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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 STATE 011282 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
C O R R E C T E D C O P Y  (REPLACE PARAGRAPH 2) 
 
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. 58 
 
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VIP TRAVEL 
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¶1. (U) French President Sarkozy is expected to visit 
Haiti February 17.  (Lenouvelliste.com) 
 
EVACUATIONS/AMERICAN CITIZEN ISSUES 
------------------------------------ 
 
¶2. (SBU) Forty-two adoptees, forty-six escorts and/or adoptive 
parents and sixty-two other American citizens arrived in Florida 
on two flights from Haiti overnight. (TF1/Embassy Port-au- 
Prince e-mails). 
¶3. (SBU) One hundred seventy American evacuees and 
family members have departed Port-au-Prince since 
February 2 at 2000 EST; a total of 14,954 have been 
evacuated to date.  A total of 22,500 potential 
evacuees have been accounted for.  There are 26 
Americans and family members at the airport, 27 at 
the alternate landing zone, and none at the Embassy. 
(TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail) 
 
¶4. (SBU) As of 2000 EST February 3, there are 76 
confirmed American citizen fatalities, with another 
22 American citizen deaths reported.  (TF1/Embassy 
Port-au-Prince e-mail) 
 
¶5. (U) Haitian authorities will announce on February 
4 whether they will pursue a case against the 10 
American citizens accused of illegally trying to take 
children out of Haiti.  (Reuters) 
 
HUMANITARIAN UPDATE 
------------------- 
 
¶6. (SBU) Thirteen of 16 international food 
distribution sites were operational February 3, 
targeting 132,600 beneficiaries.  Relief agencies 
plan to distribute food at all 16 sites on February 
¶4.  The World Food Program aims to provide a two-week 
food ration to 2 million people.  (TF1/Interagency 
Conference Call, USAID SitRep #44, USAID-DCHA Fact 
Sheet #22) 
 
MEDICAL RESPONSE 
---------------- 
 
¶7. (SBU) As of February 3, HHS has assisted 24,570 
patients in Haiti.  (TF1/HHS SitRep) 
 
¶8. (SBU) An Italian aircraft carrier is en route to 
 
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SITUATION REPORT NO. 
waters off Port-au-Prince and is expected to serve as 
a medical facility and logistics hub.  (TF1/JTF-Haiti 
e-mail) 
 
SECURITY/INFRASTRUCTURE 
----------------------- 
 
¶9. (SBU) The capacity of the Port-au-Prince South 
Pier has increased from 200 to 720 containers per 
day.  (TF1/USCG e-mail) 
 
¶10. (SBU) Haiti's emergency response infrastructure 
was destroyed, but FCC and Embassy Port-au-Prince 
recommend not establishing an emergency phone line, 
since there would be no capability to respond to 
calls.  (TF1/Interagency Conference Call) 
 
¶11. (SBU) Electrical repair crews report that they 
are not able to work without security teams. 
(TF1/Interagency Conference Call) 
 
¶12. (SBU) A food distribution site did not distribute 
coupons February 3 because of concerns about staff 
security.  Following an agreement with the Government 
of Haiti and MINUSTAH, all sites should be 
operational February 4.  (TF1/Interagency Conference 
Call) 
 
¶13. (SBU) Approximately 1000 people gathered in 
Petionville on February 3 to protest the mayor's 
alleged theft of food aid.  All protests have 
remained peaceful, and security incidents remain 
sporadic.  (Port-au-Prince 120) 
 
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS 
---------------------- 
 
¶14. (SBU) Haitian National Police (HNP) Director 
General Andresol reports that no police units have 
been paid to date, despite reports that several 
specialized HNP units were already paid.  (Port-au- 
Prince 120) 
 
¶15. (SBU) Prime Minister Bellerive attended a senate 
hearing to defend the government's response to the 
earthquake.  Embassy Port-au-Prince comments his 
appearance signals an intention to cooperate with the 
legislative branch.  Parliament is meeting on the 
grounds of the Police Academy.  (Port-au-Prince 120) 
 
OTHER MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS 
------------------------ 
 
¶16. (U) Prime Minister Bellerive said over 200,000 
people have died due to the earthquake, with another 
300,000 injured.  The UN said at least 482,000 people 
have left Port-au-Prince for areas outside the 
capital.  (AFP, Xinhua News Agency) 
 
¶17. (U) Ecuadorian President Correa called a summit 
of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) 
February 9 to discuss regional aid coordination. 
 
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¶18. (U) President Preval extended the state of 
emergency an additional 15 days.  Additional 
extensions will require parliamentary approval. 
(Port-au-Prince 120) 
 
¶19. (U) American private donations to major relief 
organizations totaled $644 million as of February 3. 
(Boston Globe) 
 
 
¶20. (U) Additional updates are available through our 
classified Intellipedia portal at 
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Cris isHAITI 
. 
 
¶21. (U) Minimize considered. 
CLINTON