Interim Progress report for the members of the House Republican Conference release on April 23, 2013 Page 8
During 2012, in numerous communications with the State Department, officials from the U.S. Mission in Libya stress both the inadequacy of security as well as the need for additional personnel.
Two critical cables warrant specific mention:
On March 28, 2012, Ambassador Cretz sends a cable to Secretary Clinton requesting additional security assets.
On April 19, 2012, the response cable from the Department of State to Embassy Tripoli, bearing Secretary Clinton’s signature, acknowledges Ambassador Cretz’s request for additional security but instead articulates a plan to scale back security
assets for the U.S. Mission in Libya, including the Benghazi Mission..
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