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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 STATE 010257 
 
C O R R E C T E C O P Y (PARA 8. TO READ 22,500 VIA 2,500) 
 
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. 54 
 
STATE 00010257  001.4 OF 003 
 
 
VIP TRAVEL 
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¶1. (SBU)  Consular Affairs PDAS Kirby will visit Port-au- 
Prince February 2.(TF1/USSOUTHCOM e-mail) 
 
 
SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) 
---------------------- 
 
¶2. (SBU)  The remains of an American citizen located at Hotel 
Montana have been identified, but not recovered from the 
rubble.  A forensic test will be completed to identify another 
set of suspected American citizen remains.  (TF1/Interagency 
Conference Call) 
 
¶3. (SBU)  Post will deliver a diplomatic note to the 
Government of Haiti requesting that authorities not disturb 
sites believed to contain American citizen remains prior to 
the completion of all excavation and recovery efforts. 
(TF1/WHA e-mail) 
 
 
COMMODITY FLOW 
-------------- 
 
¶4. (SBU)  Relief agencies distributed food for over 112,000 
people at 12 distribution sites.  Two food distribution 
facilities will open February 2, and another two February 3 to 
complete the 16-site distribution system for food assistance. 
(TF1/Interagency Conference Call, USAID SitRep #40) 
 
¶5. (U)  Water distribution in Port-au-Prince is beginning to 
meet demand.  One-hundred sixty water tanker trucks are 
delivering two million liters a day to over 440,000 residents. 
(TF1/DCO brief) 
 
EVACUATIONS/AMERICAN CITIZEN AND LE STAFF WHEREABOUTS 
--------------------------------------------- -------- 
 
¶6. (SBU)  One hundred fifty-two relief workers and evacuees 
departed Port-au-Prince on flights departing at 0201 and 0338 
EST en route to Orlando.(TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail and 
phone call) 
 
¶7. (SBU)  Sanford Airport in Orlando may call for halting 
flights from Haiti on February 5, citing wear and tear on its 
terminal.  HHS designated Pope, MacDill and Charleston AFBs as 
alternate destinations.  (TF1/Interagency Conference Call, 
USSOUTCOM cable) 
 
8.(SBU)  As of 2000 EST, 625 American evacuees and family 
members departed Port-au-Prince February 1; a total of 14,382 
have been evacuated to date.  There are 100 Americans and 
family members inside the Embassy and 200 outside.  A total of 
22,500 potential evacuees have been accounted for. 
(TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail) 

9 (SBU)  As of 2000 EST, there are 78 confirmed American 
Citizen fatalities, with another 20 American citizen deaths 
reported.  (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail) 
 
¶10. (SBU)  All LE Staff are accounted for.  The total LE Staff 
casualty count remains six.  (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e- 
mail) 
 
 
MEDICAL RESPONSE 
---------------- 
 
¶11. (SBU)  DOD medical assets have treated more than 3,000 
patients, including 775 on board U.S. ships and 2,310 on the 
ground in Haiti.  HHS medical staff has seen a total of 23,264 
patients.  (USAID SitRep #39) 
 
12.(SBU)  HHS activated Atlanta and Tampa Federal Coordinating 
Centers (FCCs).  An interagency Medical Review Board will 
screen patients in Haiti, and the FCCs have been requested to 
receive patients by February 2.  (TF1/HHS e-mail) 
 
 
INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION/REQUESTS 
----------------------------------- 
 
¶13. (SBU)  The UK's Royal Auxiliary Supplies ship Largs Bay 
will set sail for Haiti this week loaded with water 
purification tablets to disinfect 2.8 million liters, metal 
sheets and tarps to shelter 2,000 families, 40 SUVs, six 
forklifts, and additional heavy lifting equipment. 
(TF1/Embassy London e-mail) 
 
¶14. (SBU)  Russia will send two airplanes filled with medical 
supplies and other emergency supplies shortly.  (TF1/Russia 
desk e-mail) 
 
¶15. (U)  Ghana, the DRC and China pledged $3 million, $2.5 
million and $500,000 respectively to a UNDP plan to hire 
100,000 Haitians in reconstruction efforts.  (Xinhua News 
Agency) 
 
 
DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSETS 
------------------------------------ 
 
¶16. (SBU)  An HHS Disaster Mortuary Operations Response Team 
(DMORT) will arrive in Port-au-Prince February 2.  (TF1/HHS e- 
mail) 
 
 
HUMANITARIAN/SECURITY/INFRASTRUCTURE 
------------------------------------ 
 
¶17. (SBU)  A cash shipment from HSBC to the Haitian Central 
Bank arrived without incident February 1.  (TF1/Embassy Port- 
au-Prince e-mail) 
 
¶18. (SBU)  USAID, DOE and Haitian authorities found less 
damage to the electrical distribution network than originally 
expected.  They have completed 29 percent of their review. 
(TF1/USSOUTHCOM e-mail) 
 
¶19. (SBU)  The Haitian wireless provider Comcel installed new 
equipment that will expand international communication 
capacity by 66 percent.  (TF1/Interagency Conference Call) 
 
¶20. (SBU)  As of 1800 EST, 578 orphans departed Haiti, while 
DHS processed 777 parole cases, including 34 medical, 604 
humanitarian, and 139 other cases.  (TF1/DHS e-mail) 
 
¶21. (U)  Schools opened for the first time since the 
earthquake, although almost 90 percent of schools were 
destroyed.  (UPI) 
 
 
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS 
---------------------- 
 
¶22. (SBU)  PM Bellerive said the ten detained U.S. 
missionaries could face trial in the United States.  The 
arrest has not impacted Government of Haiti cooperation with 
the United States on adoption cases. (TF1/Interagency 
Conference Call, AP) 
 
¶23. (SBU)  PM Bellerive approved 44 orphans for processing to 
receive humanitarian parole.  Embassy Port-au-Prince will 
process the cases February 2.(TF1/Interagency Conference Call) 
 
¶24. (U)  Additional updates are available through our 
Intellipedia portal on the unclassified system at: 
http://www.intelink.gov/wiki/Portal:CrisisHai tiEarthquake. 
 
¶25. (U)  Minimize considered. 
CLINTON