TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 10 AS OF 1800 LOCAL,

C O N F I D E N T I A L NICOSIA 001182 SIPDIS SIPDIS PLEASE PASS TO USAID E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/23/2016 TAGS: AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT SUBJECT: TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 10 AS OF 1800 LOCAL, SATURDAY, JULY 22, 2006 REF: A. NICOSIA 1166 ¶B. NICOSIA 1167 ¶C. NICOSIA 1170 ¶D. NICOSIA 1172 ¶E. NICOSIA 1174 ¶F. NICOSIA 1175 ¶G. NICOSIA 1176 ¶H. NICOSIA 1177 ¶I. NICOSIA 1179 ¶J. NICOSIA 1180 Classified By: DCM Jane Zimmerman, Reasons 1.4 B/D ¶1. (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S. citizens receive in Cyprus as of 1700L was 6869, and we anticipate another 2,825 to arrive in the next twelve hours. 1,226 U.S. citizens had departed by 1700(L) July 22. POL/MIL ¶2. (C) Post is working with TF 3 and through DAO channels to seek additional airlift for July 22/23 to ease crowding at the Fairground. CONSULAR ¶3. (C) The following are consular updates: --Accounting of U.S. citizens who have arrived in Cyprus as of 1700(L) July 22: 11 via helicopter July 16 62 via helicopter and ship July 17 37 via French-chartered ship July 18 104 via helicopter July 18 138 via Hoegh Norwegian ship July 19 4 via Greek military ship July 19 160 via helicopter (Beirut Air Bridge - BAB) July 19 3 via HMS York July 19 3 via Crete II July 19 1054 via MV Orient Queen July 20 3 via HMS Gloucester July 20 27 via UN Serenade & IREA Petra July 20 187 via helicopter (BAB) July 20 100 via UN ship Serenade July 21 1054 via USS Nashville July 21 790 via Orient Queen July 21 241 via helicopter (BAB) July 21 1803 via USS Trenton July 22 27 Greek Ikaria July 22 21 MV Akioni July 22 1050 via USS Nashville July 22 TOTAL: 6,869 --825 U.S. citizens are scheduled to arrive July 22 at/about 1800L in Limassol on the Rahma. Another 1,000 are scheduled to arrive July 23 at 0300L in Limassol on the USS Whidbey Island, and 1000 are scheduled to arrive at 1000L in Limassol on the Orient Queen. --A total of 2,608 U.S. citizens have departed Cyprus on U.S. charter flights as of 1700 July 22. PUBLIC AFFAIRS ¶4. (U) The Ambassador's interviews with Fox Family and CNN went extremely well today. Reporters congratulated him on the Embassy's work on the evacuation. SCHLICHER