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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
10STATE5796	2010-01-21 01:07	2011-08-26 00:00	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	Secretary of State

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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 STATE 005796 
 
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. 28X 
 
STATE 00005796  001.2 OF 003 
 
 
 
VIP TRAVEL 
----------- 
 
¶1. No updates at this time. 
 
SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) 
----------------------- 
 
¶2. (SBU) SAR teams rescued three people the night of 
January 19. (Embassy Port-au-Prince, Interagency 
Conference Call) 
 
¶3. (SBU) In light of the recent rescues we do not expect 
the GOH to declare an end to SAR efforts over the next 
few days. (TF1/Interagency Conference Call) 
 
COMMODITY FLOW 
-------------- 
 
¶4. (SBU) NORTHCOM is coordinating with SOUTHCOM to 
transport a field kitchen offered by the Government of 
Mexico. (TF1/Interagency Conference Call) 
¶5. (SBU) Overall water supply is adequate.  While 
improving, distribution of water continues to be a 
challenge.  (TF1/Interagency Conference Call) 
 
¶6. (SBU)  SOUTHCOM has 720,000 MREs in Haina (DR) which 
will be trucked to Haiti.  It will take four days to 
complete the convoy.  (TF1/Interagency Conference Call) 
 
¶7. (SBU) Embassy has adequate fuel supplies through the 
end of January. (TF1/Interagency Conference Call) 
 
¶8. (SBU) San Isidro airport (DR) is open.  Four C-130s 
are scheduled over the next 24 hours. (Southcom SITREP) 
 
EVACUATIONS/AMERICAN CITIZEN AND LE STAFF WHEREABOUTS 
--------------------------------------------- -------- 
 
¶9. (SBU)  As of 1500 EST January 20, 859 Americans were 
evacuated from Port-au-Prince.  To date, 6,866 Americans 
have been evacuated from Haiti.  There are 600 Americans 
inside the Embassy compound and 400 outside.  300 
Americans are at the airport landing zone waiting to 
board departing flights and another 200 Americans are at 
the alternative landing zone.  A total of 9,400 
Americans have been accounted for.  (TF1/Embassy Port- 
au-Prince e-mail) 
 
¶10. (SBU)  There are 35 confirmed American fatalities 
and another 21 reported which remain unconfirmed. 
(TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail) 
 
¶11. (SBU)  A convoy from Santo Domingo arrived at 
Embassy Port-au-Prince without incident, bringing fuel 
 
STATE 00005796  002.2 OF 003 
 
 
MEDICAL RESPONSE 
----------------- 
 
¶12. (SBU)  SOUTHCOM reports two aircraft with medical 
equipment for HHS Disaster Medical Assistance Teams 
(DMAT) arrived; another aircraft is scheduled today. 
There are still no indications of widespread 
communicable diseases.  (TF1/Interagency Conference 
Call) 
 
¶13. (SBU)  Five DMATS and one International Medical 
Surgical Team are up and fully operational.  On January 
19, they provided services to 1,527 patients (a total of 
5,290 patients to date).  (TF1/USAID SVTS) 
 
¶14. (SBU)  SOUTHCOM is working with the GOH to establish 
a system to identify and prioritize which patients will 
be transported to the USNS Comfort. 
(TF1/Interagency Conference Call) 
 
INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION/REQUESTS 
------------------------------------ 
 
¶15. (SBU)  We are working with the UN to put in place a 
system to provide a role for the UN in prioritizing non- 
military flights to Port-au-Prince.  (TF1/Interagency 
Conference Call) 
 
¶16. (SBU)  The Cuban Interests Sections advised State 
that the GOC has approved our request for overflight of 
Cuba from GTMO to support Haiti relief operations. 
(TF1/WHA e-mail) 
 
DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSETS 
------------------------------------- 
 
¶17. (SBU)  The USNS Comfort arrived January 20 at 0615 
EST with 20 helicopters, 518 medical staff, and 26 NGO 
personnel. (TF1/Interagency Conference Call, SOUTHCOM 
SITREP) 
 
HUMANITARIAN/SECURITY/INFRASTRUCTURE 
------------------------------------ 
 
¶18. (SBU)  The 6.0 magnitude quake that hit at 0603 EST 
and did not appear to cause serious additional damage to 
Port-au-Prince.  (TF1/SOUTHCOM e-mail) 
 
¶19. (SBU)  Haiti Flight Operations Coordinating Center 
(HFOCC) has allocated over 1,300 slots to aircraft to 
arrive in Port-au-Prince airport between January 20 and 
February 18.  There are 153 slots allocated for January 
(TF1/SOUTHCOM Conference Call) 
 
¶20. (SBU)  The GOH expects banks to reopen on January 
¶21.  However, UN officials believe that the banks will 
not be able to open until January 22.  (TF1/Interagency 
Conference Call) 
 
¶21. (SBU)  30 of the original 40 FM radio stations are 
 
STATE 00005796  003.2 OF 003 
 
 
¶22. (SBU) Electric power plants appear to be largely 
undamaged; DOE plans to complete  an assessment by 
January. (TF1/Interagency Conference Call) 
 
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS 
---------------------- 
 
¶23. (U) No updates at this time. 
 
 
¶24. (U) Additional updates are available through our 
classified Intellipedia portal at 
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Cris is_HAITI. 
 
¶25.  (U) Minimize considered. 
CLINTON

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