Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
10STATE7079
2010-01-25 04:43:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Secretary of State
Cable title:
TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 007079
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. 37
STATE 00007079 001.6 OF 002
VIP TRAVEL
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 007079
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. 37
STATE 00007079 001.6 OF 002
VIP TRAVEL
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1. (SBU) Representative T. Rooney (R-FL) visited the
Hotel Montana January 24. (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince
e-mail)
2. (U) Haitian-born rapper Wyclef Jean, who established
the charity Yele Haiti, arrived in Port-au-Prince
January 24. (BBC)
SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR)
--------------
3. (SBU) The Fairfax County and Los Angeles SAR teams
will remain in Haiti until January 27. They will be on
standby and will train Haitian personnel. Both teams
will donate equipment to the Haitians they train.
(TF1/Interagency Conference Call)
4. (SBU) On January 24, two bodies, believed to be U.S.
citizens, were removed from the Hotel Montana.
(TF1/Interagency Conference Call)
COMMODITY FLOW
--------------
5. (SBU) The World Food Program (WFP) is moving into
phase two, organizing NGOs to support sourcing and
distributing food. The WFP reports having registered
500 NGOs to assist. (TF1/Interagency Conference Call)
6. (SBU) Gas stations are in operation with no lines
reported. (TF1/Interagency Conference Call)
7. (SBU) Banks are in operation; however, there are
indications of a cash shortage. Another tranche of cash
will be required similar to the $2 million provided
earlier. (TF1/Interagency Conference Call, DOD DCO
Briefing)
EVACUATIONS/AMERICAN CITIZEN AND LE STAFF WHEREABOUTS
-------------- --------------
8. (SBU) Due to lack of demand, Embassy Santo Domingo
ceased operation of bus and military air evacuation
routes to the Dominican Republic. All evacuees have
left the Hotel Santo Domingo. (Santo Domingo SitRep 8)
MEDICAL RESPONSE
--------------
9. (SBU) The number of patients seen by the USNS
Comfort spiked to over 1,000 on January 24. (TF1/DOD
DCO Brief)
10. (SBU) Rumors of a typhoid epidemic are false.
(TF1/APAN Haiti Relief Group e-mail)
INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION/REQUESTS
STATE 00007079 002.4 OF 002
11. (U) No updates at this time.
DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSETS
--------------
12. (SBU) The governments of Haiti and the Dominican
Republic authorized Predator UAV reconnaissance missions
to support relief efforts. The FAA approved two
missions per day. (TF1/DOD DCO Brief)
HUMANITARIAN/SECURITY/INFRASTRUCTURE
--------------
13. (SBU) In addition to providing security for relief
efforts, the Haitian National Police and MINUSTAH are
actively pursuing criminals, including the 5,000 prison
escapees. (TF1/Interagency Conference Call)
14. (SBU) A port management group has been established
to coordinate port operations and inbound shipping.
(TF1/Interagency Conference Call)
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
--------------
15. (SBU) The government of Haiti accepted MINUSTAH's
offer to build an administrative village for the Haitian
government with Canada expected to take the lead.
(Canadian Embassy to the U.S. SitRep)
16. (U) Additional updates are available through our
Intellipedia portal on the classified system at:
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Cris is_Haiti.
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. 37
STATE 00007079 001.6 OF 002
VIP TRAVEL
--------------
1. (SBU) Representative T. Rooney (R-FL) visited the
Hotel Montana January 24. (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince
e-mail)
2. (U) Haitian-born rapper Wyclef Jean, who established
the charity Yele Haiti, arrived in Port-au-Prince
January 24. (BBC)
SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR)
--------------
3. (SBU) The Fairfax County and Los Angeles SAR teams
will remain in Haiti until January 27. They will be on
standby and will train Haitian personnel. Both teams
will donate equipment to the Haitians they train.
(TF1/Interagency Conference Call)
4. (SBU) On January 24, two bodies, believed to be U.S.
citizens, were removed from the Hotel Montana.
(TF1/Interagency Conference Call)
COMMODITY FLOW
--------------
5. (SBU) The World Food Program (WFP) is moving into
phase two, organizing NGOs to support sourcing and
distributing food. The WFP reports having registered
500 NGOs to assist. (TF1/Interagency Conference Call)
6. (SBU) Gas stations are in operation with no lines
reported. (TF1/Interagency Conference Call)
7. (SBU) Banks are in operation; however, there are
indications of a cash shortage. Another tranche of cash
will be required similar to the $2 million provided
earlier. (TF1/Interagency Conference Call, DOD DCO
Briefing)
EVACUATIONS/AMERICAN CITIZEN AND LE STAFF WHEREABOUTS
-------------- --------------
8. (SBU) Due to lack of demand, Embassy Santo Domingo
ceased operation of bus and military air evacuation
routes to the Dominican Republic. All evacuees have
left the Hotel Santo Domingo. (Santo Domingo SitRep 8)
MEDICAL RESPONSE
--------------
9. (SBU) The number of patients seen by the USNS
Comfort spiked to over 1,000 on January 24. (TF1/DOD
DCO Brief)
10. (SBU) Rumors of a typhoid epidemic are false.
(TF1/APAN Haiti Relief Group e-mail)
INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION/REQUESTS
STATE 00007079 002.4 OF 002
11. (U) No updates at this time.
DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSETS
--------------
12. (SBU) The governments of Haiti and the Dominican
Republic authorized Predator UAV reconnaissance missions
to support relief efforts. The FAA approved two
missions per day. (TF1/DOD DCO Brief)
HUMANITARIAN/SECURITY/INFRASTRUCTURE
--------------
13. (SBU) In addition to providing security for relief
efforts, the Haitian National Police and MINUSTAH are
actively pursuing criminals, including the 5,000 prison
escapees. (TF1/Interagency Conference Call)
14. (SBU) A port management group has been established
to coordinate port operations and inbound shipping.
(TF1/Interagency Conference Call)
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
--------------
15. (SBU) The government of Haiti accepted MINUSTAH's
offer to build an administrative village for the Haitian
government with Canada expected to take the lead.
(Canadian Embassy to the U.S. SitRep)
16. (U) Additional updates are available through our
Intellipedia portal on the classified system at:
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Cris is_Haiti.
17. (U) Minimize considered.
CLINTON