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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
09KARACHI113	2009-04-03 11:27	2011-08-30 01:44	SECRET//NOFORN	Consulate Karachi

O 031127Z APR 09
FM AMCONSUL KARACHI
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0996
INFO AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD PRIORITY 
AMEMBASSY KABUL PRIORITY 
AMEMBASSY LONDON PRIORITY 
AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI PRIORITY 
AMCONSUL LAHORE PRIORITY 
AMCONSUL PESHAWAR PRIORITY 
CIA WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
DIA WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
FBI WASHDC PRIORITY
JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
NSC WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
SECDEF WASHDC PRIORITY
USCENTCOM INTEL CEN MACDILL AFB FL PRIORITY

S E C R E T KARACHI 000113 
 
 
NOFORN 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/03/2019 
TAGS: ASEC PGOV PTER PK
SUBJECT: KARACHI EAC MEETS TO DISCUSS THREATS IN KARACHI. 
 
Classified By: Classified by A/CG C. Rodriguez for reason 1.4 (b)(d) 
 
¶1. (C) Summary: The Consulate Karachi Emergency Action 
Committee met on April 3 to discuss threat reporting 
pertaining to U.S. Diplomats in Pakistan and Karachi, as well 
as changes in the security profile at the hotels used by the 
Consulate.  Present were ACG/MGT, POL/ECON/CON, RAO, RSO, 
IMO, CLO and MSG.  The decision was taken to temporarily 
suspend use of the hotels in the city for overnight visitors 
as well as most meetings.  The EAC will meet again next 
Friday to reassess. End Summary. 
 
¶2. (C) For reasons that have yet to be fully explained, last 
week the Marriott hotel, Which is next to the Consulate and 
one of two hotels used by the Consulate to house visitors, 
reopened it's front driveway to vehicle traffic.  This action 
greatly increased the hotels vulnerability to vehicular borne 
improvised explosive devices (VBIED).  RSO has become aware, 
through meetings with security representatives from U.S. 
based companies, that the Avari hotel, the other hotel used 
by the Consulate, is fast becoming the Hotel of choice for 
U.S. business travelers.  This is due to a belief, shared by 
the EAC, that the Avari has the best security. 
 
¶3. (S)  RAO has received information, specific to the Avari, 
which has caused them to remove their TDY personnel from that 
hotel.  The EAC agreed it would be prudent for the other 
Consulate offices to do the same. 
 
¶4. (C) The acting Consular Officer confirmed to the EAC there 
was little doubt a warden message would be required under the 
No Double Standard rule. 
 
¶5. (C) Post will be able to phase-out American guests at the 
hotels over the next 24 hours and Pakistani guests in 48 
hours.  There will not be a "fire-drill" for current 
visitors.  Future visitors will be housed in Post's 
residences and Post will be limited in the number of visitors 
it can support.  Karachi will coordinate with Islamabad on a 
warden message. 
RODRIGUEZ

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