Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
10TRIPOLI72
2010-01-25 16:09:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Tripoli
Cable title:
LIBYA REQUESTS FLIGHT CLEARANCE FOR RELIEF SUPPLIES TO
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UNCLAS TRIPOLI 000072
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/MAG, HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE, WHA/CAR (V DE
PIRRO) AND IO/UNP (B NARANJO AND M GARUCKIS)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PREF EAID ECON HA LY
SUBJECT: LIBYA REQUESTS FLIGHT CLEARANCE FOR RELIEF SUPPLIES TO
HAITI
REF: STATE 6918
UNCLAS TRIPOLI 000072
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/MAG, HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE, WHA/CAR (V DE
PIRRO) AND IO/UNP (B NARANJO AND M GARUCKIS)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PREF EAID ECON HA LY
SUBJECT: LIBYA REQUESTS FLIGHT CLEARANCE FOR RELIEF SUPPLIES TO
HAITI
REF: STATE 6918
1. (U) This is an action request; please see para 5.
2. (SBU) During a January 25 meeting with Pol/Econ chief, a
representative of the Qadhafi International Charity and
Development Foundation (QDF) requested immediate assistance to
obtain flight clearances for a Libyan Boeing 747 plane, carrying
17 tons of relief supplies, to land at the Port-au-Prince
airport. The full list of supplies on the plane is included in
para 3. (Note: The QDF is managing Libya's assistance efforts
in coordination with the Libyan government's Agency for
Assistance and Relief. End note.) The representative reported
that the QDF had already facilitated the delivery of one plane
carrying 1000 tents, hygienic supplies, sleeping bags, and
medical equipment to Haiti via the Dominican Republic. The QDF
had been working with the Dominican Republic's Foreign Ministry
but had not been able to ensure that the assistance was
distributed in Haiti. The QDF was told by the Dominican MFA
that it must turn over all donations to the Red Cross in Santo
Domingo for further distribution in Haiti. The QDF was
uncomfortable with this arrangement and requested official U.S.
assistance to directly deliver the materials in Haiti. The QDF
reported having been told by a "chartering company" (NFI) that
the earliest possible date the Libyan plane could land in
Port-au-Prince was on February 12. The QDF requested permission
from poloff instead for the plane to land within the next 1-4
days.
3. (SBU) Pol/Econ chief thanked Libya for its contributions and
delivered reftel demarche. Per reftel, she underscored that the
U.S. civilian agencies and the military are working with the
Haitain government and the United Nations to assist in the
delivery of humanitarian support on the ground, and assured him
that she would pass on his concerns and requests for assistance
to Washington and USUN. The QDF representative noted his
appreciation for the U.S. role in coordinating relief efforts
and said that Libya would offer as much assistance as possible,
in terms of medical personnel, supplies and equipment. He
requested an update on areas of need, suggesting that Libya
could provide portable "Thuraya" telephone booths and a thousand
more tents.
4. (SBU) The full list of supplies contained on the Libyan plane
bound for Haiti is as follows:
-7000 first aid kits (total weight 2 tons);
-1500 sleeping bags (total weight 1 ton);
-3000 plastic mats (total weight 5 tons);
-100 packages of "medicine and surgical equipment" (weighing
five tons each);
-1 power generator (total weight 4 tons).
5. Post appreciates the Department's guidance for a response to
the Libyan request for flight clearance for a Libyan Boeing 747
to land in Port-au-Prince within the next 1-4 days.
CRETZ
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/MAG, HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE, WHA/CAR (V DE
PIRRO) AND IO/UNP (B NARANJO AND M GARUCKIS)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PREF EAID ECON HA LY
SUBJECT: LIBYA REQUESTS FLIGHT CLEARANCE FOR RELIEF SUPPLIES TO
HAITI
REF: STATE 6918
1. (U) This is an action request; please see para 5.
2. (SBU) During a January 25 meeting with Pol/Econ chief, a
representative of the Qadhafi International Charity and
Development Foundation (QDF) requested immediate assistance to
obtain flight clearances for a Libyan Boeing 747 plane, carrying
17 tons of relief supplies, to land at the Port-au-Prince
airport. The full list of supplies on the plane is included in
para 3. (Note: The QDF is managing Libya's assistance efforts
in coordination with the Libyan government's Agency for
Assistance and Relief. End note.) The representative reported
that the QDF had already facilitated the delivery of one plane
carrying 1000 tents, hygienic supplies, sleeping bags, and
medical equipment to Haiti via the Dominican Republic. The QDF
had been working with the Dominican Republic's Foreign Ministry
but had not been able to ensure that the assistance was
distributed in Haiti. The QDF was told by the Dominican MFA
that it must turn over all donations to the Red Cross in Santo
Domingo for further distribution in Haiti. The QDF was
uncomfortable with this arrangement and requested official U.S.
assistance to directly deliver the materials in Haiti. The QDF
reported having been told by a "chartering company" (NFI) that
the earliest possible date the Libyan plane could land in
Port-au-Prince was on February 12. The QDF requested permission
from poloff instead for the plane to land within the next 1-4
days.
3. (SBU) Pol/Econ chief thanked Libya for its contributions and
delivered reftel demarche. Per reftel, she underscored that the
U.S. civilian agencies and the military are working with the
Haitain government and the United Nations to assist in the
delivery of humanitarian support on the ground, and assured him
that she would pass on his concerns and requests for assistance
to Washington and USUN. The QDF representative noted his
appreciation for the U.S. role in coordinating relief efforts
and said that Libya would offer as much assistance as possible,
in terms of medical personnel, supplies and equipment. He
requested an update on areas of need, suggesting that Libya
could provide portable "Thuraya" telephone booths and a thousand
more tents.
4. (SBU) The full list of supplies contained on the Libyan plane
bound for Haiti is as follows:
-7000 first aid kits (total weight 2 tons);
-1500 sleeping bags (total weight 1 ton);
-3000 plastic mats (total weight 5 tons);
-100 packages of "medicine and surgical equipment" (weighing
five tons each);
-1 power generator (total weight 4 tons).
5. Post appreciates the Department's guidance for a response to
the Libyan request for flight clearance for a Libyan Boeing 747
to land in Port-au-Prince within the next 1-4 days.
CRETZ