US embassy cable - 05SANAA876

S E C R E T SANAA 000876 
 
SIPDIS 
 
NOFORN 
 
DS/DSS, DS/IP/NEA, DS/DSS/ITA, DS/ICI/PII, S/CT, NEA, NEA/ 
ARP, NEA/EX, NEA/P, CA, CENTCOM FOR POLAD 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/06/2015 
TAGS: AMGT, ASEC, PREL, PTER, EAC 
SUBJECT: SANAA EAC MEETING 04/06/2005 
 
 
Classified By: Classified by RSO Timothy Laas for reasons 1.4 (b) and ( 
d) 
 
1. (S/NF) Summary:  The Charge d' Affaires (CDA) convened a 
core EAC meeting on April 06, 2005, to review updates on 
recent incidents and threat reporting. RMAS provided an 
update on the perceived threat followed by a show of hands by 
the EAC that determined current awareness and 
recommendations, directions to Embassy staff and the American 
community were adequate.  Key offices and personnel 
represented at the meeting included: CDA, RSO, RMAS, POLE, 
DAO, FBI, OMC, IPC. 
 
2.    (S/NF)  RMAS advised the EAC that sources continue to 
provide information regarding the terrorists, planning and, 
based on that information (see SEPTEL), the EAC voted to 
continue with current security practices, to include 
encouraging community members to maintain a low profile, 
avoid non-essential travel and use best practices when 
traveling. 
 
3.    (S/NF)  The RSO reviewed options with EAC members, to 
include restricting community members from:  Dining at 
restaurants associated with the western community, including 
Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Baskin Robbins, as well as 
avoiding certain soft-target hotels that cluster Westerners, 
avoiding the old city, staying away from Western nightclubs 
in Tourist City and avoiding the Sanaa Trade Center. 
Although EAC members recommended keeping a dialogue open on 
such restrictions, it was decided that current information 
was of a quantity and quality that made sound EAC judgments 
possible regarding the need for more restrictions:  For that 
reason the EAC decided that further control over employee 
activities was not yet required but would be reviewed over 
the coming days.  The EAC agreed that current actions taken 
by them were successful in properly informing the community 
so that they could practice appropriate risk management.  The 
RSO noted that two oil companies had implemented the 
restrictions listed above based on their perception of the 
threat. 
 
4.    (SBU)  The EAC agreed to maintain close communications 
over the weekend to ensure timely EAC response to information 
that might be available for assessing the threat and 
emergency actions to be taken. 
Khoury