

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Summary
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S E C R E T MUSCAT 000073

SIPDIS

NOFORN

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

E.O. 12958: DECL: 1.6X1
TAGS: AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS MU EAC
SUBJECT: EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 01/21/2006

REF: MUSCAT 0039

Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission William R. Stewart.
Reason: 1.4(c).

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Summary
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1. (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the full
Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on January 21 to review the
Embassy's security posture following a January 16-20 holiday
closure. Members noted no substantive changes in the local
security environment since the last meeting (reftel),and
agreed that the Embassy's already heightened security posture
and force protection condition (FPCON) remain appropriate.
End Summary.

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Local Security Environment
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2. (SBU) On January 21, the Ambassador chaired a meeting of
the full EAC to review the Embassy's security posture
following a January 16-20 holiday closure. The meeting
opened with a discussion of the local security situation,
which the EAC continued to characterize as stable. Likewise,
the EAC noted no/no new threat reporting specific to Oman.
Members, including Duty Officer, cited no significant
security incidents among their staffs or family members over
the weekend, while CONS confirmed that there were no reported
security incidents or security-related queries from the
private American citizen community.

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Sustained Vigilance
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3. (SBU) Prior to concluding the meeting, RSO reiterated
that members of the EAC must continue reinforcing to both
their staffs and family members the need for vigilance
regarding all aspects of personal security - to include
maintaining a low profile, and remaining unpredictable and
situationally aware. 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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4. (S/NF) The EAC concluded that there have been no
substantive changes in the local security environment since
the last meeting held on January 7 (reftel). Accordingly,
members agreed that the Embassy's already heightened security
posture and FPCON remain appropriate. Embassy Muscat 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, P/E, MGT, RSO, IMO (Duty Officer),SIMO,
CONS, MSG, DAO, OMC (USDR),and ECA (USCENTAF) participated
in the meeting.
BALTIMORE