On November 14, 2005, U.S. State Department Deputy Spokesman Adam Ereli
answered re****ters' questions during the routine Daily Press Briefing,
and he commented on the Warden Message issued by U.S. Consulate in Hong
Kong which warned Americans in the area for security concerns.
Read the Warden Message by U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong in
http://hongkong.usconsulate.gov/consular/acs/warden2005111301.htm
Read the whole session of the Daily Press Briefing in
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2005/56883.htm
where the related questions and answers are as follows. For some
reasons the document spells Guangzhou as Gwangzhou.
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QUESTION: The consulate in Hong Kong is -- says it has received a
terrorist threat. I wonder if you had anything to elaborate, like
the source of the threat and whether there's any reason to suppose
the President might be endangered when he visits China?
MR. ERELI: I think the Warden Message that our embassy issued
today in Beijing is pretty -- covers it pretty well. It basically
-- and I'll reiterate what it said. Don't have too much new to
add to it. We received credible information, the U.S. Government
received credible information that a terrorist threat may exist
against official U.S. Government facilities in Gwangzhou and that
the same threat may also exist for places in Gwangzhou where
Americans are known to congregate. And based on this information,
that the source of which I don't have and we generally don't
discuss when we're dealing this kind of information, but based on
that information we felt it our duty, our obligation and
consistent with law, to advise the American citizen community
about the information we have. So what we know is in the Warden
Message and we think we've taken the appropriate steps by: (a)
advising Americans and (b) responding in coordination with the
Chinese to the information we have.
QUESTION: On the President -- because evidently he's going to Beijing
alone and not to other cities. But is there any -- do you have any
-- was there any mention of his visit that you can tell us about in
this threat? Is there any involvement, apparently --
MR. ERELI: No, not that I'm aware of. Obviously, I'd defer to the
White House for any questions regarding the President and his
travels and his itinerary. We have, based on the information we
received, put out the warning and notice that is appropriate.
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