Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09MONROVIA724
2009-10-05 08:57:00
SECRET//NOFORN
Embassy Monrovia
Cable title:
EMBASSY MONROVIA CONVENES EAC TO DISCUSS UNREST IN GUINEA
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S E C R E T MONROVIA 000724
NOFORN
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR S/ES-O, DS/IP/AF, DS/DSS/ITA, CA/OCS, AF/W
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/02/2029
TAGS: ASEC CASC PREL PHUM GV LI
SUBJECT: EMBASSY MONROVIA CONVENES EAC TO DISCUSS UNREST IN GUINEA
REF: (A) MONROVIA 722; (B) MONROVIA 720
S E C R E T MONROVIA 000724
NOFORN
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR S/ES-O, DS/IP/AF, DS/DSS/ITA, CA/OCS, AF/W
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/02/2029
TAGS: ASEC CASC PREL PHUM GV LI
SUBJECT: EMBASSY MONROVIA CONVENES EAC TO DISCUSS UNREST IN GUINEA
REF: (A) MONROVIA 722; (B) MONROVIA 720
1. (U) On October 2, 2009, Embassy Monrovia convened the EAC to
discuss the ongoing unrest in Guinea and its implications for
security and stability in Liberia.
2. (S//NF) Ambassador recounted her conversation with the President
of Liberia on September 28 (Ref B) and the president's Chief of Staff
on October 1, both of whom expressed their extreme concern over the
situation in neighboring Guinea. The recurring expression during
this conversation was "if war breaks out in Guinea, Liberia's fragile
peace will be shattered."
3. (C) Reporting officers noted the shared ethnicity between
Guineans (specifically from Guinean leader Dadis' ethnic group) and
Liberians, the presence of many Liberian ex-combatants who have
remained on the Guinea side of the border, and the possibility of
protests/demonstrations by the large Guinean population in Monrovia.
There have been reports in the press about Liberian ex-combatants
being recruited to fight in Liberia. (Note: President Sirleaf
substantiated this reporting in a meeting with Ambassador subsequent
to the EAC meeting (Ref A). End Note.) Dadis may use this as an
excuse to make an incursion into Liberia. However, the first crisis
requiring a response would more likely be humanitarian, if large
numbers of refugees enter Liberia to flee the violence.
4. (C) The EAC agreed that RSO will continue to monitor up-country
travel requests by COM personnel in order to provide current threat
information. Peace Corps Country Team Director will contact all PCVs
in the border area. DAO is in communication with US military
observers (MILOBs) attached to the United Nations Mission in Liberia
(UNMIL) and deployed in two population centers in the border area.
5. (U) The EAC directed CONS to draft a warden message addressing
general precautions against travel to Guinea from Liberia and
safety/security when traveling in the border region.
6. (S//NF) The EAC agreed that no tripwires, as detailed in Post's
EAP, have been met at this point.
7. (U) POC for this cable is RSO Christopher Gillis,
GillisCJ@state.sgov.gov, 231-77-516702.
8. (U) Conakry Minimize considered.
THOMAS-GREENFIELD
NOFORN
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR S/ES-O, DS/IP/AF, DS/DSS/ITA, CA/OCS, AF/W
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/02/2029
TAGS: ASEC CASC PREL PHUM GV LI
SUBJECT: EMBASSY MONROVIA CONVENES EAC TO DISCUSS UNREST IN GUINEA
REF: (A) MONROVIA 722; (B) MONROVIA 720
1. (U) On October 2, 2009, Embassy Monrovia convened the EAC to
discuss the ongoing unrest in Guinea and its implications for
security and stability in Liberia.
2. (S//NF) Ambassador recounted her conversation with the President
of Liberia on September 28 (Ref B) and the president's Chief of Staff
on October 1, both of whom expressed their extreme concern over the
situation in neighboring Guinea. The recurring expression during
this conversation was "if war breaks out in Guinea, Liberia's fragile
peace will be shattered."
3. (C) Reporting officers noted the shared ethnicity between
Guineans (specifically from Guinean leader Dadis' ethnic group) and
Liberians, the presence of many Liberian ex-combatants who have
remained on the Guinea side of the border, and the possibility of
protests/demonstrations by the large Guinean population in Monrovia.
There have been reports in the press about Liberian ex-combatants
being recruited to fight in Liberia. (Note: President Sirleaf
substantiated this reporting in a meeting with Ambassador subsequent
to the EAC meeting (Ref A). End Note.) Dadis may use this as an
excuse to make an incursion into Liberia. However, the first crisis
requiring a response would more likely be humanitarian, if large
numbers of refugees enter Liberia to flee the violence.
4. (C) The EAC agreed that RSO will continue to monitor up-country
travel requests by COM personnel in order to provide current threat
information. Peace Corps Country Team Director will contact all PCVs
in the border area. DAO is in communication with US military
observers (MILOBs) attached to the United Nations Mission in Liberia
(UNMIL) and deployed in two population centers in the border area.
5. (U) The EAC directed CONS to draft a warden message addressing
general precautions against travel to Guinea from Liberia and
safety/security when traveling in the border region.
6. (S//NF) The EAC agreed that no tripwires, as detailed in Post's
EAP, have been met at this point.
7. (U) POC for this cable is RSO Christopher Gillis,
GillisCJ@state.sgov.gov, 231-77-516702.
8. (U) Conakry Minimize considered.
THOMAS-GREENFIELD