US embassy cable - 05MUSCAT1565

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OMAN READY TO SIGN MEGAPORTS/CSI DOP

Identifier: 05MUSCAT1565
Wikileaks: View 05MUSCAT1565 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Muscat
Created: 2005-10-18 12:47:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: ETTC PARM MNUC PREL KSTC KNNP MU Ports Export Control and Border Security
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.

UNCLAS MUSCAT 001565 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR NEA/ARPI AND NP/ECC (TGROEN) 
ABU DHABI FOR W. WALLRAPP 
AMMAN FOR J. IRVINE 
USCBP FOR T. HORTON, R. BAIG, AND T. CLIFTON 
USDOE/NNSA FOR W. KILMARTIN AND M. DEITER 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC, PARM, MNUC, PREL, KSTC, KNNP, MU, Ports, Export Control and Border Security 
SUBJECT: OMAN READY TO SIGN MEGAPORTS/CSI DOP 
 
1.  Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi 
informed the Ambassador on October 17 that the Omani 
government is ready to sign the Department of Homeland 
Security's Container Security Initiative (CSI) and the 
Department of Energy's Megaports Initiative combined 
Declaration of Principles (DOP) in its amended form. (Note: 
The Embassy will forward the amended DOP to USCBP and DOE 
this week.  End Note.) 
 
2.  Officials at the Ministry of Transportation and 
Communications and the Royal Oman Police (ROP)-Customs 
confirmed to PolOff that the Inspector General of ROP will be 
inviting appropriate USG officials from US Customs and Border 
Protection, and the US Department of Energy to a signing 
ceremony in Muscat on November 19, coinciding with Oman's 
national day celebrations.  ROP-Customs has tentatively 
reserved rooms at the Muscat Grand Hyatt hotel beginning 
November 16 and looks forward to hosting the US delegation 
during their stay in Oman.  Official invitations to follow 
septel. 
BALTIMORE 

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