We present the result of a target of opportunity observation performed by the ESA’s Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) following the detection of the possible newSGR&hthinsp;1801−23in June and September 1997. Four 60 &mgr;m sources are detected in a10′×10′region, but the association of any toSGR&hthinsp;1801−23remains open due to the small fraction of the revised IPN error observed byISO. ©2000 American Institute of Physics.