BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE STATE OF EMERGENCY

C O N F I D E N T I A L DHAKA 000065 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/12/2017 TAGS: PREL KDEM PGOV BG SUBJECT: BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE STATE OF EMERGENCY REF: A. DHAKA 0063 ¶B. STATE 4128 Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission Geeta Pasi; Reason 1.4(d) ¶1. (C) As instructed reftel B, post immediately reached out to the interim Chief Advisor, Fazlul Haque. In the interim, the President named Fakhruddin Ahmed as the next Chief Advisor. Fakhruddin Ahmed will be sworn in on January 12 at 1900 local. Ambassador and other Chief of Missions will attend. The Ambassador will deliver ref B demarch to Fakhruddin Ahmed at the earliest opportunity. ¶2. (C) In a meeting today with Counterterrorism Chief of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) Brigadier General Amin (septel),the Ambassador emphasized the U.S. position (ref B). We anticipate he will ensure the points are delivered. BUTENIS