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Created
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10STATE8629
2010-01-28 12:37:00
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 008629
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. 44
STATE 00008629 001.2 OF 002
VIP TRAVEL
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 008629
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. 44
STATE 00008629 001.2 OF 002
VIP TRAVEL
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1. (U) No updates at this time.
SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR)
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2. (U) A French team rescued a 16-year-old girl in
Port-au-Prince January 27. (washingtonpost.com)
COMMODITY FLOW
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3. (SBU) $20 million of Haitian funds held at the U.S.
Federal Reserve are scheduled to arrive January 29
aboard a UN flight. (TF1/Interagency Conference Call)
AMERICAN CITIZEN WELFARE/WHEREABOUTS/EVACUATIONS
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4. (SBU) As of 0500 EST January 28, 29 American
evacuees and family members departed Port-au-Prince; a
total of 13,077 have been evacuated to date. There are
30 Americans and family members inside the Embassy and
1200 individuals total, mostly local nationals, outside
the Embassy. A total of 21,200 Americans have been
accounted for. As of 0500 EST January 28, no Americans
were at the airport alternate landing zone, and a total
of five evacuation flights departed since 2000 EST
January 27. USTRANSCOM has temporarily halted the
evacuation of non-U.S. personnel from Haiti pending
resolution of reimbursement questions raised by the
State of Florida. TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail,
TF1/DOD, DCO Conference Call)
MEDICAL RESPONSE
--------------
5. (SBU) As of 0300 EST January 28, USN ships had
treated 114 patients over the last 24 hours and 491 of
1066 beds are occupied. Warehouses storing medical
supplies and staff for these facilities are
insufficient, especially pharmacists and logisticians.
(TF1/Interagency Conference Call) (TF1/DOD, DCO
Conference Call, TF1/Interagency Conference Call)
INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION/REQUESTS
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6. (U) No updates at this time.
DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSETS
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STATE 00008629 002.2 OF 002
7. (SBU) Fifteen WFP food distribution sites planned
for Port-au-Prince and its suburbs will be established
based on population and other factors, instead of
operating in spontaneous settlements. Each distribution
site will be assigned to an NGO, which will manage and
coordinate food distribution. U.S. or MINUSTAH troops
will provide security for each site. (TF1/Interagency
Conference Call)
HUMANITARIAN/SECURITY/INFRASTRUCTURE
--------------
8. (SBU) Reduced demand for slots at the Port-au-
Prince airport has created additional landing
opportunities. Preliminary aerial assessments confirm
reports of erosion along Jimani road, one of the two
main thoroughfares between Haiti and the Dominican
Republic. JTF will conduct a more detailed inspection.
Miami River shipping companies, which regularly service
Haitian ports, have made themselves available to deliver
assistance to smaller ports outside Port-au-Prince.
Three electrical substations in Port-au-Prince have been
tested and are available for service, and testing for
other substations is ongoing. Access Haiti, the
country's largest Internet Service Provider, is
operating at 90 percent capacity, with 12 of its 60
towers down. The company plans to have four or five
additional towers operational in the near future. Many
neighborhoods are forming "committees" of local
residents for security and distributing assistance.
Haitian-American troops from civil affairs teams are
going to some the city's poorest neighborhoods to help
assess needs. The teams are also identifying local
leaders who can help ensure fair distribution of
assistance. (TF1/Interagency Conference Call, DHS SitRep
#30, DHS Guardian Special Report #40)
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
--------------
9. (SBU) The Haitian Parliament continued to re-
establish operations but with no clear direction.
Parliamentarians and other commentators have expressed
concern about the ability of the GOH to manage the
recovery effort and several parliamentarians have
approached embassy officials about tourist visas to
leave the island. To date, neither President Preval nor
Prime Minister Bellerive have addressed the nation.
President Preval announced that Haiti will indefinitely
postpone February 28 parliamentary elections and that he
would not seek to stay in office after his term expires
in February 2011. (Port-au-Prince SitRep Day 14,
Reuters)
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. 44
STATE 00008629 001.2 OF 002
VIP TRAVEL
--------------
1. (U) No updates at this time.
SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR)
--------------
2. (U) A French team rescued a 16-year-old girl in
Port-au-Prince January 27. (washingtonpost.com)
COMMODITY FLOW
--------------
3. (SBU) $20 million of Haitian funds held at the U.S.
Federal Reserve are scheduled to arrive January 29
aboard a UN flight. (TF1/Interagency Conference Call)
AMERICAN CITIZEN WELFARE/WHEREABOUTS/EVACUATIONS
-------------- --------------
-
4. (SBU) As of 0500 EST January 28, 29 American
evacuees and family members departed Port-au-Prince; a
total of 13,077 have been evacuated to date. There are
30 Americans and family members inside the Embassy and
1200 individuals total, mostly local nationals, outside
the Embassy. A total of 21,200 Americans have been
accounted for. As of 0500 EST January 28, no Americans
were at the airport alternate landing zone, and a total
of five evacuation flights departed since 2000 EST
January 27. USTRANSCOM has temporarily halted the
evacuation of non-U.S. personnel from Haiti pending
resolution of reimbursement questions raised by the
State of Florida. TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail,
TF1/DOD, DCO Conference Call)
MEDICAL RESPONSE
--------------
5. (SBU) As of 0300 EST January 28, USN ships had
treated 114 patients over the last 24 hours and 491 of
1066 beds are occupied. Warehouses storing medical
supplies and staff for these facilities are
insufficient, especially pharmacists and logisticians.
(TF1/Interagency Conference Call) (TF1/DOD, DCO
Conference Call, TF1/Interagency Conference Call)
INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION/REQUESTS
--------------
6. (U) No updates at this time.
DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSETS
--------------
STATE 00008629 002.2 OF 002
7. (SBU) Fifteen WFP food distribution sites planned
for Port-au-Prince and its suburbs will be established
based on population and other factors, instead of
operating in spontaneous settlements. Each distribution
site will be assigned to an NGO, which will manage and
coordinate food distribution. U.S. or MINUSTAH troops
will provide security for each site. (TF1/Interagency
Conference Call)
HUMANITARIAN/SECURITY/INFRASTRUCTURE
--------------
8. (SBU) Reduced demand for slots at the Port-au-
Prince airport has created additional landing
opportunities. Preliminary aerial assessments confirm
reports of erosion along Jimani road, one of the two
main thoroughfares between Haiti and the Dominican
Republic. JTF will conduct a more detailed inspection.
Miami River shipping companies, which regularly service
Haitian ports, have made themselves available to deliver
assistance to smaller ports outside Port-au-Prince.
Three electrical substations in Port-au-Prince have been
tested and are available for service, and testing for
other substations is ongoing. Access Haiti, the
country's largest Internet Service Provider, is
operating at 90 percent capacity, with 12 of its 60
towers down. The company plans to have four or five
additional towers operational in the near future. Many
neighborhoods are forming "committees" of local
residents for security and distributing assistance.
Haitian-American troops from civil affairs teams are
going to some the city's poorest neighborhoods to help
assess needs. The teams are also identifying local
leaders who can help ensure fair distribution of
assistance. (TF1/Interagency Conference Call, DHS SitRep
#30, DHS Guardian Special Report #40)
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
--------------
9. (SBU) The Haitian Parliament continued to re-
establish operations but with no clear direction.
Parliamentarians and other commentators have expressed
concern about the ability of the GOH to manage the
recovery effort and several parliamentarians have
approached embassy officials about tourist visas to
leave the island. To date, neither President Preval nor
Prime Minister Bellerive have addressed the nation.
President Preval announced that Haiti will indefinitely
postpone February 28 parliamentary elections and that he
would not seek to stay in office after his term expires
in February 2011. (Port-au-Prince SitRep Day 14,
Reuters)
CLINTON