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10STATE4821
2010-01-17 12:29:00
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 004821
SENSITIVE
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA
SUBJECT: TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT
NO. 18
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VIP TRAVEL
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 004821
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. 18
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VIP TRAVEL
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1. (SBU) The Secretary returned to Andrews AFB at 0015.
2. (SBU) Bolivian President Morales is expected to travel to
Haiti January 17. (TF1/HA/DR SitRep)
SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR)
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3. (SBU) As of 2000 on January 16, five U.S. SAR teams had
rescued a total of 23 individuals. The UN Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported a total of 58
persons rescued to date by the 27 international SAR teams.
(USAID SitRep #8)
COMMODITY FLOW
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4. (SBU) USAID/OFDA has airlifted three mobile water treatment
units, 1,920 hygiene kits, and 200 rolls of plastic sheeting
from its warehouse in Miami to Port-au-Prince. Coca Cola is
donating an estimated 20,000 liters of water. (USAID SitRep #8)
AMERICAN CITIZEN WELFARE/WHEREABOUTS/EVACUATIONS
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5. (SBU) 754 American citizens were evacuated January 16; the
total number of evacuees to date is 1958; 472 persons remain at
the Embassy, pending final determination of their status.
(TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail)
6. (SBU) An evacuation flight carrying 96 passengers (both
American and Canadian citizens),is scheduled to arrive at
McGuire AFB at 0535. CBP will meet and process passengers, who
will be bused to Newark and Philadelphia airports for onward
travel. (TF1/CA telcon)
7. (U) Private American citizen deaths remain at 15.
(TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail)
MEDICAL RESPONSE
--------------
8. (SBU) Remaining Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMAT)
personnel, previously diverted to Turks and Caicos, are
scheduled to arrive in Haiti by 0900 via United States Coast
Guard C-130. Their arrival will complete the five DMATs and one
International Medical Surgical Response Team. (TF1/OFDA e-mail)
INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION/REQUESTS
--------------
9. (SBU) The UN Security Council will hold closed consultations
on January 18 at 1000. Haiti is on the agenda. (UN Security
Council Calendar)
STATE 00004821 002.2 OF 002
10. (SBU) Embassy Madrid has learned from the foreign ministry
there will be two distinct Haiti donor coordination meetings on
January 18. One meeting, hosted by the EU in Brussels at 0930,
includes EU foreign and development ministries. President
Fernandez will host the second meeting in Santo Domingo, to
which Ibero-American foreign ministers have been invited.
(TF1/Embassy Madrid e-mail)
DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSETS
--------------
11. (SBU) On January 16, the guided missile cruiser USS Bunker
Hill headed toward Haiti as part of the U.S. Navy relief effort.
(TF1/USCG e-mail)
12. (SBU) U.S. military personnel on the ground increased to
964. (TF1/SOUTHCOM telcon)
HUMANITARIAN/SECURITY/INFRASTRUCTURE
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13. (SBU) USCG and SOUTHCOM have determined the capital's
commercial wharf and port are unfit to accommodate large
vessels. USCG is still assessing the status of nearby piers in
Lafiteau and Aubry but reports the Port of Gonaives is now
operational. (TF1/USCG Response Update e-mail)
14. (SBU) The USCG Cutter Oak is scheduled to arrive in Haiti
today with medical supplies. (TF1/USCG Response Update e-mail)
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
--------------
15. (U) Senegal's presidential spokesperson, Bamba Ndiaye, said
President Wade is prepared to offer land in Senegal to Haitians
willing to resettle there, calling it part of "their native
earth." (AP)
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. 18
STATE 00004821 001.2 OF 002
VIP TRAVEL
--------------
1. (SBU) The Secretary returned to Andrews AFB at 0015.
2. (SBU) Bolivian President Morales is expected to travel to
Haiti January 17. (TF1/HA/DR SitRep)
SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR)
--------------
3. (SBU) As of 2000 on January 16, five U.S. SAR teams had
rescued a total of 23 individuals. The UN Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported a total of 58
persons rescued to date by the 27 international SAR teams.
(USAID SitRep #8)
COMMODITY FLOW
--------------
4. (SBU) USAID/OFDA has airlifted three mobile water treatment
units, 1,920 hygiene kits, and 200 rolls of plastic sheeting
from its warehouse in Miami to Port-au-Prince. Coca Cola is
donating an estimated 20,000 liters of water. (USAID SitRep #8)
AMERICAN CITIZEN WELFARE/WHEREABOUTS/EVACUATIONS
-------------- --------------
5. (SBU) 754 American citizens were evacuated January 16; the
total number of evacuees to date is 1958; 472 persons remain at
the Embassy, pending final determination of their status.
(TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail)
6. (SBU) An evacuation flight carrying 96 passengers (both
American and Canadian citizens),is scheduled to arrive at
McGuire AFB at 0535. CBP will meet and process passengers, who
will be bused to Newark and Philadelphia airports for onward
travel. (TF1/CA telcon)
7. (U) Private American citizen deaths remain at 15.
(TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail)
MEDICAL RESPONSE
--------------
8. (SBU) Remaining Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMAT)
personnel, previously diverted to Turks and Caicos, are
scheduled to arrive in Haiti by 0900 via United States Coast
Guard C-130. Their arrival will complete the five DMATs and one
International Medical Surgical Response Team. (TF1/OFDA e-mail)
INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION/REQUESTS
--------------
9. (SBU) The UN Security Council will hold closed consultations
on January 18 at 1000. Haiti is on the agenda. (UN Security
Council Calendar)
STATE 00004821 002.2 OF 002
10. (SBU) Embassy Madrid has learned from the foreign ministry
there will be two distinct Haiti donor coordination meetings on
January 18. One meeting, hosted by the EU in Brussels at 0930,
includes EU foreign and development ministries. President
Fernandez will host the second meeting in Santo Domingo, to
which Ibero-American foreign ministers have been invited.
(TF1/Embassy Madrid e-mail)
DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSETS
--------------
11. (SBU) On January 16, the guided missile cruiser USS Bunker
Hill headed toward Haiti as part of the U.S. Navy relief effort.
(TF1/USCG e-mail)
12. (SBU) U.S. military personnel on the ground increased to
964. (TF1/SOUTHCOM telcon)
HUMANITARIAN/SECURITY/INFRASTRUCTURE
--------------
13. (SBU) USCG and SOUTHCOM have determined the capital's
commercial wharf and port are unfit to accommodate large
vessels. USCG is still assessing the status of nearby piers in
Lafiteau and Aubry but reports the Port of Gonaives is now
operational. (TF1/USCG Response Update e-mail)
14. (SBU) The USCG Cutter Oak is scheduled to arrive in Haiti
today with medical supplies. (TF1/USCG Response Update e-mail)
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
--------------
15. (U) Senegal's presidential spokesperson, Bamba Ndiaye, said
President Wade is prepared to offer land in Senegal to Haitians
willing to resettle there, calling it part of "their native
earth." (AP)
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