US embassy cable - 05SANAA3225

S E C R E T SANAA 003225 
 
SIPDIS 
 
NOFORN 
 
DEPT FOR DS/IP/NEA, DS/IP/ITA, DS/ICI/CI, DS/ICI/PII, S/CT, 
NEA/EX, NEA/ARPI, CA/OCS, CENTCOM FOR POLAD 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/13/2015 
TAGS: AEMR, ASEC, PTER, AMGT, YM, EAC 
SUBJECT: SANAA EAC MEETING 
 
Classified By: RSO William Mellott for reasons 1.4 (c) and (d) 
 
1. (S/NF) On 11/12/05, EAC met to discuss security issues in 
light of the hotel bombings in Amman, Jordan.  Members in 
attendance were CDA, RSO, POLM, OMC, DAO, POLE, PD, CONS, 
LEGATT, AID, FPD and CCE. 
 
2.(S/NF) EAC was informed by the RSO and POLM that security 
was increased at hotels, popular sights, Embassies, and other 
important buildings throughout the country after the Amman 
hotel bombings.  EAC agreed that there was no evidence of 
active plans against Western targets or local hotels in 
Sanaa.  RSO agreed to review security at the hotels in Sanaa 
that are regularly used by the Embassy to ensure all is being 
done to provide security for USG employees and citizens.. 
 
3. (S/NF) RSO and other Embassy liaison offices agreed to 
monitor the situation and reconvene the EAC if any further 
information is obtained concerning threats against hotels in 
Sanaa. 
 
4. (SBU) EAC was briefed about the delivery of a letter and 
statement to the Ambassador on 11/10/05 by a local women's 
organization.  The letter and statement were delivered to the 
local guards on duty who informed the RSO.  The group 
demonstrated peacefully for half an hour and departed.  The 
letter and statement demanded the release of Abdulsalam Ali 
Al-Helah from Guantanamo.  Local police posted to the Embassy 
assisted the local guards and there was no violence or cause 
for local security forces intervention. 
 
5. (SBU) EAC was also briefed on a demonstration, on 
11/101/05, at the Jordanian Embassy in the Hadda district of 
Sanaa.  Approximately 150 people demonstrated against 
terrorism and pledged solidarity with the Jordanian people. 
Marchers carried pictures of King Abduallah of Jordan and 
spoke loudly against terrorism.  There were no anti-American 
slogans or banners and the gathering lasted about one hour. 
Khoury