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08STATE90999
2008-08-23 21:33:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Secretary of State
Cable title:
TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 34
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UNCLAS STATE 090999
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG
SUBJECT: TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 34
GEORGIAN FORCES RETURNING TO BASES, RUSSIANS WITHDRAW
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UNCLAS STATE 090999
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG
SUBJECT: TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 34
GEORGIAN FORCES RETURNING TO BASES, RUSSIANS WITHDRAW
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1. (SBU) Georgian military units will return immediately to
bases in Gori and Senaki under terms of the cease-fire
agreement. Georgia is considering returning military
personnel to Poti. (TF/Georgian Embassy telcon)
2. (SBU) Russian troops have left Gori, Igoeti, and
Kashuri. (Tbilisi 1418)
3. (SBU) Russian checkpoints on the east-west highway as far
west as Kutaisi are unmanned. Embassy Tbilisi is verifying
whether the road from Batumi to Kutaisi is clear of
checkpoints. (Tbilisi 1418)
4. (U) More than 1,000 Georgians protested at a 20-man
Russian checkpoint near Poti. (Reuters, AP)
5. (U) Georgian "guerrilla fighters" reportedly fired on two
South Ossetian villages. (Novaya Gazeta)
6. (SBU) South Ossetian paramilitary elements reportedly are
moving toward the ethnic Georgian village of Mosabruni.
(TF/Georgian Embassy telcon)
7. (U) Russian forces intend to continue patrolling Poti.
(RIA Novosti)
AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE STATUS LIFTED FOR EMBASSY TBILISI
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8. (SBU) Family members may return to post as soon as August
24. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon)
EUCOM PLANNING MEDEVAC FOR CRITICALLY-ILL GEORGIAN INFANT
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9. (SBU) EUCOM is planning to airlift the infant for
specialized medical care in either Germany or the United
States. (TF/EUCOM telcon)
10. (SBU) EUCOM personnel in Georgia received 82 tons of
humanitarian assistance and are conducting needs assessments.
(TF/EUCOM telcon)
CODEL LUGAR ARRIVES IN TBILISI, OTHER VISITS PLANNED
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11. (SBU) Senator R. Lugar (R-IN) will meet with Ambassador
Tefft and President Saakashvili. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon)
12. (U) Minimize considered.
RICE
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG
SUBJECT: TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 34
GEORGIAN FORCES RETURNING TO BASES, RUSSIANS WITHDRAW
-------------- --------------
1. (SBU) Georgian military units will return immediately to
bases in Gori and Senaki under terms of the cease-fire
agreement. Georgia is considering returning military
personnel to Poti. (TF/Georgian Embassy telcon)
2. (SBU) Russian troops have left Gori, Igoeti, and
Kashuri. (Tbilisi 1418)
3. (SBU) Russian checkpoints on the east-west highway as far
west as Kutaisi are unmanned. Embassy Tbilisi is verifying
whether the road from Batumi to Kutaisi is clear of
checkpoints. (Tbilisi 1418)
4. (U) More than 1,000 Georgians protested at a 20-man
Russian checkpoint near Poti. (Reuters, AP)
5. (U) Georgian "guerrilla fighters" reportedly fired on two
South Ossetian villages. (Novaya Gazeta)
6. (SBU) South Ossetian paramilitary elements reportedly are
moving toward the ethnic Georgian village of Mosabruni.
(TF/Georgian Embassy telcon)
7. (U) Russian forces intend to continue patrolling Poti.
(RIA Novosti)
AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE STATUS LIFTED FOR EMBASSY TBILISI
-------------- --------------
8. (SBU) Family members may return to post as soon as August
24. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon)
EUCOM PLANNING MEDEVAC FOR CRITICALLY-ILL GEORGIAN INFANT
-------------- --------------
9. (SBU) EUCOM is planning to airlift the infant for
specialized medical care in either Germany or the United
States. (TF/EUCOM telcon)
10. (SBU) EUCOM personnel in Georgia received 82 tons of
humanitarian assistance and are conducting needs assessments.
(TF/EUCOM telcon)
CODEL LUGAR ARRIVES IN TBILISI, OTHER VISITS PLANNED
-------------- --------------
11. (SBU) Senator R. Lugar (R-IN) will meet with Ambassador
Tefft and President Saakashvili. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon)
12. (U) Minimize considered.
RICE