SECURITY FOR EMBASSY DILI ELECTION EVENT

C O N F I D E N T I A L DILI 000282 SIPDIS STATE FOR DS/IP E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/4/2018 TAGS: ASEC AMGT TT SUBJECT: SECURITY FOR EMBASSY DILI ELECTION EVENT REF: A) STATE 114666, B) JAKARTA 2029 CLASSIFIED BY: Henry M. Rector, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy Dili, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (d) ¶1. (SBU) Following arrival in-country of TDY RSO on November 4, Embassy Dili's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened to review security arrangements for our November 5 election day event (ref A). Participants included DCM, RSO, Acting USAID Director, MGT Officer,and POL officer. ¶2. (U) Embassy will host a viewing of the election returns at the CMR from 09:00 - 14:30 local time (GMT+9). Invitations were extended to Government of Timor-Leste (GOTL) officials, Parliamentarians, NGO and civil society leaders, and the Amcit community. Post estimates a turnout of 150 - 250 over the course of the day. We do not expect that most guests will stay for the duration of the event, which includes a morning coffee service and a luncheon buffet. ¶3. (C) We have no reports from local or national sources regarding specific threats to U.S. interests. We have been assured of additional police presence from the National Police (PNTL) Dili command, which will station two squad cars at the entrance to the chancery. Our 74-man local guard force will be fully deployed and will screen all vistors. In response to possible any actions that might be taken in response to the imminent execution in Indonesia of the Bali bombers (ref B),we have accepted an offer extended to us by the UN Police Mission (UNPOL) for extra surveillance by roving patrols. The Australian Embassy has also accepted such an offer. KLEMM