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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
10STATE6419	2010-01-22 12:53	2011-08-26 00:00	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	Secretary of State

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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 STATE 006419 
 
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. 31 
 
STATE 00006419  001.2 OF 004 
 
 
VIP TRAVEL 
---------- 
 
¶1.      (SBU)  WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran 
arrived in Haiti. (TF1/Interagency Conference 
Call) 
 
SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) 
---------------------- 
 
¶2. (SBU)  USGS experts expect strong aftershocks to 
continue. (TF1/SOUTHCOM telcon) 
 
¶3. (SBU)  U.S. SAR teams are conducting final sweeps 
through Port-au-Prince, using search dogs and sonar 
equipment.  As of 1200 EST January 21, SAR teams had 
not recovered survivors in over 24 hours.  Six U.S. 
SAR teams remain in country. 
(TF1/USAID SitRep #17, Embassy Port-au-Prince e- 
mail) 
 
¶4. (SBU)  Haiti will declare an end to the rescue 
phase late January 22, but some U.S. SAR teams will 
continue to operate, including at Hotel Montana. 
(TF1/Interagency Conference Call) 
¶5. (SBU)  Once operations have finished, U.S. SAR 
teams will leave behind their equipment as a 
donation to Haiti's SAR teams and other 
institutions.  (TF1/Interagency Conference Call) 
 
COMMODITY FLOW 
-------------- 
 
¶6. (SBU)  The Red Cross activated 19 Emergency 
Response Units, 11 of which are now operating, 
delivering medical care, water, logistics, and 
communications support.  Distribution of relief 
supplies to secondary sites remains limited. 
(TF1/Red Cross e-mail, SOUTHCOM telcon) 
 
¶7. (SBU)  The American Red Cross is coordinating 
shipments of blood and blood products to Haiti at 
the request of PAHO.  (TF1/Red Cross e-mail) 
 
¶8. (SBU)  French oil company Total is making fuel 
deliveries to retail gas stations.  (TF1/Interagency 
Conference Call) 
 
¶9. (SBU) There is a waiting list of 1400 requests 
for slots at the airport, while the current capacity 
is only 140 slots per day.  (TF1/Interagency 
Conference Call) 
 
10.(SBU) WFP plans to deliver emergency food 
assistance to approximately 108,000 people at 29 
sites on January 22.  As of January 21, nearly 
500,000 people have received food assistance. 
 
STATE 00006419  002.2 OF 004 
 
SUBJECT: TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE 
SITUATION REPORT NO. 
Approximately 950 rolls of plastic sheeting have 
arrived to date, and an additional 3200 are 
scheduled to arrive by January 30 to address 
immediate shelter needs.  USAID has provided water 
containers, hygiene kits, chlorination tablets, and 
purification units able to produce 15,000 liters of 
clean water per hour.  (USAID SitRep #18) 
 
AMERICAN CITIZEN WELFARE/WHEREABOUTS/EVACUATIONS 
--------------------------------------------- ------- 
----- 
 
¶11. (SBU)  As of 0500 EST January 22, a total of 
9288 American citizens have been evacuated to date. 
There are presently 200 Americans inside the embassy 
and 150 outside.  ( 
TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail) 
 
¶12. (SBU)  156 evacuees traveled to Santo Domingo 
via four buses; three additional buses will arrive 
for evacuees January 22. 
(TF1/Interagency Conference Call, Embassy Santo 
Domingo Consular Command Center) 
 
¶13. (SBU)  Embassy Santo Domingo is receiving 
requests to help American citizens evacuate from 
Jacmel, Haiti.  Post is working with private 
aviation firms, the Canadian Embassy in Santo 
Domingo, and Dominican immigration authorities to 
assist. 
(Embassy Santo Domingo Consular Command Center 
SitRep #5) 
 
¶14. (SBU) Santo Domingo Defense Attache reports an 
uptick in border traffic from Haiti to the 
Dominican Republic.  IOM officials are surveying a 
site on the Dominican side of the border for 
possible use as a refugee facility. 
(TF1/SOUTHCOM telcon) 
 
MEDICAL RESPONSE 
---------------- 
 
¶15. (SBU)  As of 2000 EST January 21, 161 patients 
were receiving treatment aboard USNS Comfort; 12 are 
in intensive care.  HHS teams have seen 2162 
patients during the past 24 hours, and 7266 patients 
total. 
(TF1/Interagency Conference Call, USAID SitRep #18) 
 
¶16. (SBU) Twelve containers of medical and surgical 
supplies from USAID/OFDA are due to arrive January 
¶23. (USAID SitRep #18) 
 
¶17. (SBU)  TRANSCOM airlifted three Haitian burn 
patients to Miami. (TF1/TRANSCOM e-mail) 
 
 
INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION/REQUESTS 
----------------------------------- 
¶18. (SBU)  French and Dutch ships are currently 
unloading commodities in Port-au-Prince. 
(TF1/SOUTHCOM telcon) 
 
STATE 00006419  003.2 OF 004 
 
 
¶19. (SBU)  Cote d'Ivoire has donated one million 
dollars for Haiti earthquake relief.  (TF1/Office of 
African Regional Security Affairs e-mail) 
 
¶20. (SBU)  The Dominican Republic's electric 
distribution company offered to assist in standing 
up Haiti's electrical grid, but they are requesting 
security assistance. 
(Embassy Santo Domingo SitRep #9) 
¶21. (SBU)  The EU Foreign Affairs Council will meet 
January 25 to authorize a coordinated response to 
the UN's request for an increase in MINUSTAH 
personnel.  Many EU countries indicated they will 
provide new troops, with France ready to offer 100 
gendarmes.  (TF1/WHA e-mail) 
 
¶22. (SBU)  According to IOM, a Brazilian battalion 
deployed with MINUSTAH is leveling land near Croix- 
des-Bouquets to establish a large tented camp. 
(USAID SitRep #17) 
 
DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSETS 
------------------------------------ 
 
¶23.  (SBU) There are currently over 11,000 U.S. 
military personnel on the ground in Haiti. 
(TF1/SOUTHCOM HA/DR SitRep) 
 
¶24.  (SBU)  USNS HENSON arrived to conduct survey 
operations at the main port in Port-au-Prince. 
(TF1/DOD e-mail) 
 
¶25.  (SBU)  CBP provided 90 officers to assist with 
border inspections, and DHS made additional officers 
available to help process adoptions.  (TF1/INL e- 
mail, TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail) 
 
¶26.  (SBU)  DOD distributed 1000 hand-cranked 
radios. (TF1/Interagency Conference Call) 
 
HUMANITARIAN/SECURITY/INFRASTRUCTURE 
------------------------------------ 
 
¶27. (SBU)  UN sources report as many as 500,000 IDPs 
have gathered at 447 sites; conditions are generally 
calm, but reports of criminality persist.  U.S. and 
French governments are providing resources and 
supplies to approximately 10,000 displaced residents 
camped near the National Palace.  (TF1/SOUTHCOM 
telcon, Embassy Port-au-Prince SitRep) 
 
¶28. (SBU) As of January 21, USAID/DART estimates 
500,000 victims have received assistance, including 
food assistance, water, and hygiene kits.  The 
Haitian government has Haiti has prioritized the 
provision of family tents and assistance to areas 
outside Port-au-Prince.  (TF1/USAID SitRep #17) 
 
¶29.  (SBU) The main port in the capital is running 
at 30 percent capacity due to pier damage and 
insufficient logistical support.  Dive teams 
conducted a reassessment of the pier, which is 
 
STATE 00006419  004.2 OF 004 
 
SUBJECT: TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE 
SITUATION REPORT NO. 
operating with load restrictions. 
(DHS SitRep #18, USCG NCC Daily Briefing, OSD 
Executive Summary) 
 
¶30.  (SBU)  Money transfer companies and some banks 
have resumed partial service.  (TF1/Port-au-Prince 
SitRep, SOUTHCOM telcon) 
 
¶31.  (SBU) Thirty radio stations are currently 
operational, but only two of 18 TV stations are 
broadcasting.  (DHS SitRep #18) 
 
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS 
---------------------- 
 
¶32.  (SBU)  Business sector leaders met with 
President Preval to express their support for relief 
and recovery efforts.  They also met with UN Special 
Representative Mulet to request MINUSTAH's help in 
maintaining security for their businesses.  (Embassy 
Port-au-Prince SitRep) 
 
¶33. (U) Minimize considered. 
CLINTON

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