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10STATE11184
2010-02-04 01:35:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Secretary of State
Cable title:
TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 011184
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA
SUBJECT: TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT
NO. 57
STATE 00011184 001.2 OF 002
VIP TRAVEL: CODEL UNDER CONSIDERATION
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 011184
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA
SUBJECT: TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT
NO. 57
STATE 00011184 001.2 OF 002
VIP TRAVEL: CODEL UNDER CONSIDERATION
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1. (SBU) A CODEL to Haiti is under consideration for February
5; congressional leadership is still determining the
composition. (TF1/H e-mail)
EVACUATIONS/AMERICAN CITIZEN/ LE STAFF ISSUES
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2. (SBU) Prime Minister Bellerive approved 63 children in the
adoption process for departure. The children will fly to
Miami tonight, and the Bureau of Consular Affairs is
contacting families to greet them upon arrival. (TF1/CA e-
mail, TF1/NORTHCOM telcon)
3. (SBU) HHS will begin operations at Charleston International
Airport at 0800 February 4 to support the evacuation of U.S.
citizens from Haiti. (TF1/HHS e-mail)
4. (SBU) As of 1200 EST, 107 American citizens were at Port-
au-Prince airport awaiting departure. Remaining February 3
flights have space for 300 passengers. (TF1/NORTHCOM telcon)
5. (SBU) As of 1200 EST, 119 American evacuees and family
members departed Port-au-Prince since February 2 at 1200 EST;
a total of 14,784 have been evacuated to date. A total of
22,500 potential evacuees have been accounted for. There are
250 Americans and family members inside the Embassy and 80
outside. (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail)
6. (SBU) As of 1200 EST, there are 78 confirmed American
citizen fatalities, with another 20 American citizen deaths
reported. (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail)
7. (SBU) Embassy Port-au-Prince reports seven LES were injured
during the earthquake, three seriously. (TF1/WHA e-mail)
MEDICAL RESPONSE: DOD BUILDING AFTERCARE FACILITY
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8. (SBU) USNS Comfort is currently operating at maximum
capacity. To increase the flow of patients discharged from
the Comfort, military personnel are erecting a 250-bed interim
aftercare facility in Port-au-Prince. The facility will allow
more Haitian patients to receive post-operative medical care.
(TF1/HHS e-mail)
INFRASTRUCTURE: PLANS TO RESUME COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS
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9. (SBU) Ambassador Merten will meet with President Preval to
designate a point of contact to coordinate with airlines for
reopening Port-au-Prince airport to commercial flights after
STATE 00011184 002.2 OF 002
February 14. (TF1/DHS e-mail)
10. (SBU) Delta Airlines is prepared to resume its JFK/Port-
au-Prince route as soon as the airport re-opens for commercial
service. (TF1/EEB e-mail)
11. (SBU) American Airlines informed DOD they are prepared to
resume four U.S. commercial routes from Port-au-Prince
February 19. (TF1/NORTHCOM telcon)
12. (SBU) As of February 2, the ramp at the Port-au-Prince
airport had become increasingly difficult to access, although
the movement of cargo from aircraft to temporary storage had
improved. (USAID SitRep #43)
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
--------------
13. (U) Switzerlands highest court ruled $4.6 million seized
from bank accounts linked to former dictator Jean-Claude Baby
Doc Duvalier can be released to his family. The court
decided the case January 12, hours before the earthquake, and
only published the ruling February 3. Previously, a lower
court had ruled the funds should go to aid groups working in
Haiti. (AP)
14. (SBU) Approximately 500 people marched on Embassy Port-au-
Prince at 1030 EST seeking to lodge a complaint against the
mayor of Petionville for her perceived mishandling of
humanitarian aid. Embassy officials met with the group and
the demonstrators departed the embassy area peacefully at 1145
EST. (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail)
15. (SBU) The head of the Haitian National Police confirms all
officers are receiving paychecks. (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince
e-mail)
16. (U) Additional updates are available through our
Intellipedia portal on the unclassified system at:
http://www.intelink.gov/wiki/Portal:Crisis_Ha iti_Earthquake.
17. (U) Minimize considered.
CLINTON
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA
SUBJECT: TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT
NO. 57
STATE 00011184 001.2 OF 002
VIP TRAVEL: CODEL UNDER CONSIDERATION
--------------
1. (SBU) A CODEL to Haiti is under consideration for February
5; congressional leadership is still determining the
composition. (TF1/H e-mail)
EVACUATIONS/AMERICAN CITIZEN/ LE STAFF ISSUES
--------------
2. (SBU) Prime Minister Bellerive approved 63 children in the
adoption process for departure. The children will fly to
Miami tonight, and the Bureau of Consular Affairs is
contacting families to greet them upon arrival. (TF1/CA e-
mail, TF1/NORTHCOM telcon)
3. (SBU) HHS will begin operations at Charleston International
Airport at 0800 February 4 to support the evacuation of U.S.
citizens from Haiti. (TF1/HHS e-mail)
4. (SBU) As of 1200 EST, 107 American citizens were at Port-
au-Prince airport awaiting departure. Remaining February 3
flights have space for 300 passengers. (TF1/NORTHCOM telcon)
5. (SBU) As of 1200 EST, 119 American evacuees and family
members departed Port-au-Prince since February 2 at 1200 EST;
a total of 14,784 have been evacuated to date. A total of
22,500 potential evacuees have been accounted for. There are
250 Americans and family members inside the Embassy and 80
outside. (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail)
6. (SBU) As of 1200 EST, there are 78 confirmed American
citizen fatalities, with another 20 American citizen deaths
reported. (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail)
7. (SBU) Embassy Port-au-Prince reports seven LES were injured
during the earthquake, three seriously. (TF1/WHA e-mail)
MEDICAL RESPONSE: DOD BUILDING AFTERCARE FACILITY
-------------- --------------
8. (SBU) USNS Comfort is currently operating at maximum
capacity. To increase the flow of patients discharged from
the Comfort, military personnel are erecting a 250-bed interim
aftercare facility in Port-au-Prince. The facility will allow
more Haitian patients to receive post-operative medical care.
(TF1/HHS e-mail)
INFRASTRUCTURE: PLANS TO RESUME COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS
-------------- --------------
9. (SBU) Ambassador Merten will meet with President Preval to
designate a point of contact to coordinate with airlines for
reopening Port-au-Prince airport to commercial flights after
STATE 00011184 002.2 OF 002
February 14. (TF1/DHS e-mail)
10. (SBU) Delta Airlines is prepared to resume its JFK/Port-
au-Prince route as soon as the airport re-opens for commercial
service. (TF1/EEB e-mail)
11. (SBU) American Airlines informed DOD they are prepared to
resume four U.S. commercial routes from Port-au-Prince
February 19. (TF1/NORTHCOM telcon)
12. (SBU) As of February 2, the ramp at the Port-au-Prince
airport had become increasingly difficult to access, although
the movement of cargo from aircraft to temporary storage had
improved. (USAID SitRep #43)
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
--------------
13. (U) Switzerlands highest court ruled $4.6 million seized
from bank accounts linked to former dictator Jean-Claude Baby
Doc Duvalier can be released to his family. The court
decided the case January 12, hours before the earthquake, and
only published the ruling February 3. Previously, a lower
court had ruled the funds should go to aid groups working in
Haiti. (AP)
14. (SBU) Approximately 500 people marched on Embassy Port-au-
Prince at 1030 EST seeking to lodge a complaint against the
mayor of Petionville for her perceived mishandling of
humanitarian aid. Embassy officials met with the group and
the demonstrators departed the embassy area peacefully at 1145
EST. (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail)
15. (SBU) The head of the Haitian National Police confirms all
officers are receiving paychecks. (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince
e-mail)
16. (U) Additional updates are available through our
Intellipedia portal on the unclassified system at:
http://www.intelink.gov/wiki/Portal:Crisis_Ha iti_Earthquake.
17. (U) Minimize considered.
CLINTON