TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 34

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UNCLAS STATE 090999 
 
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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 -------------- -------------- Â¶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) Â¶2. (SBU) Russian troops have left Gori, Igoeti, and Kashuri. (Tbilisi 1418) Â¶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) Â¶4. (U) More than 1,000 Georgians protested at a 20-man Russian checkpoint near Poti. (Reuters, AP) Â¶5. (U) Georgian "guerrilla fighters" reportedly fired on two South Ossetian villages. (Novaya Gazeta) Â¶6. (SBU) South Ossetian paramilitary elements reportedly are moving toward the ethnic Georgian village of Mosabruni. (TF/Georgian Embassy telcon) Â¶7. (U) Russian forces intend to continue patrolling Poti. (RIA Novosti) AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE STATUS LIFTED FOR EMBASSY TBILISI -------------- -------------- Â¶8. (SBU) Family members may return to post as soon as August Â¶24. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon) EUCOM PLANNING MEDEVAC FOR CRITICALLY-ILL GEORGIAN INFANT -------------- -------------- Â¶9. (SBU) EUCOM is planning to airlift the infant for specialized medical care in either Germany or the United States. (TF/EUCOM telcon) Â¶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 -------------- -------------- Â¶11. (SBU) Senator R. Lugar (R-IN) will meet with Ambassador Tefft and President Saakashvili. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon) Â¶12. (U) Minimize considered. RICE

TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 34

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