US embassy cable - 05MUSCAT1346

S E C R E T MUSCAT 001346 
 
SIPDIS 
 
NOFORN 
 
DEPT FOR DS/IP/NEA, DS/IP/ITA, NEA/ARPI, NEA/EX 
DEPT ALSO FOR DS/DSS/OSAC, DS/ICI/PII, DS/DSS/CC, CA/OCS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 1.6X1 
TAGS: AEMR, ASEC, AMGT, PTER, CASC, KHLS, KVPR, MU, EAC 
SUBJECT: EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 09/05/2005 
 
REF: MUSCAT 1337 
 
Classified By: Ambassador Richard L. Baltimore III. 
Reason: 1.4(c). 
 
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Summary 
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1.  (SBU)  The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency 
Action Committee (EAC) on September 5 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 force protection condition (FPCON) remain appropriate. 
End Summary. 
 
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Local Security 
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2.  (SBU)  On September 5, the Ambassador chaired a meeting 
of the full 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.  Likewise, the EAC noted 
no/no new threat reporting specific to Oman. 
 
3.  (SBU)  RSO did, however, brief the EAC on a potential 
surveillance incident/report of suspicious activity that 
occurred in one of the Embassy's residential neighborhoods on 
the afternoon of September 3 (SIMAS #76180).  Otherwise, 
members, including Duty Officer, cited no security incidents 
among their staffs or family members over the holiday 
weekend.  CONS also 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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4.  (S/NF)  The EAC concluded that there have been no 
substantive changes in the local security environment since 
the last meeting held on August 31 (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, P/E, MGT, RSO, ARSO, SIMO, PAO, CONS, MSG, DAO, 
OMC (USDR), ECA (USCENTAF), and Duty Officer participated in 
the meeting, which was preceded by a meeting of the Visas 
Viper Committee. 
BALTIMORE