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08STATE88251
2008-08-16 13:22:00
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Secretary of State
Cable title:  

TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO.

Tags:  AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD 
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/16/18
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
SUBJECT: TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO.
17

CLASSIFIED BY:, DANA MURRAY, SENIOR WATCH OFFICER, S/ES-
O, REASON 1.4(D)

RUSSIAN FORCES REMAIN NEAR GEORGIAN CAPITAL
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S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 088251

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/16/18
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
SUBJECT: TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO.
17

CLASSIFIED BY:, DANA MURRAY, SENIOR WATCH OFFICER, S/ES-
O, REASON 1.4(D)

RUSSIAN FORCES REMAIN NEAR GEORGIAN CAPITAL
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1. (SBU) Russian troops blew up a bridge at Kaspi, a
main railroad link between Tbilisi and Gori. According
to DAS Matt Bryza, this attack could destabilize the
Georgian economy and complicate humanitarian assistance
efforts. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi e-mail)


2. (SBU) Russian armored personnel carriers and troops
remained entrenched in Georgian territory overnight,
including within 25 miles of Tbilisi. There are reports
of fires near Borjomi National Park. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi
telcon)


3. (S) Russian military forces established a checkpoint
in the Georgian town of Khashuri, about 15 kilometers
west of Gori. (CIA Sitrep)

RUSSIAN RESPONSE TO CEASE-FIRE DEAL
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4. (SBU) President Medvedev signed the cease-fire
agreement. (Reuters)


5. (SBU) OSCE Chairman in Office Stubb, will try to
enter Tskhinvali August 17 via Vladikavkaz in North
Ossetia. (TF/Embassy Moscow/Embassy Tbilisi telcon)

HIGH-LEVEL VISITS
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6. (SBU) German Chancellor Merkel and Richard Holbrooke
plan separate trips to Georgia August 17. (TF/Embassy
Tbilisi telcon)


7. (SBU) Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) plans to visit
Georgia. No date has been set. (TF/EUR/PGI telcon)


8. (SBU) UK opposition leader David Cameron is in
Georgia; UK FS Miliband will visit Georgia following
August 19 NAC meetings. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon)


9. (SBU) The UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Guterres, will visit Tbilisi August 18-19. (TF/EUR e-
mail)

ASSISTANCE TO SOUTH OSSETIA BYPASSES GEORGIAN GOVERNMENT
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10. (U) A team of one hundred volunteers from
Vladikavkaz in North Ossetia arrived August 16 in South
Ossetia to repair water pipelines and a transformer
substation, which supplies electric power to Tshkinvali.

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11. (U) The Kazakh Ministry of Emergency Situations
pledged 100 tons of humanitarian aid to South Ossetia.
Medicine, clothes, and food were shipped from Almaty to
Vladikavkaz by train. (ITAR-TASS)

AMCIT UPDATE; TBILISI COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS RESUME
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12. (SBU) The father of two AmCit girls in Chiatura is
en route to London and hoping to fly to Yerevan.
According to Congressman Smith, FOX News is no longer
involved in the case. Embassy London will offer to
assist the father in contacting his daughters.
(TF/Embassy London telcon)


13. (SBU) Baltic Air and Ukranian Air have resumed
commercial flights from Tbilisi. Lufthansa will
reportedly resume operations. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi
telcon)


14. (U) Minimize considered.
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