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(S/NF) DCM convened the Emergency Action Committee on
December 7 to discuss the Embassy's security profile in view
of the impending anniversary of the December 11 attacks in
Algiers and recent threat reporting. The EAC discussed the
symbolism of conducting an attack on or around the mentioned
date and reporting regarding a potential attack during the
early part of December.

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O 101622Z DEC 08
FM AMEMBASSY ALGIERS
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6725
INFO AMEMBASSY RABAT PRIORITY
AMEMBASSY TUNIS PRIORITY
AMEMBASSY BAMAKO PRIORITY
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S E C R E T ALGIERS 001286

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DEPT FOR DS/IP/NEA

E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/10/2018
TAGS: ASEC, AMGT, KMSG, AG
SUBJECT: ALGIERS EAC: ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECEMBER 11
ATTACKS IN ALGIERS

Classified By: DCM Thomas F. Daughton for reason 1.4 (g).

1.(S/NF) DCM convened the Emergency Action Committee on
December 7 to discuss the Embassy's security profile in view
of the impending anniversary of the December 11 attacks in
Algiers and recent threat reporting. The EAC discussed the
symbolism of conducting an attack on or around the mentioned
date and reporting regarding a potential attack during the
early part of December.

2. (S/NF) The full EAC convened at 1100 to review current
threat information and review post's security posture in
advance of the first anniversary of the December 11, 2007
bombing of the UN and Constitutional Court buildings in
Algiers. RSO and GRPO reported that there was no specific
threat information against the Embassy, American staff or
American interests. After considering available general
threat information, the EAC agreed to remind all staff to
vary routes and times and to review their personal security
posture. The EAC also agreed that current restrictions were
consistent with the language about security restrictions on
Embassy personnel in the Department's Travel Warning for
Algeria, and did not raise double-standard issues.

3. (S/NF) RSO noted an observed increase in police
checkpoints around the city, but RSO and GRPO reported that
no new information had been obtained from the local
authorities concerning specific threat information targeting
the U.S. Embassy. Local security officials informed Embassy
officers that police operations were normal throughout the
city and that no threat information of concern was available.
DCM urged EAC members to remind employees and their
dependents to be cautious during the December 11-12 weekend,
to follow the established Personal Security Directive, and to
report any issues to the RSO. EAC members were asked to
remind Embassy employees to vary travel to public markets,
and RSO and Management were asked to review motor pool use
patterns to ensure that patterns were avoided.

4. (U) Point of contact for this cable is DRSO Miguel A.
Eversley.

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