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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 004775 
 
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. 11 
 
STATE 00004775  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
 
VIP TRAVEL 
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¶1.  (SBU)  No updates at this time. 
 
SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) 
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¶2.  (SBU)  Prime Minister Bellerive said he is concerned 
about the lack of SAR operations outside of Port-au- 
Prince, the possibility of epidemics, and the perception 
rescue efforts are focused on foreigners rather than 
Haitians.  Seven Americans were rescued from the Hotel 
Montana.  Fifteen SAR teams are in Haiti; six additional 
teams are standing by to deploy. UNDAC reports no new 
teams are needed due to lack of in-country support. 
Chances of survival are drastically reduced after 72 
hours, approximately 1700 EST January 15.  (TF1/Embassy 
Port-Au-Prince telcon, TF1/Interagency Conference Call) 
 
COMMODITY FLOW 
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¶3.  (SBU)  Shipments from Homestead AFB have begun. 
Several flights have been planned over the next ten 
days, and coordination is in progress on distribution 
sites and flight clearances. (TF1/Interagency Conference 
Call) 
 
EVACUATIONS/AMERICAN CITIZEN AND LES WHEREABOUTS 
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¶4.  (SBU)  Media report more than 160 Americans at the 
airport.  Post notes it is difficult to estimate the 
exact number.  As of 0900, approximately 200 people were 
awaiting evacuation at the Embassy.  Numbers are 
expected to increase.  A four-person consular team is at 
the airport.  Consular teams will assist at Miami 
Airport and Homestead AFB.  Florida Governor Crist 
requested a USAID liaison for Florida's Emergency 
Operations Center in anticipation of a mass migration of 
refugees.  Legislative Affairs is responding to 700 
Congressional inquiries.  (TF1/Interagency Conference 
Call, TF1/Miami Passport Office e-mail, TF1/FEMA e-mail, 
TF1/H e-mail, AP) 
 
MEDICAL RESPONSE 
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¶5.  (SBU)  Under a new agreement between Haiti and the 
United States, U.S. physicians will be allowed to treat 
quake victims.  Experts from the Pan American Health 
Organization (PAHO) and World Health Organization (WHO) 
Regional Disaster Response Team are establishing a field 
office in Jimani, Dominican Republic, near the Haitian 
border and will work to distribute supplies to health 
centers.  Warehouses in the Dominican Republic lack 
space for supplies and donations.  Thirteen Western 
Hemisphere countries have deployed medical teams. 
(TF1/Embassy Port-Au-Prince telcon, TF1/WHO/PAHO 
Situation Report) 
 
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INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION/REQUESTS 
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¶6.  (SBU)  Senior UN officials Boldue and Mulet have 
taken charge of MINUSTAH, which expects to deliver 
60,000 meals/day.  The UN will launch its flash appeal 
for Haiti at 1600 EST.   (TF1/Embassy telcon, TF1/IO e- 
mail) 
 
DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSETS 
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¶7.  (SBU)  Seven Diplomatic Security personnel are en 
route to Port-au-Prince from Santo Domingo. 
Approximately 600 military personnel are on the ground 
to provide humanitarian assistance and support 
logistics.  Approximately 4,000 U.S. military personnel 
will be in Haiti by January 16 and 10,000 personnel by 
January 18.  USS Carl Vinson arrived and is conducting 
operations. (TF1/DS,TF1/Interagency Conference Call, 
TF1/DoD telcon,TF1/SOUTHCOM) 
 
HUMANITARIAN/SECURITY/INFRASTRUCTURE 
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¶8.  (SBU)  Haiti granted airport control to the United 
States.  Airport capacity could reach 90 planes per day. 
Embassy expects gas stations to run out of fuel January 
15 and food supplies in stores to be depleted January 18 
or 19.  Media report 4,000 escaped inmates are roaming 
the streets.  The Embassy comments there is no Haitian 
police presence in Port-au-Prince and there are 
increasing reports of looting and other security 
problems. MINUSTAH is patrolling the streets.  Looting 
of UN food supplies in Port-au-Prince was limited, media 
report.  A spokesperson said the UN would soon 
distribute 6,000 tons of food, 40 percent of pre-quake 
stocks in Haiti.  Haitian cellular network Voila is 
operating at 70 percent.  (TF1/Embassy Port-Au-Prince 
telcon, TF1/Interagency Conference Call, TF1/EEB e-mail, 
AP) 
 
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS 
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¶9.  (SBU)  Former Haitian President Aristide said he 
wants to return to Haiti to help with the catastrophe, 
but did not indicate concrete plans. (AP) 
CLINTON