TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO.

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S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 091076 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/24/2018 
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG
SUBJECT: TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 
38 
 
CLASSIFIED BY: RICHARD N. LYONS, S/ES-O, REASONS 1.4 (B) 
AND (D) 
 
SAAKASHVILI GIVES FIRST DOMESTIC SPEECH ON CONFLICT 
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S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 091076

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/24/2018
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG
SUBJECT: TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO.
38

CLASSIFIED BY: RICHARD N. LYONS, S/ES-O, REASONS 1.4 (B)
AND (D)

SAAKASHVILI GIVES FIRST DOMESTIC SPEECH ON CONFLICT
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1. (SBU) The Georgian president attempted to explain
what led to the armed conflict with Russia. (TF/Embassy
Tbilisi telcon)

EAST-WEST RAILWAY RE-OPENS FOLLOWING TRAIN EXPLOSION
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2. (SBU) The British Ambassador, after a visit to the
site, told post he believed the cause of the August 24
explosion west of Gori was from an ammunition dump
rather than a landmine. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon,
Reuters)

RUSSIANS REMAIN NEAR POTI, COULD INTERFERE WITH AID
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3. (SBU) The Defense Attach will travel to Poti to
assess the location of Russian checkpoints and whether
the port can be used by ships carrying humanitarian
assistance. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon)

4. (U) Russian Colonel General Nogovitsyn suggested
U.S. ships carrying humanitarian aid in the Black Sea
would worsen tensions. (AP)

RUSSIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES INDEPENDENCE RESOLUTION
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5. (U) The Federation Council and State Duma voted
unanimously to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia as
independent states. (Reuters)

USS MCFAUL AT BATUMI; FOOD RATIONS TO CEASE; IDPs RETURN
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6. (S) Thirty pallets of aid arrived August 24;
another 52 pallets are expected August 25. USCGC DALLAS
is expected August 26. (TF/EUCOM e-mail)

7. (SBU) DoD conducted 5 flights August 24 with 107
tons of aid. Flights carrying humanitarian food rations
will cease August 27. A plan for longer term food
assistance is being assessed. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi
telcon, TF/EUCOM e-mail)

8. (SBU) The GOG reports 10,000 internally displaced
people returned to Gori, despite reports of unexploded
ordnance in the area. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon

U/S JEFFERY, CINDY MCCAIN ON TWO-DAY VISITS TO TBILISI
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9. (SBU) The Under Secretary arrives August 25; Mrs.

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McCain arrives August 26.
(TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon

10. (U) MINIMIZE CONSIDERED
RICE