US embassy cable - 05MUSCAT293

S E C R E T MUSCAT 000293 
 
SIPDIS 
 
NOFORN 
 
DEPT. FOR DS/IP/NEA, DS/IP/ITA, DS/DSS/CC, DS/DSS/OSAC, 
CA/OCS, NEA/EX, NEA/ARPI 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 1.6X1 
TAGS: AEMR, ASEC, AMGT, PTER, CASC, KHLS, MU, EAC 
SUBJECT: EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 02/20/2005 
 
REF: MUSCAT 0280 
 
Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission William R. Stewart. 
Reason: 1.4(c). 
 
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Summary 
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1.  (SBU)  The Deputy Chief of Mission chaired a meeting of 
the Emergency Action Committee February 20 to review the 
Embassy's security posture following the local holiday 
weekend.  Members 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 February 20, the Deputy Chief of Mission 
chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee ("EAC") 
to review the Embassy's security posture following the local 
holiday weekend.  The meeting opened with a discussion of the 
local security situation, which the EAC continued to 
characterize as stable.  The EAC noted no/no new threat 
reporting specific to Oman.  Likewise, members of the EAC, 
including the Duty Officer, cited no security incidents among 
their staffs or family members over the weekend, and CONS 
confirmed that there were no reported security incidents or 
security-related queries from the private American citizen 
community. 
 
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Sustained Vigilance 
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3.  (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.  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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4.  (S/NF)  The EAC concluded that there have been no 
substantive changes in previously reported assessments of the 
local security environment since the last meeting held on 
February 16 (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.  DCM, MGT, 
RSO, ARSO, RMAS, P/E (Duty Officer), CONS, MSG, DAO, OMC 
(USDR), and ECA (USCENTAF) participated in the meeting. 
BALTIMORE