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Created
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08STATE119005
2008-11-07 19:12:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Secretary of State
Cable title:
MGHH02: MONITORING GROUP FORMATION REGARDING
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UNCLAS STATE 119005
INFORM CONSULS - NASSAU PLS PASS TO FREEPORT
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
JM, XL, XK
SUBJECT: MGHH02: MONITORING GROUP FORMATION REGARDING
HURRICANE PALOMA
UNCLAS STATE 119005
INFORM CONSULS - NASSAU PLS PASS TO FREEPORT
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
JM, XL, XK
SUBJECT: MGHH02: MONITORING GROUP FORMATION REGARDING
HURRICANE PALOMA
1. At 1500 EST on 11/07/2008 the Executive Secretary
directed that the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
establish a Monitoring Group to coordinate all State
Department activities relating to Hurricane Paloma as it
affects the Cayman Islands, Cuba, and The Bahamas. The
Monitoring Group will operate virtually with support
from the Operations Center, but will be prepared to
upgrade to physical staffing should events warrant.
2. The Monitoring Group director will be Cuban Affairs
Deputy Director Ricardo Zuniga of the Bureau of Western
Hemisphere Affairs. Representatives from WHA and CA
will participate in the Monitoring Group; additional
bureaus or offices may be added to the Group as needed.
3. All cables and other documents relating to this
Monitoring Group should include the SIPDIS caption.
Reporting cables should include MGHH02 on the subject
line as well as the following tags: AEMR, ASEC, CASC,
KFLO, MARR, PREL, PINR, AMGT, CD, JM, XL, and XK.
4. A hurricane webpage, which includes Monitoring Group
situation reports, is available at
http://www.intelink.gov/wiki/Portal:Crisis_Hu rricane_Pal
oma. Please note that this web address is case
sensitive.
5. Embassies Nassau, Kingston, and U.S. Interest
Section Havana should take the following actions
immediately:
(a) Please provide by email the office and residence
telephone numbers of all country team members and other
key officers who will have action responsibilities
during this crisis. Please direct these emails to SES-
O@state.gov.
(b) Participate in daily conference calls and provide
situation reports by email as required for as long as
the Monitoring Group is in operation.
(c) Review post Emergency Action Plan (including
tripwires),update the F-77 report of potential
evacuees, and ensure the Evacuation Management System
(EMS) contains the most recent information on staff
present at post.
6. Minimize considered.
RICE
INFORM CONSULS - NASSAU PLS PASS TO FREEPORT
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
JM, XL, XK
SUBJECT: MGHH02: MONITORING GROUP FORMATION REGARDING
HURRICANE PALOMA
1. At 1500 EST on 11/07/2008 the Executive Secretary
directed that the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
establish a Monitoring Group to coordinate all State
Department activities relating to Hurricane Paloma as it
affects the Cayman Islands, Cuba, and The Bahamas. The
Monitoring Group will operate virtually with support
from the Operations Center, but will be prepared to
upgrade to physical staffing should events warrant.
2. The Monitoring Group director will be Cuban Affairs
Deputy Director Ricardo Zuniga of the Bureau of Western
Hemisphere Affairs. Representatives from WHA and CA
will participate in the Monitoring Group; additional
bureaus or offices may be added to the Group as needed.
3. All cables and other documents relating to this
Monitoring Group should include the SIPDIS caption.
Reporting cables should include MGHH02 on the subject
line as well as the following tags: AEMR, ASEC, CASC,
KFLO, MARR, PREL, PINR, AMGT, CD, JM, XL, and XK.
4. A hurricane webpage, which includes Monitoring Group
situation reports, is available at
http://www.intelink.gov/wiki/Portal:Crisis_Hu rricane_Pal
oma. Please note that this web address is case
sensitive.
5. Embassies Nassau, Kingston, and U.S. Interest
Section Havana should take the following actions
immediately:
(a) Please provide by email the office and residence
telephone numbers of all country team members and other
key officers who will have action responsibilities
during this crisis. Please direct these emails to SES-
O@state.gov.
(b) Participate in daily conference calls and provide
situation reports by email as required for as long as
the Monitoring Group is in operation.
(c) Review post Emergency Action Plan (including
tripwires),update the F-77 report of potential
evacuees, and ensure the Evacuation Management System
(EMS) contains the most recent information on staff
present at post.
6. Minimize considered.
RICE