TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 12 AS OF 1800 LOCAL, SUNDAY,

C O N F I D E N T I A L NICOSIA 001184 SIPDIS SIPDIS PLEASE PASS TO USAID E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/24/2016 TAGS: AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY FKFLO CASC AMGT SUBJECT: TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 12 AS OF 1800 LOCAL, SUNDAY, JULY 23, 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 ¶K. NICOSIA 1182 ¶L. NICOSIA 1183 Classified By: Ambassador Ronald L. Schlicher, reasons 1.4 B/D ¶1. (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S. citizens received in Cyprus as of 1800L July 23 was 9,711; another 40 are expected to arrive at 2030L, and up to 1030 on July 24. Approximately 4,640 had departed by 1630L, and we expect another 817 to depart via commercial charter and military flights before July 24. END SUMMARY. POL/MIL ¶2. (C) The following are pol/mil updates: --DAO and MGT representatives will meet with Government of Cyprus (GOC) Civil Aviation tomorrow morning regarding managing the volume of passangers and air traffic at the airport. CONSULAR ¶3. (C) The following are consular updates: --Accounting of U.S. citizens who have arrived in Cyprus as of 1800(L) July 23: 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 via Greek Ikaria July 22 21 via MV Akioni July 22 1050 via USS Nashville July 22 815 via Ramah July 22 39 via helicopter 2108 July 22 1005 via USS Whidbey July 23 983 via Orient Queen July 23 TOTAL: 9,711 --A total of 4,640 U.S. citizens (approximate pending receipt of one manifest) had departed Cyprus on U.S. charter and military flights as of 1630L July 23. There are two more milair flights and two more commercial charter flights scheduled to depart July 23 that will transport 817 more people. --We estimate approximately 1150 evacuees will remain at the fairground overnight. Up to 1000 more are in hotels. Additional airlift remains urgently necessary to relieve this backlog and allow us accommodate the up to 1030 new arrivals we expect on July 24. --Embassy Nicosia is awaiting guidance regarding our request for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) assistance in processing undocumented humanitarian cases involving non-U.S. citizen immediate relatives evacuated by the U.S. government. Embassy has also requested a DHS TDYer from Athens to assist in screening these people. --Nicosia needs quick confirmation of a continued steady stream of charter and milair flights in order to plan orderly departures, and to assist in maintaining order and calm in the Fairgrounds facility. MANAGEMENT/STAFFING ¶4. (U) Post requests two to three more TDY officers with GSO experience and supervisory skills. If current TDY staff on the ground need to depart, post requests that that person be replaced by another TDYer. Nearly all staff are pulling 14-16 hour shifts every day, with some filling emergency needs and working longer. SCHLICHER