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Viewing cable 09BEIRUT564, BEIRUT EAC MEETING OF MAY 19, 2009

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09BEIRUT564 2009-05-20 09:08 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Beirut 
VZCZCXYZ0002
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHLB #0564 1400908
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 200908Z MAY 09
FM AMEMBASSY BEIRUT
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4933
INFO RUEHAM/AMEMBASSY AMMAN 4404
RUEHDM/AMEMBASSY DAMASCUS 3741
RUEHTV/AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV 1390
 
UNCLAS BEIRUT 000564 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR DS/CC; DS/DSS/ITA; DS/IP/NEA; NEA/EX; S/ES 
POSTS FOR RSO 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ASEC CASC LE MOPS PTER SY
SUBJECT: BEIRUT EAC MEETING OF MAY 19, 2009 
 
REF: STATE 50245 
 
1. (U) At 1000 hours on Tuesday, May 19, 2009, DCM convened 
an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting.  Present were 
DCM, POL, MGMT, INL, RAO, LEGATT, MLE, PD, USAID, CONS, RSO, 
DAO and ODC. 
 
2. (U) The purpose of the EAC, per reftel, was to assess the 
impact on security of US government facilities and American 
citizens in Lebanon due to media attention on the recent US 
government decision not to issue previously unreleased photos 
of detainees from Abu Gharaib prison in Iraq.  EAC Beirut 
unanimously agreed that there is no information available 
suggesting an adverse impact on the security of the 
aforementioned entities based on the decision not to release 
the photos. 
 
SISON