US embassy cable - 05MUSCAT70

UNCLAS MUSCAT 000070 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
DEPT. FOR DS/IP/NEA, DS/DSS/ITA, DS/DSS/CC, DS/OSAC, 
CA/OCS, NEA/EX, NEA/ARPI 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: AEMR, ASEC, AMGT, PTER, CASC, KHLS, MU, EAC 
SUBJECT: EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 01/12/2005 
 
REF: MUSCAT 0040 
 
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Summary 
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1.  (SBU)  The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core 
Emergency Action Committee January 12 to review the Embassy's 
security posture prior to the local holiday weekend.  Members 
of the EAC noted no substantive changes in the local security 
environment since the last meeting.  Accordingly, the EAC 
agreed that the Embassy's already heightened security posture 
and FPCON remain appropriate.  End Summary. 
 
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Security Environment 
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2.  (SBU)  On January 12, the Ambassador chaired a meeting of 
the core Emergency Action Committee ("EAC") to review the 
Embassy's security posture prior to the local holiday 
weekend.  The meeting opened with a discussion of the local 
and regional security situations.  The EAC continued to 
characterize the former as stable, noting no new threat 
reporting specific to Oman. 
 
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Emergency Action Functions 
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3.  (SBU)  The remainder of the meeting focused on updating 
Exhibit 121 (Emergency Action Functions) of Embassy Muscat's 
Emergency Action Plan ("EAP").  The update is in conjunction 
with the EAC's annual EAP review. 
 
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Sustained Vigilance 
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4.  (SBU)  Prior to concluding the meeting, RSO reiterated 
that, despite the relative calm, members of the EAC must 
continue reinforcing to both their staffs and family members 
the need for vigilance regarding all aspects of personal 
security, including the need to maintain a low profile and to 
remain unpredictable.  RSO further re-emphasized the 
importance of immediately reporting all suspicious activity 
or security-related incidents to Post One. 
 
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EAC Conclusion 
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5.  (SBU)  The EAC concluded that there have been no 
substantive changes in the local security environment since 
the last meeting held on January 8 (reftel), and that the 
Embassy's FPCON and already heightened security posture 
remain appropriate.  Nonetheless, the EAC remains acutely 
aware of the need to monitor both the regional and local 
security and threat environments, and is prepared to take the 
necessary countermeasures should changes to either occur. 
AMB, DCM, RSO, P/E, CONS, MGT, DAO, OMC (USDR), and ECA 
(USCENTAF) participated in the meeting. 
BALTIMORE