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INFO RUEHLB/AMEMBASSY BEIRUT PRIORITY 4163
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C O N F I D E N T I A L NICOSIA 001182 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
PLEASE PASS TO USAID 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/23/2016 
TAGS: AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT
SUBJECT: TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 10 AS OF 1800 LOCAL, 
SATURDAY, JULY 22, 2006 
 
REF: A. NICOSIA 1166 
 
     ¶B. NICOSIA 1167 
     ¶C. NICOSIA 1170 
     ¶D. NICOSIA 1172 
     ¶E. NICOSIA 1174 
     ¶F. NICOSIA 1175 
     ¶G. NICOSIA 1176 
     ¶H. NICOSIA 1177 
     ¶I. NICOSIA 1179 
     ¶J. NICOSIA 1180 
 
Classified By: DCM Jane Zimmerman, Reasons 1.4 B/D 
 
¶1. (C) Summary:  Total headcount of U.S. citizens receive in 
Cyprus as of 1700L was 6869, and we anticipate another 2,825 
to arrive in the next twelve hours.  1,226 U.S. citizens had 
departed by 1700(L) July 22. 
 
POL/MIL 
 
¶2. (C)  Post is working with TF 3 and through DAO channels to 
seek additional airlift for July 22/23 to ease crowding at 
the Fairground. 
 
CONSULAR 
 
¶3. (C)  The following are consular updates: 
 
--Accounting of U.S. citizens who have arrived in Cyprus as 
of 1700(L) July 22: 
 
  11 via helicopter July 16 
  62 via helicopter and ship July 17 
  37 via French-chartered ship July 18 
  104 via helicopter July 18 
  138 via Hoegh Norwegian ship July 19 
  4 via Greek military ship July 19 
  160 via helicopter (Beirut Air Bridge - BAB) July 19 
  3 via HMS York July 19 
  3 via Crete II July 19 
  1054 via MV Orient Queen July 20 
  3 via HMS Gloucester July 20 
  27 via UN Serenade & IREA Petra July 20 
  187 via helicopter (BAB) July 20 
  100 via UN ship Serenade July 21 
  1054 via USS Nashville July 21 
  790 via Orient Queen July 21 
  241 via helicopter (BAB) July 21 
  1803 via USS Trenton July 22 
  27 Greek Ikaria July 22 
  21 MV Akioni July 22 
  1050 via USS Nashville July 22 
 
TOTAL: 6,869 
 
--825 U.S. citizens are scheduled to arrive July 22 at/about 
1800L in Limassol on the Rahma.  Another 1,000 are scheduled 
to arrive July 23 at 0300L in Limassol on the USS Whidbey 
Island, and 1000 are scheduled to arrive at 1000L in Limassol 
on the Orient Queen. 
 
--A total of 2,608 U.S. citizens have departed Cyprus on U.S. 
charter flights as of 1700 July 22. 
 
PUBLIC AFFAIRS 
 
¶4. (U)  The Ambassador's interviews with Fox Family and CNN 
went extremely well today.  Reporters congratulated him on 
the Embassy's work on the evacuation. 
SCHLICHER