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08STATE88262
2008-08-16 21:56:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Secretary of State
Cable title:
TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO.
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UNCLAS STATE 088262
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
SUBJECT: TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO.
18
RUSSIAN TROOPS YET TO WITHDRAW
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UNCLAS STATE 088262
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
SUBJECT: TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO.
18
RUSSIAN TROOPS YET TO WITHDRAW
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1. (SBU) FM Lavrov said Russian forces will begin their
withdrawal after additional security measures are put in
place, media report. Lavrov's comments on "finishing the
task" are angering the Georgians, according to Embassy
Tbilisi. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon, Reuters)
2. (SBU) Various media outlets published photos of the
demolished Kaspi railway bridge, which Russian officials
denied destroying. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi e-mail)
3. (SBU) Extensive looting and ransacking by Russian
forces continues in Poti. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon)
4. (SBU) Georgian officials are concerned about fires
around Borjomi, west of Tbilisi, which appear to have been
started by Russian helicopters dropping flares.
(TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon, Tbilisi 1372)
HOLBROOKE TO VISIT GORI
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5. (SBU) Richard Holbrooke is visiting Georgia as a
guest of President Saakashvili. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi e-
mail)
OSCE TO SEND MORE OBSERVERS; UNHCR NOTES IDP INCREASE
-------------- --------------
6. (SBU) Finnish FM Stubb told A/S Fried he will deploy
an additional 100 OSCE monitors to South Ossetia August 17
under the current mission mandate. (TF/EUR front office e-
mail)
7. (SBU) Russia has repeatedly denied OSCE observers
access to Gori and South Ossetia. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi
telcon)
8. (U) The head of the ICRC will visit Georgia and
Russia to assess the humanitarian impact of the recent
fighting. (Reuters)
9. (SBU) UNHCR-compiled data documents 72,000 internally
displaced persons (IDPs) at approximately 589 sites in
Georgia, an increase of more than 100 percent over August
15. (TF/OFDA e-mail)
10. (U) Minimize considered.
RICE
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
SUBJECT: TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO.
18
RUSSIAN TROOPS YET TO WITHDRAW
--------------
1. (SBU) FM Lavrov said Russian forces will begin their
withdrawal after additional security measures are put in
place, media report. Lavrov's comments on "finishing the
task" are angering the Georgians, according to Embassy
Tbilisi. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon, Reuters)
2. (SBU) Various media outlets published photos of the
demolished Kaspi railway bridge, which Russian officials
denied destroying. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi e-mail)
3. (SBU) Extensive looting and ransacking by Russian
forces continues in Poti. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon)
4. (SBU) Georgian officials are concerned about fires
around Borjomi, west of Tbilisi, which appear to have been
started by Russian helicopters dropping flares.
(TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon, Tbilisi 1372)
HOLBROOKE TO VISIT GORI
--------------
5. (SBU) Richard Holbrooke is visiting Georgia as a
guest of President Saakashvili. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi e-
mail)
OSCE TO SEND MORE OBSERVERS; UNHCR NOTES IDP INCREASE
-------------- --------------
6. (SBU) Finnish FM Stubb told A/S Fried he will deploy
an additional 100 OSCE monitors to South Ossetia August 17
under the current mission mandate. (TF/EUR front office e-
mail)
7. (SBU) Russia has repeatedly denied OSCE observers
access to Gori and South Ossetia. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi
telcon)
8. (U) The head of the ICRC will visit Georgia and
Russia to assess the humanitarian impact of the recent
fighting. (Reuters)
9. (SBU) UNHCR-compiled data documents 72,000 internally
displaced persons (IDPs) at approximately 589 sites in
Georgia, an increase of more than 100 percent over August
15. (TF/OFDA e-mail)
10. (U) Minimize considered.
RICE