TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 17 AS OF 0800 LOCA,

C O N F I D E N T I A L NICOSIA 001195

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TAGS: AEMR ASEC KPAO MGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT
SUBJECT: TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 17 AS OF 0800 LOCA,
WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 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

M. NICOSIA 1184

N. NICOSIA 1186

O. NICOSIA 1189

P. NICOSIA 1190

Q. NICOSIA 1192

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 0800L July 26 was 11,635. 9,664 had departed
by 0800L on July 26, and one more commercial charter flight
is scheduled to depart July 26. 200 people spent the night
at the Fairgrounds, and 400 were there as of 0800L July 26.
End summary.

CONSULAR


2. (C) The following are consular updates:

--Accounting of U.S. citizens who have arrived in Cyprus as
of 800(L) July 26:

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
38 via helicopter July 23
401 via USS Nashville July 24
26 via helicopter July 24
574 via Orient Queen July 24
3 via Princess Marissa July 25
5 via helicopter July 25
7 via helicopter July 25
129 via Ramah July 25
36 via helicopter July 25
281 via Vittoria M July 25
198 via Orient Queen

TOTAL: 11,417

--There were a total of 9,664 U.S.-assisted departures from
Cyprus on U.S. charter flights as of 800L July 26. Post
expects the arrival of one more ship July 26, and two more
per day July 27 and July 28. Likewise, two charter
departures per day are scheduled for July 26 and 27.

--Approximately 200 people (undocumented humanitarian cases
and their relatives) spent the night at the Fairgrounds; by
800L, undocumented passengers from the Orient Queen brought
this number to around 400.

--Fairgrounds now has 24-hour CONS staffing coverage.

MANAGEMENT


3. (U) MGT continues to focus on staffing issues and
transitioning out of the Fairgrounds. New arrivals will be
booked into hotels as soon as possible.

SECURITY


4. (C) Regional Security Office (RSO) has expanded security
perimeter around the Fairgrounds, after five agitators,
posing as Cypriot volunteers but believed to be Libyan
nationals, nearly instigated a breakdown of order. RSO and
our consul removed the agitators and were able to calm the
crowd down.


5. (C) The increasing number of Class 1 hits indicates that
individuals convicted of serious crimes, including rape, are
among those sheltered at the Fairgrounds. We are working to
shelter the most vulnerable (e.g., women with young children,
some of whom have been at the Fairgrounds for five days) in
hotels, while removing those who may pose a threat to others
in separate hotels. Under our plan, once a case is
adjudicated, individuals will leave hotels, with those
favorably adjudicated traveling to the United States. CONS
and MGT are coordinating closely on this plan.
SCHLICHER