Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
10STATE8281
2010-01-27 18:12:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Secretary of State
Cable title:
TFHA01: CORRECTED: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 008281
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA
SUBJECT: TFHA01: CORRECTED: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE
SITUATION REPORT NO. 42
STATE 00008281 001.2 OF 002
VIP TRAVEL
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 008281
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA
SUBJECT: TFHA01: CORRECTED: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE
SITUATION REPORT NO. 42
STATE 00008281 001.2 OF 002
VIP TRAVEL
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1. (SBU) OAS Secretary General Insulza arrived in Port-au-
Prince on January 26. SOUTHCOM will provide an overflight
tour of Port-au-Prince January 27. (TF1/Interagency telcon)
2. (SBU) Ecuadorian President Correa is scheduled to arrive
in Port-au-Prince January 28. (TF1/SOUTHCOM e-mail)
SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR)
--------------
3. (SBU) The U.S. military rescued a man from under the
rubble in Port-au-Prince January 26. It is unclear when the
man became trapped. (TF1/Interagency telcon)
4. (SBU) The Army Corps of Engineers is working to recover
the remains of a U.S. military officer at the Hotel
Montana. (TF1/Interagency telcon)
COMMODITY FLOW
--------------
5. (SBU) MINUSTAH's Brazilian troops used teargas to control
a rioting crowd after running out of MREs in downtown Port-
au-Prince. (TF1/Interagency telcon)
EVACUATIONS/AMERICAN CITIZEN AND LE STAFF WHEREABOUTS
-------------- --------------
6. (SBU) As of 2000 EST January 26, nine American evacuees
and family members departed Port-au-Prince; a total of
12,636 have been evacuated to date. There are 10 Americans
and family members inside the Embassy and 1,500 individuals
total, mostly local nationals, outside the Embassy. A total
of 20,850 Americans have been accounted for. (TF1/Embassy
Port-au-Prince e-mail)
7. (SBU) There are 71 confirmed American fatalities and
another 21 reported. (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail)
8. (SBU) Embassy Santo Domingo's Consular Command Center
closed operations as of 1900 EST January 26. (TF1/Santo
Domingo Consular Command Center e-mail).
MEDICAL RESPONSE
--------------
9. (SBU) As of 1800 EST January 26, the USNS Comfort had
treated 14,359 patients and conducted 179 surgeries.
(TF1/Interagency telcon)
10. (SBU) As of 1200 EST January 26, USNS Comfort, USS
Vinson, and USS Bataan treated 490 patients in the previous
24 hours. There are 449 beds occupied out of 1,030. (DCO
STATE 00008281 002.2 OF 002
Brief)
INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION/REQUESTS
--------------
11. (U) No updates at this time.
DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSETS
--------------
12. (SBU) As of 0400 EST January 27, there were 5,570 U.S.
military personnel ashore in Haiti and 14,224 afloat. The
total number of estimated troops by January 30 will be
20,518. (TF1/SOUTHCOM DCO)
HUMANITARIAN/SECURITY/INFRASTRUCTURE
--------------
13. (SBU) South Pier at the main port in Port-au-Prince was
closed after SOUTHCOM divers discovered its degraded
condition. Commodity flow into the port is expected to
decrease as a result. (TF1/Interagency telcon)
14. (SBU) The FCC reports cell phone capacity is at 85
percent of the pre-earthquake level, but communication
remains a problem due to elevated call volume.
(TF1/Interagency telcon)
15. (SBU) Embassy Port-au-Prince reports seeing banks and
wire transfer facilities open with long, but orderly lines.
(TF1/Interagency telcon)
16. (SBU) UNICEF has established a special tent camp for
children left without parents to protect them from child
traffickers and other abusers. (DHS Guardian Special Report
#37)
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
--------------
17. (U) No updates at this time.
18. Additional updates are available through our classified
Intellipedia portal at
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Cris is_HAITI.
19. (U) Minimize considered.
CLINTON
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA
SUBJECT: TFHA01: CORRECTED: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE
SITUATION REPORT NO. 42
STATE 00008281 001.2 OF 002
VIP TRAVEL
--------------
1. (SBU) OAS Secretary General Insulza arrived in Port-au-
Prince on January 26. SOUTHCOM will provide an overflight
tour of Port-au-Prince January 27. (TF1/Interagency telcon)
2. (SBU) Ecuadorian President Correa is scheduled to arrive
in Port-au-Prince January 28. (TF1/SOUTHCOM e-mail)
SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR)
--------------
3. (SBU) The U.S. military rescued a man from under the
rubble in Port-au-Prince January 26. It is unclear when the
man became trapped. (TF1/Interagency telcon)
4. (SBU) The Army Corps of Engineers is working to recover
the remains of a U.S. military officer at the Hotel
Montana. (TF1/Interagency telcon)
COMMODITY FLOW
--------------
5. (SBU) MINUSTAH's Brazilian troops used teargas to control
a rioting crowd after running out of MREs in downtown Port-
au-Prince. (TF1/Interagency telcon)
EVACUATIONS/AMERICAN CITIZEN AND LE STAFF WHEREABOUTS
-------------- --------------
6. (SBU) As of 2000 EST January 26, nine American evacuees
and family members departed Port-au-Prince; a total of
12,636 have been evacuated to date. There are 10 Americans
and family members inside the Embassy and 1,500 individuals
total, mostly local nationals, outside the Embassy. A total
of 20,850 Americans have been accounted for. (TF1/Embassy
Port-au-Prince e-mail)
7. (SBU) There are 71 confirmed American fatalities and
another 21 reported. (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail)
8. (SBU) Embassy Santo Domingo's Consular Command Center
closed operations as of 1900 EST January 26. (TF1/Santo
Domingo Consular Command Center e-mail).
MEDICAL RESPONSE
--------------
9. (SBU) As of 1800 EST January 26, the USNS Comfort had
treated 14,359 patients and conducted 179 surgeries.
(TF1/Interagency telcon)
10. (SBU) As of 1200 EST January 26, USNS Comfort, USS
Vinson, and USS Bataan treated 490 patients in the previous
24 hours. There are 449 beds occupied out of 1,030. (DCO
STATE 00008281 002.2 OF 002
Brief)
INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION/REQUESTS
--------------
11. (U) No updates at this time.
DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSETS
--------------
12. (SBU) As of 0400 EST January 27, there were 5,570 U.S.
military personnel ashore in Haiti and 14,224 afloat. The
total number of estimated troops by January 30 will be
20,518. (TF1/SOUTHCOM DCO)
HUMANITARIAN/SECURITY/INFRASTRUCTURE
--------------
13. (SBU) South Pier at the main port in Port-au-Prince was
closed after SOUTHCOM divers discovered its degraded
condition. Commodity flow into the port is expected to
decrease as a result. (TF1/Interagency telcon)
14. (SBU) The FCC reports cell phone capacity is at 85
percent of the pre-earthquake level, but communication
remains a problem due to elevated call volume.
(TF1/Interagency telcon)
15. (SBU) Embassy Port-au-Prince reports seeing banks and
wire transfer facilities open with long, but orderly lines.
(TF1/Interagency telcon)
16. (SBU) UNICEF has established a special tent camp for
children left without parents to protect them from child
traffickers and other abusers. (DHS Guardian Special Report
#37)
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
--------------
17. (U) No updates at this time.
18. Additional updates are available through our classified
Intellipedia portal at
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Cris is_HAITI.
19. (U) Minimize considered.
CLINTON