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FM AMEMBASSY NICOSIA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6495
INFO RUEHLB/AMEMBASSY BEIRUT PRIORITY 4168
RHMFISS/CDR USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL PRIORITY

C O N F I D E N T I A L NICOSIA 001186 
 
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/25/2016 
TAGS: AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT
SUBJECT: TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 13 AS OF 1100 LOCAL, MONDAY, 
JULY 24, 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 
     ¶K. NICOSIA 1182 
     ¶L. NICOSIA 1183 
     ¶M. NICOSIA 1184 
 
Classified By: DCM Jane B. Zimmerman, reasons 1.4 B/D 
 
¶1. (C) Summary:  Total headcount of U.S. citizens received in 
Cyprus as of 0800L July 24 was 10,278; another 1,000 were 
expected arrive at 1000L on the Orient Queen.  5,772 had 
departed by 0700, and we expect approximately another 1,788 
to depart on July 24. End summary. 
 
POL/MIL 
 
¶2. (C)  The following are pol/mil updates: 
 
--The Management and Regional Security sections have 
preparations in place for the SecState visit at the airport 
today. 
 
--Foreign Minister Lillikas was very impressed by his visit 
to our operations at the Cyprus International Fairgrounds. 
Embassy is making plans to clean the facility and provide 
training to Cypriot government officials who eventually plan 
to use the site to stage TCN evacuees from Lebanon. 
Resources the Embassy plans to leave behind, in coordination 
with the military, include: up to 1,800 cots, up to 5,000 
blankets, a six-person shower unit, 50 wheelchairs, 
approximately 20 portable fans, an undetermined number of 
MREs, and an undetermined number of health and comfort 
toiletries. 
 
CONSULAR 
 
¶3. (C)  The following are consular updates: 
 
--Accounting of U.S. citizens who have arrived in Cyprus as 
of 0800(L) July 24: 
 
  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 via Greek Ikaria July 22 
  21 via MV Akioni July 22 
  1050 via USS Nashville July 22 
  815 via Ramah July 22 
  39 via helicopter 2108 July 22 
  1005 via USS Whidbey July 23 
  983 via Orient Queen July 23 
  38 via helicopter July 23 
  529 via USS Nashville July 24 
 
TOTAL: 10,278 
 
--A total of 5,772 U.S. citizens (approximate pending receipt 
of one manifest) had departed Cyprus on U.S. charter and 
military flights as of 0700L July 24.  There are four more 
milair flights and eight more commercial charter flights 
scheduled to depart July 24 that will transport approximately 
1788 more people. 
 
--We estimate approximately 1650 evacuees will be located at 
the Fairgrounds by 1200L.  Up to 1000 more are in hotels. 
Additional airlift remains urgently necessary to relieve this 
 
backlog and allow us accommodate the up to 2000 new arrivals 
we expect on July 24 and 25. 
 
--UNHCR officials contacted the Embassy with an offer of 
assistance; we have put them in touch with CONS and the 
Embassy site manager at the Fairgrounds. 
 
--With the help of DHS officials in Washington and DHS TDYers 
scheduled to arrive soon, CONS is beginning to assist the 
processing of undocumented humanitarian cases involving 
non-U.S. citizen immediate relatives.  Post will ensure that 
those paroled into the United States travel by civilian air 
only, not/not milair, per guidance from the Department of 
Defense. 
 
PUBLIC AFFAIRS 
 
¶4. (U)  Press is increasingly focusing on human interest 
stories; most local and international coverage has been 
positive. 
 
SECURITY 
 
¶5. (C)  27 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) 
officers arrived July 23 with explosive detection machines 
and 12 hand-held metal detectors to supplement operations at 
Larnaca airport. 
 
MANAGEMENT 
 
¶6.  (U)  RMO/P Dr. Esther Roberts arrived July 24.  She 
participated in post's morning coordination meeting, visited 
the Fairgrounds, and met mission and TDY staff responding to 
this emergency. 
SCHLICHER