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Created
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07KINGSTON1323
2007-08-31 21:14:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Kingston
Cable title:
JAMAICA: EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETS TO DISCUSS
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UNCLAS KINGSTON 001323
SIPDIS
SIPDIS, SENSITIVE
STATE FOR DS/IP/WHA, DS/IP/ITA, WHA/CAR (KHARNE/JTILGHMAN),
USCOUTHCOM FOR BILL VANCIO
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ASEC CASC EAID JM
SUBJECT: JAMAICA: EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETS TO DISCUSS
ELECTION DAY PLANS
UNCLAS KINGSTON 001323
SIPDIS
SIPDIS, SENSITIVE
STATE FOR DS/IP/WHA, DS/IP/ITA, WHA/CAR (KHARNE/JTILGHMAN),
USCOUTHCOM FOR BILL VANCIO
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ASEC CASC EAID JM
SUBJECT: JAMAICA: EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETS TO DISCUSS
ELECTION DAY PLANS
1.(SBU) In response media reports of increasing
politically-motivated violence, and with a request to send
volunteers to monitor the elections for the Organization of American
States (OAS),CDA James Heg called a meeting of the Emergency Action
Committee (EAC) on August 31. Present at the meeting were CDA, CG,
RSO, P/E, MLO, MGT, DAO, Peace Corps, ACS and DEA. According to
local media reports as many as nine people have been killed over the
last 24 hours due to unrest regarding the upcoming elections.
However, EAC does not assess that a general situation of unrest,
spilling beyond known trouble spots, has emerged.
2.(SBU) P/E reported that Embassy Kingston plans to send three
two-person teams of volunteers out in USG vehicles to observe the
voting in support of OAS. OAS will provide identification, vests,
and a two hour training session on Saturday, September 1. RSO
requested only armored vehicles and Embassy drivers be utilized, and
that all Embassy employees carry their radios and cell phones at all
times. RSO will stay in contact with the Joint Constabulary Force
(JCF) and provide updates or alerts as information is known. DAO
and RSO have reviewed the proposed locations and routes and provided
guidance about any known problem areas or "hot spots." Furthermore,
RSO will provide a security briefing to all drivers and participants
from Embassy Kingston. All US teams will be staying close to
Kingston, visiting polling stations within rural St Andrews Parish.
The RSO has required all teams to report back to the New Embassy
Compound (NEC) or the Headquarters of the OAS at the Courtleigh
Hotel in Kingston before dark on Election day, September 3.
3.(U) CG reports that a Warden Message has been sent to all
registered Americans and Wardens concerning possible violence or
crowds and congestion on Election Day. The same message will also
be prominently featured on the Embassy webpage. RSO will provide a
Security Announcement to all Chief of Mission Personnel.
4.(SBU) Peace Corps(PC) reports all Peace Corps Volunteers (PCV)
have been instructed to remain in their houses from 1800 hours on
September 2, until 0600 hours on September 4, the day after the
election.
5.(SBU) U.S. Embassy Kingston will be closed to the public on
September 3, in observance of Labor Day. RSO will report on
security plans for the Embassy and personnel septel.
HEG
SIPDIS
SIPDIS, SENSITIVE
STATE FOR DS/IP/WHA, DS/IP/ITA, WHA/CAR (KHARNE/JTILGHMAN),
USCOUTHCOM FOR BILL VANCIO
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ASEC CASC EAID JM
SUBJECT: JAMAICA: EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETS TO DISCUSS
ELECTION DAY PLANS
1.(SBU) In response media reports of increasing
politically-motivated violence, and with a request to send
volunteers to monitor the elections for the Organization of American
States (OAS),CDA James Heg called a meeting of the Emergency Action
Committee (EAC) on August 31. Present at the meeting were CDA, CG,
RSO, P/E, MLO, MGT, DAO, Peace Corps, ACS and DEA. According to
local media reports as many as nine people have been killed over the
last 24 hours due to unrest regarding the upcoming elections.
However, EAC does not assess that a general situation of unrest,
spilling beyond known trouble spots, has emerged.
2.(SBU) P/E reported that Embassy Kingston plans to send three
two-person teams of volunteers out in USG vehicles to observe the
voting in support of OAS. OAS will provide identification, vests,
and a two hour training session on Saturday, September 1. RSO
requested only armored vehicles and Embassy drivers be utilized, and
that all Embassy employees carry their radios and cell phones at all
times. RSO will stay in contact with the Joint Constabulary Force
(JCF) and provide updates or alerts as information is known. DAO
and RSO have reviewed the proposed locations and routes and provided
guidance about any known problem areas or "hot spots." Furthermore,
RSO will provide a security briefing to all drivers and participants
from Embassy Kingston. All US teams will be staying close to
Kingston, visiting polling stations within rural St Andrews Parish.
The RSO has required all teams to report back to the New Embassy
Compound (NEC) or the Headquarters of the OAS at the Courtleigh
Hotel in Kingston before dark on Election day, September 3.
3.(U) CG reports that a Warden Message has been sent to all
registered Americans and Wardens concerning possible violence or
crowds and congestion on Election Day. The same message will also
be prominently featured on the Embassy webpage. RSO will provide a
Security Announcement to all Chief of Mission Personnel.
4.(SBU) Peace Corps(PC) reports all Peace Corps Volunteers (PCV)
have been instructed to remain in their houses from 1800 hours on
September 2, until 0600 hours on September 4, the day after the
election.
5.(SBU) U.S. Embassy Kingston will be closed to the public on
September 3, in observance of Labor Day. RSO will report on
security plans for the Embassy and personnel septel.
HEG