US embassy cable - 04THEHAGUE1844

S E C R E T THE HAGUE 001844 
 
SIPDIS 
 
NOFORN 
 
DS/IP/EUR, DS/ITA, DS/ER/CC, EUR/UBI, EUR/EX 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/23/2014 
TAGS: ASEC, NL, PTER 
SUBJECT: THE HAGUE EAC CONVENED JULY 22, 2004 
 
 
Classified By: LISELI MUNDIE, ACTING RSO 
 
SUMMARY 
(U) 1.  This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 
 
(U) 2.  Post convened an EAC July 22 to review security 
postures and consider new security measures as a result of 
increased threat reporting. The EAC was briefed on new 
information made available since the last EAC meeting and 
existing and new security procedures were discussed. The EAC 
unanimously agreed to make two requests to the Department 
regarding security augmentation  (see paragraph). 
 
DETAILS: 
(S ) 3.  The Deputy Chief of Mission briefed the EAC on his 
meetings with the Director of Crisis Management and Security 
Matters and the Director of Coordination on Counterterrorism. 
The DCM voiced the Missions, displeasure with the time that 
it took the GONL to notify the AmEmbassy The Hague of 
relevant threat information. The Crisis Management and 
Security Matters Director stated that the U.S. Embassy,s 
present security posture had been reviewed and was deemed 
acceptable by the GONL. Nevertheless, he agreed to do better 
in sharing information quickly in the future. 
 
(S N/F)  4.  ORCA briefed the EAC regarding the Dutch 
Security and Intelligence Service  (AIVD) report that on June 
2, 2004, a member of a suspected terrorist cell cased the 
U.S. Embassy while paying particular attention to the main 
vehicle and visitor entrance.  OGA relayed their displeasure 
at the six week time lag between the occurrence and the 
notification from the GONL to the U.S. Embassy. 
 
(S N/F)  5.  The Acting RSO briefed the EAC on existing 
security measures and the importance of procedure 
enforcement. The Acting RSO reviewed current security 
procedures to include vehicle and pedestrian entrance/exits 
on new security measures that would be implemented. The 
Acting RSO stated that effective June 26, 2004, a Local Guard 
will be moved from his current post in the lobby into the CAC 
to conduct the screening process for all visitors and Embassy 
personnel to augment the presence of the CAC security 
greeter. The Acting RSO also stated that commencing Monday 
July 2004, bikes entering the compound via the bicycle 
entrance will be itemized by the Local Guard Force.  The 
Acting RSO is scheduled to meet with the local police 
supervisor to request that the police that are assigned to 
rove around the Embassy compound be positioned mostly on the 
street entry leading to the Embassy,s main entry gate as a 
deterent. The Acting ARSO has compared the photographs of the 
individual who cased the Embassy on June 2, 2004, with the 
photographs and incident reports from the SD Team but did not 
find any similarities or photographs matching those provided 
by AIVD. 
 
(S N/F) 6.  ACTION REQUEST: Due to the current elevated 
threat reporting, the shortfall in Local Guard coverage and 
of inadequate perimeter setback, the EAC requests funding for 
an additional Local Guard position to serve as a rover around 
the Embassy compound and to assist the Local Guard in the 
screening of visitors and Embassy personnel. The EAC also 
formally requests expedited funding for the DS/OBO perimeter 
security project involving the installation of bollards and 
an anti-climb perimeter fence. 
RUSSEL