US embassy cable - 05MUSCAT1167

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EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 07/23/2005

Identifier: 05MUSCAT1167
Wikileaks: View 05MUSCAT1167 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Muscat
Created: 2005-07-23 12:22:00
Classification: SECRET//NOFORN
Tags: AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.


 
S E C R E T MUSCAT 001167 
 
SIPDIS 
 
NOFORN 
 
DEPT FOR DS/IP/NEA, DS/IP/ITA, NEA/ARPI, NEA/EX 
DEPT ALSO FOR DS/DSS/OSAC, DS/DSS/CC, CA/OCS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 1.6X1 
TAGS: AEMR, ASEC, AMGT, PTER, CASC, KHLS, MU, EAC 
SUBJECT: EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 07/23/2005 
 
REF: MUSCAT 1147 
 
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 Ambassador chaired a meeting of the full 
Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on July 23 to review the 
Embassy's security posture following the local 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 force protection condition (FPCON) remain appropriate. 
End Summary. 
 
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Local Security 
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2.  (SBU)  On July 23, the Ambassador chaired a meeting of 
the full EAC to review the Embassy's security posture 
following the local weekend.  The meeting opened with a 
discussion of the local and regional security situations; the 
 EAC continued to characterize the former as stable. 
Likewise, the EAC noted no/no new threat reporting specific 
to Oman.  Members cited no security incidents among their 
staffs or family members over the weekend, while the Duty 
Officer confirmed that there were no reported security 
incidents or security-related queries from the private 
American citizen community. 
 
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EAC Conclusion 
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3.  (S/NF)  The EAC concluded that there have been no 
substantive changes in the local security environment since 
the last meeting held on July 20 (reftel).  Accordingly, 
members agreed that the Embassy's already heightened security 
posture and FPCON remain appropriate.  Embassy Muscat 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, P/E, A/MGT, RSO, ARSO, RMAS, PAO (Duty 
Officer), MSG, DAO, OMC (USDR), and ECA (USCENTAF) 
participated in the meeting. 
BALTIMORE 

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