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Viewing cable 09JAKARTA1668, MGEAP1: WEST SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE - SITREP 5

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09JAKARTA1668 2009-10-05 11:00 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Jakarta 
VZCZCXRO2534
OO RUEHDT RUEHPB
DE RUEHJA #1668/01 2781100
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 051100Z OCT 09 --- ZFR ZFR ZFR ---
FM AMEMBASSY JAKARTA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 3493
INFO RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 7966
RHHJJPI/PACOM IDHS HONOLULU HI
RUCNARF/ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM COLLECTIVE
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
 
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 JAKARTA 001668 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EAP MARCIEL, CA, USAID FOR DCHA/OFDA KLUU, ACONVERY, AND 
RTHAYER, ANE FOR KROSEN, BANGKOK FOR ADWYER, NSC FOR PMARCHAM, 
GENEVA FOR NKYLOH, PACOM POLAD/J3/J5 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: AEMR ASEC PGOV CASC MARR ECON PREL PINR AMGT EAID
AQ, ID, LA, RP, TN, VM, WS 
SUBJECT:  MGEAP1: WEST SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE - SITREP 5 
 
JAKARTA 00001668  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
/////ZFR/////ZFR/////ZFR/////ZFR/////ZFR///// ZFR/////ZFR///// 
PLEASE ZFR THE ABOVE JAKARTA MRN 001668 IMI ZFR JAKARTA 1668 
AND BLANK ASSOCIATED MCN'S. MESSAGE WILL BE SUBMITTED UNDER 
NEW MRN. MESSAGE WAS SENT IN ERROR. WE ZOB. 
/////ZFR/////ZFR/////ZFR/////ZFR/////ZFR///// ZFR/////ZFR///// 
 
 
JAKARTA 00001668  002 OF 002 
 
 
Padang and have sought our assistance in delivering badly needed 
materials.  For instance, HOPE will send locally purchased medicines 
and shelter to its mobile medical team which is working in the 
Pariaman district (outside of Padang). 
 
8.(SBU)  Hatta Rajsa, State Secretary of the United Indonesia 
Cabinet, expressed gratitude for a U.S. military field hospital and 
the USS Denver's airlift support.  He said imagery from P-3 flights 
would help the government's damage assessment and inquired about 
heavy equipment for excavation and well drilling.  Helicopter 
airlift capacity will get humanitarian assistance and maybe heavy 
equipment to hard to access areas. 
 
INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
 
9.(U)  The UNOCHA is acting as the lead coordinator of international 
aid.  OCHA is conducting assessment of requirements with its network 
of NGOs and GOI.  Preliminary results are expected Tuesday, October 
6.  We have confirmed reports of the following governments/NGOs 
having provided assistance and/or funds: JICA (Japan) medical aid 
and rescue team; AusAid Australia search and rescue team; Insarac 
(Swiss) medical aid and rescue team; Turkey humanitarian aid; Church 
World Services; European Commission; Malaysia; UNDP; Hope Indonesia 
and IOM.  We have unconfirmed reports that there are 72 
international NGOs working in the area. 
 
PUBLIC AFFAIRS 
 
10.(U)  Charge Osius and RDML Landolt will travel to Padang tomorrow 
to welcome the OFDA plane and to see the set up of the mobile 
hospital, as well as support and thank our team. The Indonesian 
press, print and television, continues to report on President 
Obama's phone call to President Yudhoyono.  U.S. offers of 
assistance have been widely reported.  A popular newspaper, Rakyat 
Merdeka, included CG Medan and USAID in its list of volunteers 
actually on the ground in Padang. 
 
EMBASSY JAKARTA MISSION DISASTER RELIEF OFFICER 
 
11.  Mission Disaster Relief Officer is Alfred Nakatsuma.  He can be 
reached at anakatsuma@usaid.gov.  or by phone: (office) 
62-21-3435-9434 or (cell) 62-8129178395. 
 
Osius#