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Viewing cable 10STATE3642, TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
10STATE3642 2010-01-14 10:57 2011-06-15 18:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Secretary of State
Appears in these articles:
http://haiti-liberte.com
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TO ALL DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RUEHTRO/AMEMBASSY TRIPOLI IMMEDIATE 1990
RUEHRY/AMEMBASSY CONAKRY IMMEDIATE 3029
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 003642 
 
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. 4 
 
STATE 00003642  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
 
EMBASSY STATUS, CASUALTIES, RESPONSE 
--------------------------------------------- ------------ 
 
1.  (SBU) SOUTHCOM personnel will arrive at 2100 EST to 
set up air traffic control services and airport security 
and hope to establish 24-hour airport operations within 
two hours. 
 
2.  (SBU) Embassy Port-au-Prince places a high priority on 
locating two missing American Citizen embassy employees 
and is coordinating with the arriving Search and Rescue 
(S&R) teams.  S&R efforts will also seek to facilitate 
rescues of MINUSTAH employees and Haitian citizens. 
 
3.  (SBU)  Post is preparing for ordered departure of non- 
emergency staff.  Two U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) C-130s have 
arrived to evacuate embassy personnel to Santo Domingo for 
onward travel to CONUS.  Estimated wheels up times are 
1900 and 1930 EST.  Reported capacity is 140 people of 
which 50-60 will be official Americans. 
 
4.  (SBU) USCG is planning three additional evacuations to 
Santo Domingo January 14. (TF1/Interagency Conference 
Call) 
 
UN UPDATE 
------------------------------------ 
 
5.  (SBU) Post presumes UN Mission Chief Annabi and his 
deputy are dead but are waiting for official confirmation 
from UN officials in Haiti or New York. 
 
6.  (SBU) A delegation of UN officials is en route to 
Haiti to conduct an assessment of the situation and to 
stand up UN relief efforts.  SOUTHCOM is working to 
facilitate their arrival. (TF1/Interagency Conference 
Call) 
 
AMERICAN CITIZEN WELFARE/WHEREABOUTS 
------------------------------------ 
 
7.  (U) Injured Amcits being assisted in Embassy cafeteria 
have all been evacuated.  Post reports a need for more 
supplies to handle new arrivals. (TF1/Interagency 
Conference Call) 
 
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE 
--------------------------------- 
 
8.  (SBU) Seven members of the OFDA Disaster Assistance 
Response Team (DART) arrived along with 73 members of 
Fairfax County Search and Rescue.  Airport officials 
turned away four other DART members who were en route to 
Port-au-Prince.  The reason was not specified.  Miami and 
Los Angeles S&Rs are not expected to arrive until January 
14.  (TF1/OFDA telcon, TF1/SOUTHCOM telcon) 
 
9.  (U) Additional updates are available through our 
Intellipedia portal on the classified system at: 
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Cris is_Haiti. 
CLINTON