Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08MONTERREY475
2008-10-22 20:19:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Consulate Monterrey
Cable title:
OCTOBER 20 AMCONSULATE MONTERREY EAC MEETING
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UNCLAS MONTERREY 000475
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ASEC KCRM PINS SNAR MX
SUBJECT: OCTOBER 20 AMCONSULATE MONTERREY EAC MEETING
REF: A) MONTERREY 458, B) MONTERREY 468
UNCLAS MONTERREY 000475
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ASEC KCRM PINS SNAR MX
SUBJECT: OCTOBER 20 AMCONSULATE MONTERREY EAC MEETING
REF: A) MONTERREY 458, B) MONTERREY 468
1. (SBU) AmConsulate Monterrey's Emergency Action Committee
met again on October 20 at 1600 in the Consulate building, and
was attended by the CG, Acting RSO, Cons, Econ/Pol, PA, MGT,
GSO, CLO, FCS, ACS, Embassy RSO, DHS, DEA, FBI, ATF, and OIG
(TDY). Participants agreed on the need to remain on high alert
given recent events. (Subsequent to the meeting, post LE
elements approached the local office of the federal Secretariat
of Public Security (SSP) to request that a patrol unit be posted
outside the Consulate, joining the current state and municipal
vehicles there now.) CG urged Section/Agency heads to continue
emphasizing the need for their employees to follow sound
security practices. (This point was made earlier in the day as
well during separate town hall meetings for Direct-hires and
LES). CG stated that, based on eyewitness testimony obtained
during the investigations undertaken by local law enforcement
counterparts, it had been determined that the gunshots heard
October 16 near the Consulate had not been directed at the
Consulate.
2. (SBU) FBI TDYers have returned to Monterrey to continue
their investigations into the October 11 gunshot/grenade attack.
Meanwhile, efforts are proceeding to improve the Consulate's
perimeter security: jersey barriers have been moved out
further into the adjoining highway, the Consulate now fully
controls the rear access road, and wire mesh has been installed
along the building's outer wall. Other security improvements
are in-train. Conoffs have also reached out to agencies (FAS
and APHIS) and key contractors (the Computer Science
Corporation's Visa Applicant Services Center) located outside
the building to remind them of the need to tighten security.
WILLIAMSON
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ASEC KCRM PINS SNAR MX
SUBJECT: OCTOBER 20 AMCONSULATE MONTERREY EAC MEETING
REF: A) MONTERREY 458, B) MONTERREY 468
1. (SBU) AmConsulate Monterrey's Emergency Action Committee
met again on October 20 at 1600 in the Consulate building, and
was attended by the CG, Acting RSO, Cons, Econ/Pol, PA, MGT,
GSO, CLO, FCS, ACS, Embassy RSO, DHS, DEA, FBI, ATF, and OIG
(TDY). Participants agreed on the need to remain on high alert
given recent events. (Subsequent to the meeting, post LE
elements approached the local office of the federal Secretariat
of Public Security (SSP) to request that a patrol unit be posted
outside the Consulate, joining the current state and municipal
vehicles there now.) CG urged Section/Agency heads to continue
emphasizing the need for their employees to follow sound
security practices. (This point was made earlier in the day as
well during separate town hall meetings for Direct-hires and
LES). CG stated that, based on eyewitness testimony obtained
during the investigations undertaken by local law enforcement
counterparts, it had been determined that the gunshots heard
October 16 near the Consulate had not been directed at the
Consulate.
2. (SBU) FBI TDYers have returned to Monterrey to continue
their investigations into the October 11 gunshot/grenade attack.
Meanwhile, efforts are proceeding to improve the Consulate's
perimeter security: jersey barriers have been moved out
further into the adjoining highway, the Consulate now fully
controls the rear access road, and wire mesh has been installed
along the building's outer wall. Other security improvements
are in-train. Conoffs have also reached out to agencies (FAS
and APHIS) and key contractors (the Computer Science
Corporation's Visa Applicant Services Center) located outside
the building to remind them of the need to tighten security.
WILLIAMSON