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Japan - Japan response cable drafted and sent to Wendell Albright to clear with EAP front office. After EAPclearances are received, clear through taskforce. Follow-up on 9/13 day.shltt,Samoa - Cable needs to be completed (see 22:30 below). Follow-up on next shift.Mongolia - Cable needs to be completed (see 22:30 below). Follow-up on next shift.-EAPLog:22:45 - Dan Larsen responded that Korea is working directly with OFDA and will provide info to OFDA.22:30 - Review of matrix determined that acceptance cable for Samoa (9/8) $10,000 cash donation and Mongolia(9/6) approx. $50,000 cash donation never completed. Per request of TF coordinator, will request next shift tocomplete.21:19 - Forwarded draft Japan response cable to Wendell Albright to clear with the front office.20:11 - Forwarded Talking Points to PA rep on Chinese donations for Secretary's attendance of the PresidentBush 1President Humeeting on 9/13 at UNGA.18:50 - Responded to unciass e-mail (17:43) from Consulate Generai Japan - Houston regarding Red Crosscontact information.18:10 - Per OFDA request, sent e-mail to Dan Larsen (Korea) to confirm if diapers being donated are cloth ordisposable.17:35 - Confirmed with OFDA that the Japanese civil ian relief teams are not needed at this time. Sent WendellAlbright e-mail to confirm status and advise desk should continue to advise Japan that we are assessing untilrejection guidance from S is received.17:26 - Confirmed for Melanie Higgins (BClTV) that HHS has agreed to accept the Thai forensics experts in NY.HHS has contact il"!fo and will be in touch shortly. Further follow-up should go through the taskforce until HHSgets in contact with the Thai's.17:02 - Received e-mail from Japanese Embassy (see unclass) requesting confirmation if we will accept JGSDFpersonnel. Confirmed with Wendell Albright that the Desk has informed Embassy that we are still assessing thesituation.15:35 - Confirmed wilh Wendell Albright (EAP/J) status of Japan offer. Desk understands that the mil-to-mil reliefteams have been rejected. Embassy and Desk would like confirmation as to the status of the Civilian relief teams.

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eMS TaskForcelD-DepCoordinatorsaturday,september 03, 20053:47 PMSES-Q-SWO-DLTaskForce-l(U)TFUSOI Hurricane Kabina Task Force - SitRep 003LowUNCLASSIFlED*. EXECUTIVE SECRETARIATOperations Center

SITUATION REPORT NUMBER 003HURRICANE KATRINA TASK FORCE1530 EDTSaturday, September3,2005

ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS(U) Red Cross in Houston, the state designated center for Hurricane Katrina evacuees, has set up a 24/7consular command center in the Houston Astrodome with daily briefings. All evacuees in the Astrodome nowhave wristbands identifying them by status (diplomat, foreign national, or American Citizen). Althoughdisplaced persons are now being directed to neighboring cities, all are being processed initially in Houston.Therefore, the Department has urged foreign embassies to keep staff in Houston. New Orleans remains closedto foreign consuls but they may travel to Baton Rouge to meet their citizens. Department has directed foreign.embassies to register all their missing nationals at the ICRC website. The Department will coordinateemergency cases with the U.S. Coast Guard. (Hurricane Katrina Task Force, DS/OFMHouston)

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE(U) New offers of assistance have included: China has sent $5 million in cash to the U.S. Government, and offered a plane Ioad ofmedical and otherreliefsupplies; FEMA has accepted the offer ofGreek cruise ships and MREs;

Qatar has pledged $100 million in cash; Netherlands offered water pumps! treatment (60,000 L. per day) and a hospital ship with a helicopterplatform; HHS has reviewed and accepted a list ofmedical supplies offered by Canada; Afghanistan - President Karzai has pledged $100,000 in cash; India has pledged $5 million that will be sent via the JeRe, along with supplies.

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. UNCLASSIFIED(U) The U.S. may need to request commercial grade hydrogen, a key component of steel production. The onlyU.S. producer is in New Orleans and is no longer operating. The nearest international supplier is in Canada.(DHS IIMG Task Force)(U) North Korea Red Cross Society sent a rare message of sympathy to the U.S. (Reuters)

STATE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS(U) Two DS officers based in New Orleans were evacuated to Houston. They have now joined a team of25 DSagents who are on their wayby road from Houston to Baton Rouge. They will attempt to assessthe condition ofthe nine foreign consulates inNew Orleans. (DS/OFM)Drafted: R Sanders, Coordinator Approved:SWO:P MayerState (All Bureaus) Other Agencies ByWashf'ax : AID CIA DHS Energy FBIS HSC JCS NMCC NMJIC NSA NSC NSOC OSD/ESC TREASWHSR

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Notice: Special Press Briefing on Int'l Offers of S u p p o r t ~ ~ i P l ~ : f f i n a Page

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U.S. DEPARTMENTOF STATEOffice of the Spokesman

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September 6, 2005

NOTICE TO THE PRESSSpecial Press Briefing on International Offers of Support

Following Hurricane KatrinaMr. Harry K. Thomas, Jr., Executive Secretary of the Department of State, will brief the press on the StateDepartment's role assisting in the coordination of international offers of support in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.briefing will be OFF.CAMERA, on the record, and will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 7, in the StDepartment press briefing room (room 2209). .Press may attend upon presentation of one of the following press credentials: (I ) a U.S. Government-issuedidentification card (Department of State, White House, Congress, Department of Defense or Foreign Press Center)a media-issued photo identification card, or (3) a letter from their employer on letterhead verifying their employmea journalist, accompanied by an official photo identification (driver's license or passport).

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CMS TaskForce1KFriday, september16, 20053:03 PMCMS TaskForce1KTaskForce-1TF1: EAP Issues 9/16/20051500EAP Issues Task Force 1

September 16, 20050700-1500EAP Rep: Gavin A. Sundwall

OUTSTANDING ISSUESBrunei: Embassy of Brunei in Washington is awaiting $1 million from Darussalam for hurricane relief. Once the funds arereceived the Embassy will deposit them into the Department's account (account information already provided) and notifyus via diplomatic note. The desk will reply to the dip note once it has been received and the deposit confirmed.French Polynesia: Offer of 100 troops declined. No "no" cables now going out. AJdacon refusal of assistance offerslikely, but make sure TF US-1 shift coordinator knows.Japan: Offer of 30 pump trucks will not be formally declined until after Secretary Rice meets with her Japanesecounterpart on Saturday evening. Desk has been notified.Samoa: TF1 instructed Embassy Apia to have the Samoans make their expressed donation of $10,000 to the Samoanchapter of the Red Cross who should forward it to the American Red Cross. Samoan chapter of the Red Cross who willforward it to the American Red Cross. Desk will need to fol low up so that acceptance cable (already drafted) can go out _after acknowledgement of receipt of donation.Thailand: 1) The Secretary accepted the offer of Thai Forensic Experts. HHS has declined their services. Desk isworking with HHS to find a way for the team to at least tour the region with a Thai delegat ion. 2) Confi rm the FEMA hasgiven final approval for the gif t of the com and notify Susan Sutton, PolCouns in Bangkok as well as Melanie Higgins, Thaidesk officer (7-0036). The approval is needed before the Thailand ships the com to little Rock Air Force Base. OFDA repfollOWing up on the approval, EAP rep to notify Embassy Bangkok and Thai desk Officer.

08:30: la os: B CE lwill convert bank draft for $25,000 wIthout bank fee. OF-158 will be generated by bank after receiptof check. Funds will transfer to fund cites provided in State 164963.'08:40: Thai desk off icer reported thatthere Is no word yet on if the Thai Forensics teamwill tour affected areas.09:00: Reconfirmed with OFDA rep that FEMA approval for Thai com donation is still pending.09:20: NSC Jed Meline called asking for update on.Thalland's Katrina Assistance. Thailand portion of Matrix copied andsent to him via email: [email protected] STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATEREVIEW AUTHORITY: FRANK TUMMINIADATE/CASE In : 10 AUG 2006 200503991 UNCLASSIFIED ..1


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UNCLASSIFIED10:00: Emailed Tim Harley In Samoa instructions that the Government of Independent Samoa should make its $10,000donation to the local Samoan chapter of the Red Cross who will forward It to the American Red Cross. . ' '.. . I.'10:10: Spoke with East Timor desk officer,'who said that East Timor Is praying for hurricane victims but Is not In a positioto make a financial donation. ' .2:00: Reconfirmed with OFDA rep that FEMA approval for Thai com donation is still pending.12:55: Contributed human interest story from Embassy Beijing to SitRep.14:18: FEMA approval for Thai com donation is still pending.

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INFORM CONSULSE.O. 12958: N/ATAGS: PR.EL,PINS, AEMR, MARR, CASC , US, KHLSSUBJECT: TFUSOl SITUATION REPORT NO. 026 AS OF 0500 EDTTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2005FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PLEDGED1 . (U) 122 c o u n t r i e s and 16 i n t e r n a t i o n a l o r g a n i z a t i o n shave o f f e r e d a s s i s t a n c e . Embassy Abuja r e p o r t s t h a t t h eGovernment o f N ig er i a would l i k e t o p r e s e n t t h e S e c r e t a r y ,w i t h a US $1 m i l l i o n check a t UNGAi L i s conduct ing ane t h i c s review. (Task Force)FOREIGN ASSISTANCE RECEIVED2. (U) Embassy Colombo t r a n s m i t ~ e d t o t h e Task Force t h eGovernment o f Maldives ' US $25,000 d o n a t i o n t o t h eAmerican Red Cross, i n t h e form o f a check drawn from t h eBank of Maldives. TF p r e s e n t e d t h e check t o a Red Crossr e p r e s e n t a t i v e . (Task Force)OTHER ASSISTANCE3 . (U) The Committee f o r t h e Implementa t ion o f T e x t i l e'Agreements voted September 14 t o permit i m p o r t e r s t or e l e a s e US $43 m i l l i o n i n c l o t h i n g , c u r r e n t l y h e l d under

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China safeguard quotas , fo r Hurr icane Katr ina r e l i e f .(EB/Task Force E-Mail)COMMODITY MOVEMENTS4. (U) As of Sep tember 14, USAID had rece ived 33commodity f l i gh t s : 11 from th e UK, 3 from France, 2 fromI t a l y , 2 from Russ ia , 2 from Spain, 2 from Egypt , 2 fromTunis ia , 1 from China, 2 from Thai land, 2 from UNICEF, 1from I s rae l , 1 from India , 1 from the Czech Republ ic , and1 from Sweden. (S ta te South 9/14 Dai ly Act iv i ty Report)STATUS OF .FOREIGN NATIONALS REPORTED MISSING5 . (U) Thi r teen coun t r i e s have repor ted c i t i zensunaccounted fo r o r be l ieved to be deceased: Belgium (6) ,Braz i l (23), Canada (2) , Honduras (1) , I t a l y (125) , Japan(4 9), Ma uritiu s (2) , Mexico (12), Poland (12) , Portugal(2 ) , South Korea (4) , Turkey (7) , and th e UK(approximate ly 20) . This data was rece ived from o f f i c i a lembassy communicat ions; the ac tua l numbers could beh ighe r , {C!!.A/OCS. Status Report)

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, i UNCLASSIFIEDRELEASED IN FULLEAP R e g i ~ n Offers of Support for Hurricane Katrina ReliefEfforts

KoreaThe South Korean government is prepared to provide assistance, in cash orin kind, either through FEMA or through the Red Cross. They have alreadyattempted to contact the American Red Cross, but don't yet have a responseto their offer. The ROK is also prepared to send a rescue team of 30-40members to the stricken area, if that kind of assistance is needed.ROK Embassyhas been given contact info for S/ES CMS, but we are readyto facilitate any direct communication with FEMA and the Red Cross if thatis preferable.ChinaChina has provided a $100,000 check to Charge Sedney in Beijing to pass tothe American Red Cross September 1.AustraliaAustralia has offered to send two "community recovery experts" fromEmergency Management Australia to help in the recovery from HurricaneKatrina.JapanThe Embassy of Japan has been in contact with EAP/J, NSC, FEMA, andthe American Red Cross. We expect the GOJ to make a financialcontribution directly to the American Red Cross; as of 2:00pm local we havenot received info on how much it will be, but hope for an announcement onFriday September 2 (Tokyo time).The Japan International Cooperation Agency (llCA -- their equivalent ofUSAID) maintains a stock of emergency relief supplies in Florida -- blankets,generators, tents, and bottled water. Normally used for relief in LatinAmerica and the Caribbean, the GOJ has offered to release some of thosestocks to the US. As is the case for om:system, that would first require aformal request from the appropriate agency - presumably FEMA - for

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assistance. FEMA's Acting Director for International Affairs Casey Long isaware of the GOJ offer, and promised to get back to the Japanese Embassy.EAP/J, NSC, and Embassy Tokyo are urging FEMA to accept the GOJ offerof in-kind assistance, ifpossible. The GOJ remembers the assistance weprovided after the earthquake in Niigata in October 2004. That included. $150,000 in disaster reliefassistance and supplies provided and flown in byUS Forces Japan.New ZealandNew Zealand Ministry ofForeign Affairs has conveyed condolences andnoted GONZ is ready to help "in any way as needed." NZ MFA noted New. Zealand firefighters had assisted the U.S. in previous natural disasters as anexample. No follow-up on this end as yet. (Wellington 668)IndonesiaIN additoin to the public statement of condolence issued by PresidentYudhoyono, his spokesman privately conveyed condolences directly to EAPfront office (DAS Eric John) and asked whether the SBY administrationcould be of any assistance.SingaporeThe government of Singapore has offered the services of three CH-47Singaporean Air Force helicopters attached to the Texas National Guard aspart ofa long-term training arrangement. As of 16:00, one Ofthe CH-47shad arrived at Fort Polk and the other two were en route. Singapore hasoffered the use of these assets for up to two weeks ifnecessary. They havebeen in touch with FEMA through the Texas Air National Guard.

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';J . . . . .", //'(U) Thenumberof foreign nationals reported missingis now879,reflecting a slightincreasedue toupdated information from severalforeign governments. CAexpects thatnumberto decreaseas the listsare scrubbedandduplicate namesareremoved. (TaskForce e-mails, telecons)

u.s. GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS(U) OfficespacetohouseDepartment and reliefpersonnelwas identified inBatonRougenearFEMAoperations. TJ'iiikForce e-mails, teleconi) --- ----- --- ---

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EAP Issues Task Force 1September 12, 20051500-2300 EDTEAP Rep: lynn Nelson

Japan - Japan response cable drafted and sent to Wendell Albright to clear with EAP front office. After EAP clearancesare received, clear through taskforce. Follow-up on 9/13 day shift.Korea - Pending information on diapers (see.18.:10 below). Follow-up on next shift.Samoa - Cable needs to be completed (see 22:30 below). Follow-up on next shift.Mongolia - Cable needs to be completed (see 22:30 below). Follow-up on next shift.EAP Log:22:30 - Review of matrix determined that acceptance cable for Samoa (9/8) $10,000 cash donation and Mongolia (9/6)approx. $50,000 cash donation never completed. Per request of TF coordinator, will request next shift to complete.21:19 - Forwarded draft Japan response cable to Wendell Albright to clear with the front office.20:11 - Forwarded Talking Points to PA rep on Chinese donations for Secretary's attendance of the President Bush IPresident Hu meeting on 9/13 at UNGA. .18:50 - Responded to unclass e-mail (17:43) from Consulate General Japan - Houston regarding Red Cross contactinformation.18:10 - Per OFDA request. sent e-mail to Dan Larsen (Korea) to confirm if diapers being donated are cloth or disposable.17:35 - Confirmed with OFDA that the Japanese civilian relief teams are not needed at this time. Sent Wendell Albright email to confirm status and advise desk should continue to advise Japan that we are assessing until rejection gUidancefrom S is received. .17:26 - Confirmed for Melanie Higgins (BClTV) that HHS has agreed to accept the Thai forensics experts in NY. HHS hascontact info and will be In touch shortly. Further follow-up should go through the taskforce until HHS gets in contact withthe Thai's.17:02 - Received e-mail from Japanese Embassy (see unclass) requesting confirmation if we will accept JGSDFpersonnel. Confirmed with Wendell Alb.right that the.Desk has informed Embassy that we are still assessing the situation.15:35 - Confirmed with Wendell Albright (EAP/J) status of Japan offer. Desk understands that the mil-to-mil relief teamshave been rejected. Embassy and Desk would like confirmation as to the status of the Civilian relief teams.

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Jim and Wil l ,Pursuan t to your phone inqu i r i e s t h i s morning, see the f ol low in g n ot es from FEMA ongene ra t o r specs . ESF #3 is Emergency Support Funct ion #3 (a FEMA designat ion) whichi n c I u d ~ s gene ra to r s . P Is c on firm whether the genera tors being offe red from China andBelgium meet these specs o r no t .Geri JearnRAP rep to Task Force 1, midnight s h i f t- - - - -Or ig ina l Message-- - - From: CMS TaskForce1-DirectorSent : Tuesday, September 06, io05 5:18 AMTo: TaskForce-1Subject : FW: I tems of i n t e r e s t to FEMA

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PLEASE PASS TO SHERRY HAZELHURSTSherry,Here i s th e list o f i tems t h a t ?re of i n t e r e s t to FEMA. Please take a look and ge t backto us with your t hought s .Thanks1 . ESF 1 - Transpor ta t ionAt t h i s t ime, no addi t iona l support i s neededi tems in th e m atr ix were of a mil i t a ry naturec ompat ib il it y i ss u e s fo r s t a f f on th e ground.UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATEREVIEWAUTHORITY: FRANK TUMMINIA UN17 CLASSIFIEDDATE/CASE ID: 20 APR 2007 200503991 .


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2. (U) New of fe r s of ass i s t ance have inc luded:China has sen t $5 mil l ion in cash to th e U.S. Government, and offereda plane load of medical and o t h ~ r r e l i e f supp l ies ;FEMA has a cc ep te d th e o f f e r of Greek c ru i se sh ips and MREs;Qata r has pledged $100 mil l ion in cash ;Nether lands o f fe red wate r pumps/ t rea tment (60,000 L. pe r day) and ahosp i t a l ship with a he l i cop te r pla t fo rm;HHS h as rev iewed and accepted a list o f medical supp l ies o f fe red byCanada ; .Afghanis tan ' - Pres iden t Karzai has pledged $100,000 in cash;Ind ia has pledged $5 mi l l ion th a t w il l be sen t v ia the ICRC, alongwith supp l ies .3. (U) The U.S. may need to request commercial g ~ a d e hydrogen, a keycomponent of s t e e l product ion. The only u .S . producer i s in NewOrleans and i s no l on ge r o p er at in g . The neares t i n t e rna t iona lsupp l i e r i s in Canada. (DRS IIMG Task Force)4 . (U) North Korea Red Cross Socie ty sen t a . r a r e message o f sympathyto the u .S . (Reuters)

.." (' . STATE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS5. (U) Two DS o f f i ce r s based in New Orleans were evacuated toHouston. They have now jo ined a team o f 25 DS agents who a re on t h e i rway by road from Houston to Baton Rouge. They wi l l a t t empt to a s s ~ s sth e condition o f the nine fore ign consu la tes in New Orleans . (DS/OFM)6. MINIMIZE CONSIDERED.yy

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eMS TaskForce1KMonday, September 05, 2005 2:44 PMTaskForce-1TaskForce-1EAP log p.m. 09/05/05

1. China Pol Cou ns elo r J ia ca l led around 1230 r e Ch in a 's d o na ti on of goods. They'vecha r t e r ed two 747s to make de l ive ry to a place to be des ignated by the U.S. He wants toknow what i n fo we need from him an d where they need to send th e mater ie l . Got ad ip lomati c c le ar an ce s he et to share with Mr. J i a . Ryan informed t h a t a r r i v a l / d i s t r i bu t i onpo in t nq t ye t named, but Chi ne se n ee d to go ahead with req ue st fo r diplomatic c l ea rancef i r s t anyway. .Called J ia back s eve ra l t imes a t of f i ce and v ia c e l l phone between 1200 and 1315; nore sp on se so l e f t v oic e m ail . Also ca l led HuLihua , Chinese Embassy poin t man on Hurr icaneKatr ina i s sues , a t 1300 and expla ined s i tua t ion ; he sa id he would ask J ia to ca l l back .Fina l ly reached Jia; a t 1430, pe r h is reques t , faxed him a b r i e f out l ine of the infonecessary fo r reques t ing a dip lomat ic a i r c r a f t c learance fo r hurr icane r e l i e f supp l i e s .

PolCouns J ia confi rmed t h a t th e Chinese Embassy in Washington has wired th e d ep osi ti nf o rma t io n r ega r di ng t h e i r US$5 mil l ion r e l i e f donat ion to th e Treasury account in NewYork; he sa id th at as f a r as he knew there was no problem, but added he wasn ' t sure t he r ewas anyone th e re to r ece ive /ac t on the wire so we ' l l see tomorrow i f t h i s worked.2. Mid- af te rn oon go t a ca l l from Amanda Curt i s a t AmEmbassy Abu Dhabi (UAE), ca l l i ng toconfi rm t h a t t h e i r three cab les concerning th e UAE response to Hu rr ic an e Ka tr in a had beenrece ived . Found three cab les from Abu Dhabi and informed Cur t i s .3. 1445 Yet ano ther mes sa ge f rom the Tunis ian Embassy, t h i s t ime from A ir Attache Sr .C ol. T aieb L aa jim i, s ay in g they r ea l ly need to know th e des t ina t ion of the tw o C-130s theywant to send. Will ge t back to him saying t h a t hasn ' t been decided ye t .

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Marut, Christopher JTuesday, September 06, 2005 8:07 AMAtkinson, David RSluff from this rnorniaq'scables - Katrina

HurricaneKatrina - EAP Update SnapshotChina made a wire transfer ofUSDF5 million to the U.S. Treasury September 6 and has requested writtenconfirmation the transfer was received (Beijing 14560)Embassy Canberra delivered formal letter of appreciation to FM Downer for GOA's donation ofA$l 0 millionto the American Red Cross and offers of other assistance assistance with Hurricane reliefoperations (Canberra1499)The Korean Foreign Ministry is pressing for a response to the ROKG;s offer to send a 40-person search andrescue team. It is organizing a charter flight to carry 100 tons ofin-kind assistance the ROKG hopes could leaveKorea September 10 and arrive in the U.S. the same day. A l2-person team ofofficials form the KoreanConsulate in Houston and volunteers from other Korean government offices in the U.S. has set up an office inBatonRouge to assistKorean nationals displaced by Katrina. The cash porton ofKoreaa's pledge ofUSD30million will be transmitted directly to the UY.S. Treasury; the process will take several weeks as it needs to passthrough a pro-forma budget process and be approved by the National Assembly (Seoul 4033)Singapore has deployed 3 Chinook helicopters and 38 personnel to support reliefoperations. The GOS wants tosend 4 additional personnel to augment the helicopter detachment, now operating out ofFt. Polk, Louisiana.(Singapore 2640)Also have info fromWellingtonBangkokMore from.China

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CMS TaskForce1K [c=US;a= ;p=GOV+DOS;o=Americas101;s=Task Force 1 K;g=User;ou1=AM102;ou2=SS01-101;]Friday, September 02, 20052:04 PM J)' C:-/Caples, Cynthia B (EAP/PD)(Main State 5318) 1Atkinson, David R(Main State 4312); TaskForce-1RE: FYI - cable on China's offer of help to Katrina victimsThanks - information on China and Indonesia was reported and passed along this morning. We continue to wait for highlevel decisions on whether FEMA can make use of offers of assistance from all countries, and appropriate DOS follow-upto those offers.Regards,-Shaun Hayeslip, EAP Rep on Task Force-1From:sent:To:Cc:Subject:

Caples, cynthia B (EAP/PD)Friday, September 02,20051:52 PMTaskForce-lSkipper, ThomasF; Post. Ronald J; High, Leslie C; Hines, Thomas R (EAP/FO)FYI- cableon China's offer of helpto Katrina victims

Per Beijing 14477-C (2 Sept.), the Chinese government has offered help for Katrina's victims (including medical teams andsupplies) and has requested response to this offer by Sept. 3.. .N.B" Jakarta reported on Sept. 1 (Jakarta 11873) that an Indonesian official had expressed condolences for the victims ofKatrina, and had reiterated this in a press conference with Charge.

Regards, C.B.Caples. EAP/PD

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More guidance to f i e ld .- - - - -Or ig ina l Message----From: PATH Telegram Del iverySen t : Tuesday, September 06, 2005 8:09 PMTo: Agui lar , Karen; Almodovar, Cindy Trodden; Almodovar, Cindy Trodden; Amadeo, Ste f an ie ;Ansah-Twum, Ellen Y; Bal l , Jacquel ine A; Bame, David J ; Barnes, Susan D; Barne t t , CherylE; Beeton, Amy E; Bel l , Susan J (S/CT); Bibbins Sedaca, Nico le M; Block, Marc David;Bradley, Tobin J ;Brad l ey , Tobin J ; Brewer, Maria E; Bul l ivan t , N. Lynn; Burk, Susan F;Busse , Mark D; Chambers, P a tr ic ia J ; Chandler , Karen R; Cheatwood, Jon P; Cimino, Sandra;CMS - Telegrams; Co ff ey , Ma rgu er it e R; Crock, Jonathan M; Curley, Susan A; CUrley, SusanA; Dees, Peter M; Diascro, Matthew N; Dilwor th , Al i son E; Duffy, William J ; Duffy, Will iamJ ; Echever r ia , Cynthia C; Edmunds, Chr i s t i ne J ; E llr ic h, Douglas K; Fos ter , Timberlake;Franz, David w; Fr iedr i ch , Mary K; Fuhrer , Mary Jo ; Garcia , Vera; Gisvold , Lisa C;Gla ssman , Debor ah W; Gordon,- Angela J ; Harr is , Michel le F; Hart l ey , Bren t R; Hart , Shi r l eyM; Hawthorne, Margare t D; Hayden, Cai t l in M; Hayes, Pa t r i ck R; Hayes, Pa t r i ck R; Heffern ,John A; Helton-Floyd, Kathleen L; Holinka , Ann M; Holley, Vanessa A; Hughes, Inez I ;Jablonsky, Michele ; Jacobs , Morris E; Jakub, Michael A; Kushner, Todd A; Mil le r , MichaelF; Mil le r , Rgnald W; Nalcian, E l i z a b e t : h 1 l ; _ N e J , l , J n a J I D ~ _ t : r : g i . J l i a - R ; ~ N e l l I I l a n n . ~ V : i r g i n i a - R o . i - ; ~ '

H = P - = ; = P . A m ~ A o . ; ~ ~ PATH PAPLIGA; PATH SCT Operat ions; PATH SWCIj Pat te r son, Rex M; Perry , Margare t A; P-EURDuty; Phelps , Sandy L; Pierce , Pa t r i ce C; r I Ponce, Anto ine t t e M; Por t e r ,Lori B; Prosper , Pier re R; P-WHA Duty; Raphael , L o ~ s ; ReaIuyo, Cel ina B; Reynolds, RodneyM; Roy, Carlene A; Rye, Erik D; Sagor,-AndreW,iE;. Sa l aza r , Edward J ; sandage, John B;Schlegel , S a l l y ~ ; Serv ice ; Robert E; Shaw,Andrew; Shore , Rhonda H; Slaven, William A;smith , Robin A; Thomas, Harry K; Trinidad, Wanda A; Truhn, J . Pa t r i ck ; Truhn, J . Pa t r i ck ;Turekian, Vaughan C; Van de Velde, James R; Volker, Karen E; Weigold, Eva A; welch,Gretchen G; West, Rober t R; Whiton, Chr i s t i an P; wisniewski , Mark E; Wojtas iewicz, RenataA; Zawitkowski, Emil ia J ; zawitkowski , Andre JSubject : HURRICANE KATRINA, RECOGNIZING FOREIGN ASSISTANCESUBJECT: HURRICANE KATRINA, RECOGNIZING FOREIGN ASSISTANCEREF: STATE 1632791 . As fo re ign governments , i nd iv idua l s and organiza t ions cont inue to provide as s i s tancein th e wake o f Hurr icane Katrina, we must ensure t h a t our apprec ia t ion fo r t h e i rgeneros i ty and s up po rt c on ti nu es to be expressed c lea r ly and publ i c ly . As de l ive ry o fa ss i s t ance from spec i f i c coun t r i e s i s confirmed, embassies a re to make publ i c s tatements. t o th e government , in th e media and in o the r appropr ia te v e n u ~ s thanking donors fo r t h e i rhelp a t t h i s c r i t i c a l t ime. S t at emen ts s hou ld be coord ina ted with hos t governments toavo id poss ible misunders tand ings o r preempt ion o f donor country announcement.2. P os ts sh ou ld keep th e Task Force advised o f ac tio ns taken in response to t h i s cable .For Pos t ' s i nf orma ti on o nl y, please see the a t t ached list (para. 5) o f fo re ig n governmento ffe rs th at have been a cc ep te d a s of t h i s da te .3. The Hurricane Kat r ina T ask F orc e wil l adv ise pos t s of formal accep tance of spec i f i cc ate g or ie s o f a s s i s t ance from i nd iv id u al c oun tr ie s as soon as approval i s genera ted . TheSecre ta ry ' s s ta tement from Friday (Ref 163279) , ta ilo re d to pa r t i cu l a r ci rcumstances , mayserve as the b as is fo r embassy s ta tements .4. In an t i c i pa t i on of world l e ade r i n t e r e s t in the recovery e f fo r t s going on in the wakeo f Hurricane Kat r ina , the Sta te Department wi l l ar range s pec i a l VIP b r i e f i ng s during theUN General Assembly even ts o f nex t week. These b r i e f i ng s wi l l prov ide in fo rmat ion onrecovery progress and donor a s s i s t ance . Travel in and around the d i s a s t e r a rea i s bothd i f f i cu l t and hazardous . These br ie f ings wi l l al low world l e ade r s who plan to a t t end UNGAUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATEIU;VIEW AUTHORITY: FRANK TUMMINIADATE/CASE In : 23 JAN 2007 200503991


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UNCLASSIFIEDto s t ay informed as to the recovery e f fo r t s in the d i s a s t e r reg ion .5. SUMMARY OF FOREIGN OFFERS ACCEPTED OR PLAN TO ACCEPTCOUNTRY .FOREIGN OFFERSAfghanis tanArmeniaAus t ra l i aAzerbai janBahamasBahrainBangladeshBelgiumCanada

ChinaDj ibou t iFin landFranceGabonGeorgiaGermanyGreeceICRCIndiaI s r a eLT-taJ.yJapanKuwaitMaldivesMexico

cash$100 mil l ion cash$30 mil l ion cash and i n -k i n d dona ti on s$5 mil l ion from Aramco; $250,000 cash3 helos$25,000 cash$2 mil l ion cash , medical supp l i e sLarge amounts of food$100 mil l ion cashMREsDisas te r Ass es smen t and Coord inat ionTeam and Logis t ics suppor tPubl ic hea l th of f i ce r s and l og i s t i c i an sUp to $1 mil l ion to Red Cross

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NATONorwayOrgan iz a ti on o fAmerican Sta tes $25,000Qata rRepubl ic of KoreaSaudi ArabiaSingaporeS r i LankaTaiwanThailandUAEUKUN OCHAUN WHOVenezuela6.RICE Minimize cons idered .

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RELEASED IN PAB6From:Sent:To:Subject:Marmaud, Karen [[email protected]]Wednesday, September 14, 20053:40 PMNieuwejaar, Sonja; Morrow, Michael K; Bass, John R (OPS)FW: DISPATCH REQUEST (please observe 4-hour delay)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATEREVIEW AUTHORITY: FRANK TUMMINIADATE/CASE ID: 23 OCT 2006 200503991- - - - -Or iginal Message-----From: Zerbi, Nohemi [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 2:32 PMTo: Marmaud, Karen; Is les , AdamSubject : FW: DISPATCH REQUEST (please observe 4-hour delay)The in ternat ional donations a r beginning to be good s tor ies . With the exception of theMREs, now we have a good system going and things are moving.Nohemi ZerbiInfras tructure LiaisonPrinc ipa l Federal OfficerBaton Rouge, LA:hone: 225-242-6031I .. . IB: 202-355-5058'From: Chapman, Laura [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: Wed 9/14/2005 12:13 PMTo: [email protected]; Kill ingsworth, Dave_ Cc: rmtkatrina-pc; OFDALogistics; Jenkins, Rob; [email protected]; Wanek, Pia; Moran, Mike;Nohemi Zerbi; 1 [email protected];Su Ject : DISPATCH REQUEST P ease observe 4 -hou r delay )

Dear Paul and Dave,The r e l i e f workers here are in need of tents for both housing and storage, and haver eque st ed t he following:Item Quanti ty CountryTents (12 person) 150 ChinaTents & s t ructure 34 CzechRepublicTents & s t ructure , 16 sq m 10 FranceTents & s t ructure , 2S sq m 10 FranceTenst & s t ructure 28 Tunis iaTents & s t ructure , 30 sq m 20 SpainThey would also l ik e to receive the 2 rubber hal ls from Denmark and the14 large ten ts from the Czech Republic when they arr ive l a t e r th i s week.Shipping address:Hammond Receiving and Distr ibut ion Center 41430 East Highway I- 55 Serv ic e Road Hammond, LA504-234-8921Contact: Paul HannemanPlease l e t me know i f you have any q u ~ s t i o n s or problems.

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Goldberg, RobertFriday, September 02,20057:18 PMKeith, James RTaskForce-1CNOOC kicks in $200,000 for Disaster Relief

According to the Chinese Political Counselor, China National Overseas Oil Corporation has donated $200,000for disaster reliefin the wake of the hurricane.Robert GoldbergDirectorOffice ofChinese and Mongolian AffairsBureau ofEast Asian and Pacific AffairsTel: 202-647-6787

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Gisvold, Lisa C B6Friday, September 02, 2005 5:38 PMTaskForce-1FWT: TFUS01 URGENT ACTION REQUEST -- CHINESE OFFER OF HURRICANEASSISTANCE

- - - - -Or ig ina l Message----From: PATH Telegram DeliverySent.: Fr iday , september 02, 2005 2: 06 PMTo: Agor, Chr is t ina J ; Aidekman, David S; Anthony, Tanya M; Arc he r, L ou is e V; Areias ,All i son V; Andrews, Constance C; Barks-Ruggles, Erica ; Beecrof t , Rober t S; 'Beecrof t ,Robert S; Bibbins Sedaca, Nicole M; Bockner, Matthew A; Bolu da , G la dy s; Brose , Chr i s t i anD; Buangan, Richard L; Chacon, Arnold A; Chagnon, Nata l i e L; Cohen, James A; Davidson,Lynne A; Deatherage , 8. Todd; Dewan, Linda L; Dilworth , Alison E; D-NEA Duty; Donovan,Jason A; Dunne, Charles w; E l l i o t t , Susan M; Erath , Tara F; E Telegrams; Feeley, John D;Fitzsimmons, Elizabeth N; Fr iedr ich, Mary K; Gisvold, L i s aC ; Gunderson, Brian; Hambrick,Barbara K; Hardy, Els ie ; Harley, Caro l ine E; Horton, Brenda D; I rey , Kelley K; Jackson,Char l i e G; Jackson, Char l ie G; Kil roy , Bernadet te A; Krasner , Stephen D; Lacey, Edward J ;Levy, Phi l ip I ; Lineberry, Laura E (Liz) ; Lowenkron, Barry F ; Manning, Rober t A; Markey,Danie l S; Marshal l , Campbell B; Mart inez , El izabeth Lj Matera , Michael A; McCray, I Jean ;McCray, I Jean ; Meyer, Susan M; Mil l s , Richard; Oldham, Linda; Oldham, Linda; Pad i l l a ,Chr is ; PATH D; PATH SP ; PATH SS ; PATH SWO; PATH T; Perez , Carol Z; Per ina , Rudolf V;Pi l che r , William B; Plowden, Marisa L; Rasamimanana, Jenn i f e r L; Rober t on ,Cra ig L;Schn e id er , Ca ro li ne M; SES-Line Off icer2 TDY; SES-Line Off icer3 TOY; SESO,Telegrams;Sidereas , Eugenia M; Smith, Taiya M; Snyder, Apri l C i Sokolsky, Richard D i SES-LineAss i s t an t TDY; SES-Line Off i ce r TDYi TFI - Telegramsi TF2 - Telegrams; TF-MGT - Telegrams;TF-PDPA -, Telegrams; Tomlinson, Chr i s t i na ; Turekian, Vaughan C; Waller , Rober t P; Ward,Celes te J ; Watzlavick, Paul S; Weigold; Eva A i Whiton, Chr i s t i an P; Wicks, Daniel HiWilkinson, James R; Winter , Roger P; Wojtasiewicz , Renata A; Zawitkowski, Emil ia JSubjec t : TFUS01 URGENT ACTION REQUEST - - CHINESE OFFER OF HURRICANE'ASSISTANCESUBJECT: TFUS01 URGENT ACTION REQUEST - - CHINESE OFFER OF HURRICANE ASSISTANCE/REF: A. STATE 162226

B. STATE 160019This i s an ac t ion reques t . Please respond by OOB September 3, 2005, Beij ing, t ime (COBSeptember, 02 Washington t ime) .1 . (C) Summary. C h i ~ a has o ffe re d a ss is ta nc e to help the United Sta tes cope with th eaf te rmath o f h urr ic ane K atr ina . O ffe rs in clu de medical team s an d su pp lie s. P res id en t HuJ in tao has a lso o ffe red to br ing supp l ies with him on h is a ir pla ne , l eav ing Beij ing a t3:00 p.m. l oca l t ime on Monday September 5 fo r h is v i s i t to th e United Sta t e s . Chinareques t s a U.S, Government i esponse to its o f f e r by opening o f b us in ess on Sa turday ,September 3. End Summary. '2. {C} MFA Direc to r Genera l He Yafei contac ted Charge d 'Af f a i r e s on september 2 to o f f e ragain Chinese Pres iden t Hu J in t ao ' s personal sympathy and condolences to th e Pres iden t andto th e American people fo r the calami ty crea ted by Hurricane Katr ina .DG He continued t h a t Pres iden t Hu has a lso personal ly expressed a d es ire to o f f e rass i s t ance , inc lud ing medical teams plus a team to f igh t epidemics. China would l i k e toknow how many teams the United Sta t e s would l i k e , plus where and when China s ho uld s en dthem. Pres iden t HU has a l so of fe red to ca r ry r e l i e f supp l ies to the United Sta t e s on h isa i r p l ane , which i s scheduled to t ake o f f from Bei j ing a t 15:00 hours on Monday September 5fo r h is v i s i t to the uni ted Sta tes . The Chinese a re of f e r ing to br ing blankets and t en t salong with any mater ia l s the United Sta t e s reques t s , and have asked fo r guidance onf a c i l i t a t i ng customs c learance .3. (C) Charge thanked China f o r - i t sbecause a l l of f e r s o f ass is tance mustUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATEREVIEW AUTHORITY: FRANK TUMMINIADATE/CASE i l l : 11 SEP 2006 200503991

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-UNCLASSIFIEDI't1!LJ:!A5ED IN FULLMorrow, MichaelKWednesday, September 14, 20055:48 PMCMS TaskForce1-Director; CMS TaskForce1D-DepCoordinator; CMS TaskForce1CCoordinator; TaskForce-1SES-O CMSFW: Clothing Donation for Hurricane Katrina

09-14-05 AM EAW Clothes Donation.doc; 09-1405 Katrina embargo release CITAdocument.doc

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HeartTley, Edward PWednesday, september 14, 20055:25 PMDavies, O1r1stlne H(D); Siltier,Jonathan(E); Newhouse,Stephen P(E);SES-OEB-A-STAFF-ASSISTANTS'DLOothlngDonation for Hunicane KatrinaChristine, Jonathan and StephenI cover textiles issues for EB, and today CITA voted to permit importers to release clothing held under China safeguardquotas for Hurricane Katrina relief. AJSTony Wayne asked that we ensure that the Deputy Secretary and UlS Shiner areinformed of this donation.Ops Center, AlS Wayne also asked that this item is included your report.Please call if you have questions. I have an event tonight, so if it after 5:45, please call my cell at (703) 470-4560.Edward P. HeartneyTextiles IssuesCommerciaVEconomic OfficerU.S. Department of State

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Angle, EileenWednesday, September 07,20059:24 AMAnderson, Roger W; Millette, James L; Kaplan, Sid L(RM/SPP); Flaggs, Chris H(RM/DCFO);Gutherie, Peter A(3422 Main State); Bordley, Donna(RM/CFO); Scalzo, Christopher R(RMJCFO)FW: Fund Raising For Hurrican Katrina Relief and Recovery

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I wanted to forward this e-mail as an example of the kinds of requests that we are going to receive if we give a blanketauthorization to accept donations for specific organizations. .

EileenAngleDirector, RMIFPRAlFPMCPhone: (703) 875-5620; internal 5-5620Fax: (703) 875-5639; internal 5-5639

From: Ahson, Mazharsent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 4:09 AMTo: Angle, Eileen(Arlington)Subject: FW: Fund Raising For Hurrican Katrina Relief and Recovery

Eileen: Merci Corp a NGO would like to have their stretegic alliance company in China collect donations and funnel itthoruqn the embassy and route it to Merci corp. I am bit i ffy about this. Can you provide guidance on this to us....

---Original Message----From: Thomson Lee - Mercy Corps [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: Wednesday, September 07,20051:09 PMTo: Vanlaningham, James RCc: Diana Tsui - MercycorpsSUbject: Fund Raising For Hurrican Katrina Relief and Recovery

Dear Jim

Thank you for your reply.

To clarify, we are not leading this effort as we ourself as an international humanitarian and development agency do nothave the status to raise fund publicly in China. Our role is to support, coordinate and provide the most updatedinformation to our partner agency on our relief efforts in US since the fund will be designated to Mercy Corps US tosupport our current relief work in New Orlean and other and Louisina.UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATEREVIEW AUTHORITY: FRANK TUMMINIADATE/CASE In : 06 SEP 2006 200503991


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Gisvold, Lisa CFriday, September 02,20054:48 PMTaskForce-1FW: ATTN: JONATHAN WEYER: TFUS01 URGENT ACTION REQUEST - CHINESEOFFER OF HURRICANEASSISTANCEHigh(CO) BEIJING 1447.1

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Bonine, DavidN (EAP/CM)Friday, september02, 20053:28 PMSES-O_CMSATTN: JONATHAN WEYER: lFUSOl URGENT ACTION REQUEST - CHINESE OFFER OFHURRICANE ASSISTANCEHigh

Bonine, DavidN (EAP/CM)Friday, September 02, 2005 8:44 AMSE5-0_CMS 'Atkinson,DavidRFW:FW: (CO) TFUSOl URGENT ACTION REQUEST - CHINESE OFFER OFHURRICANE ASSISTANCEH ~ .

The Chinese have offered assistance in dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, including medical teams andsupplies. We need to provide an answer to Embassy Beijing by cob today."China would like to know how many teams the United States would like, plus where an d when China shouldsend them. President Hu has also offered to carry reliefsupplies to the United States on his airplane, which isscheduled to take of f from Beijing at 15:00 hours on Monday September 5 for his visit to the United States. TheChinese are offering to bring blankets and tents along with any materials the United States requests, and haveasked for guidance on facilitating customs clearance." . .Thanks,.DavidFrom:sent:To:Cc:Subject:Importance:

Forden, Robertw (EAP/CM)Friday, September 02, 2005 7:59 AMBonine, DavidN (EAP/CM)Atkinson,David RFW:(CO)TFUSOl URGENT ACTION REQUEST - CHINESE OFFER OFHURRICANE ASSISTANCEHigh

David -- please get together with David Atkinson this am to work this issue today. Need to get an answer for post by COBtoday our time.

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I'll have David fol low-up on Monday. He worked the arrival of the Chinese flight, and will know where to go to doublecheck the list of goods, We'll draft up a proper version of the faxed document to sign.ROB: I suggest that either BO,b G or Jim K sign for EAP.Bill

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Gutherie, PeterAThursday,September IS, 200511:35 AMForden, RobertW (EAP/CMrCrane,William HIRE: China Contribution to Katrina

From: Forden, Robert W (EAP/CM)Sent: Wednesday, september 14, 2005 7:20 PMTo : Crane, William HCc: I l Gutherie, Peter ASUbject: RE: China contribution to Katrina

The Chinese have made clear that they want a signature on a document signed by their Ambassador here and anappropriate USG off icial . A cable will not sat isfy them.Any further thoughts on who would be the appropriate person to sign such a document?One other thought is we could suggest an exchange of dip notes, i.e., they send one saying how pleased they were to'provide x # of blankets, etc., and we reply with a note that confi rms receipt and thanks them. Not sure if that would satisfythem, but it might be more consistent with how we normally do things.

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lJNCLASSIFIEDi=;om: Crane, William Hsent: Wednesday, September 14, 20052:31 PMTo: Forden, Robert W (EAP/CM); Gutherie, Peter A;ISubject: FW: China Contribution to Katrina ------------- 'Rob,This is undoubtedly what you remembered.BillFrom:Sent:To:Subject:

lee, KayeA (EAP/CM)Wednesday, September 14, 2005 1:47 PMEiriz, Silvia; Crane, William HRE:ChinaContributionto KatrinaYes. We accepted and thank you went ou t as state 166807KayeDept of State China DeskTrade Policy Officer202-647-6798

From: Eiriz, SilviaSent: Wednesday.September 14, 20051:08 PMTo: Lee, Kaye A (EAP/CM); Crane,William HSubject: FW: China Contribution to Katrina--'--Original Message--

From: Eiriz,SilviaSent: Wednesday, september14, 2005 1:06 PMTo: Bonine,DavidN (EAP/CM)Subject: China.Contribution to Katrina

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Good afternoon. We understand that the PR e has offered the USG a US$5 million contribution in response to HurricaneKatrina. The PRM front of fice has asked me to find out ifwe accepted the contr ibut ion. Sorry to bother you. I'm sure youhave a mil lion things on your plate. Thanks much.Silvia EirizU.S. Department of StateBureau of Population, Refugees, & MigrationOffice of PopulationE-mail: [email protected]: 202-663-3069Fax: 202-663-3094

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Gutherie, Peter A RELEASED IN FULLFriday, September 16, 2005 7:19 PMCMS TaskForce1-Director; Katrina Working Group; Visek, Richard CSES-O_CMSRE: Hand-over certificate requested by the Chinese

RE: China:ontribution to Kalr..See a t t ached e-mai l exchange fo r l a t e s t .

From: CMS TaskForce1-Director(S/ES-O/TF)S en t: F rid ay , september 16, 2005 7:16 PMTo: Katr ina Working Group 'Cc: SES-O CMSSubject : FW: Hand-over ce r t i f i c a t e r eques ted by th e ChineseNeed to check t h i s .- - - - - o r i g i na l Message-----From: CMS TaskForce1KSent : wednesday, Sep tember 14, 2005 11:07 AMTo: Guther ie , Pe t e r ACc: TaskForce-1Subjec t : RE: Hand-over ce r t i f i c a t e requested by the ChinesePe te r - -I f the Task F orce h as sen t one o r more cab les o f f i c i a l l y accept ing a l l the i tems c over edby th e Chinese " ce r t i f i c a t e , " you may decide who would be appropr ia te to sign. The cab lesare the formal acceptance from our s ide . I f we have not f orma ll y a c cep ted a l l of thei tems covered in the Chinese note, you should poin t out the i tems tha t are not covered andad vise th e embassy tha t we cannot accep t those i t ems . Let me know i f you have fu r therques t ions .Bob WinshipEAP Shi f t RepTF US 010700-1500 Sept 13- - - - - o r i g i na l Message-- - - -From: Guther i e , Pe t e r ASent: wednesday, September 14, 2005 9:02 AMTo : TaskForce-1

Subjec t : Hand-over ce r t i f i c a t e reques ted by th e ChineseI ' ve been advised t ha t th e Chinese Embassy has del ivered a proposed ~ H a n d - o v e rce r t i f i c a t e of the d i sa s t e r r e l i e f supp l ies donated by th e People ' s Republ ic o f China uwhich they would l i ke s igned. Has th e Task F orce b een made aware o f t h i s r eques t? I have

a hard copy of the proposed t ex t i f needed.Thanks.

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I'll have David fol low-up on Monday. He worked th e a r r i v a l o f th e Chinese f l igh t , andwi l l know where to go to double-check th e list of goods . We' l l d r a f t up a proper vers ionof the faxed document to s ign .ROB: I sugges t t h a t e i t h e r Bob G o r Jim K s ign fo r EAP.Bi l l>>=F:-r-o-m-:------,--:::G:-u"":'"t"':"h-e-r-l.,--s:--=P-e"":'"t-e-r---:A::----------->Sent: Thursday , September IS , 2005 11:35 AM>To: Forden, Rober t W (EAP/CM)i Crane , William Hsec. I I>Subject : RE: China Contr ibu t ion to Katr ina>>I leave to EAP th e deci s ion as to who would be the appropr ia te person ,t o s ign t h i s . Id id speak to our Treaty Off ice , and they have no o b je c ti on s to our s ign ing t h i s document,which they a re cons ider ing ba s i c a l l y to be a r e c e i p t an d not an i n t e rna t iona l agreement .>>One th ing t h a t we would want to confirm i s t h a t th e list of i tems th ey say they havegiven matches w ith our r ecords as to what has been r ece ived .>>Thanks,>Pe te r>> : : - - - - = - - : - - - - - - - - : - - - . . . . , . , : - - = - = ~ : - : - : - - - - - - - - ->From: Forden, Rober t W (EAP/CM)>Sent : Wednesday, September 14 , 2005 7:20 PM>To: Crane, William H>Cc: I I Guther ie , Peter A>Subject : RE: China Contr lbu t ion to Katr ina>>>The Chinese have made c le ar th at they want a s i gna tu re on a document s igned by t h e i rAmbassador here and an appropr ia te USG o f f i c i a l . A cab le wi l l not sa t i s f y them.>>Any f u r the r thoughts on who would be the appropr ia te person to s ign such a document?>>One o the r thought i s we could sugges t an exchange o f d ip n ote s, i.e., they send onesaying how p le ase d th ey were to provide x # o f b la nk ets , e t c . , and we r ep ly with a notet h a t conf irms r e c e i p t and thanks them. Not sure if t h a t would sa t i s f y them, bu t i,t mightbe more cons i s t en t with how we normal ly do t h i ng s .>>>:=-------:---:----,----=:-:---::----------->From: Guther ie , Pe t e r A>Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 6:02 PM>To: Crane, William Hi Forden, Rober t W (EAP/CM)i>Subject : RE: China Contr ibu t ion to Katr ina>>If t h e r e ' s no cab le acknowledging our a cc ep ta nc e o f th e mater ia l ass i s t ance prov ided byChina, EAP should work with the TF to provide t h a t cab le so t h e r e ' s a formal record o fwhat was accepted . Perhaps the cab le would be enough fo r the Chinese? I f not , thereUNITED STATES DEPARTMENTOF STATE 1REVIEW AUTHORITY: FRANK TUMMINIADATE/CASE ID: 27OCT 2006 200503991


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>=-------=--- - - - - : - - = - = ~ _ ; _ : : : _ : : 7 - - - - - - - - ->From: Lee, Kaye A (EAP/CM)>Sent: Wednesday, Sep tember 14, 2005 1:47 PM>To: Eir iz , Si lv ia ; Crane, William H>Subject: RE: China Contr ibut ion to Katr ina>>Yes. We accepted an d thank you went ou t as s ta te 166807>>Kaye>>Dept o f Sta te China Desk>Trade Pol icy Off icer>202-647-6798>>

>:=----=.,-----;----=-:-7"----;---------------->From: E ir iz , S ilv ia>Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 1:08 PM>To: Lee, Kaye A (EAP/CM); Crane, William H>Subject : FW: China Contr ibut ion to Katr ina>> - - - - -Or ig ina l Message----->From: E i r i z , Si lv ia>Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 1:06 PM>To: Bonine, David N (EAP/CM)>Subject : China Contr ibut ion to Katrina>>Good af te rnoon . We unders tand t h a t the PRC has o ffe re d th e USG a U8$5 mil l ioncont r ibut ion in response to Hurricane Katr ina . The PRM f ron t of f i ce has asked me to f indou t i f we accepted the con t r ibu t ion . Sorry to bother you. I 'm su re you have a mil l ionth ings on your p la te . Thanks much.>>Silvia Eir iz>U.S. Department o f Sta t e>Bureau o f Population, Refugees, & Migr at ion Of fi ce o f populat ion>E-mail: e i r i zs@sta te .gov>Telephone: 202-663-3069>Fax: 202-663-3094>>>>

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CMS TaskForce1 K RELEASED IN FULLMonday, September 12. 20058: 11 PMCMS TaskForce1 LTaskForce-1FOR PA: SECRETARY'S TALKING POINTS FOR 9/13

Please add the fol lowing to the Foreign Ass is tance Talking Points fo r MeetingsMeeting o f Pres iden t Bush and Chinese Pres iden t Hu a t UNGA. Sec re t a ry Rice to a tte nd .We would l ike to thank you fo r China ' s o f f e r of $5.1 mil l ion to Katr ina r e l i e f . China ' sadd it io n a l p r ov is io n o f 1,000 t en t s , 300 genera to rs , 24,8 00 bed shee t s and 10,000ch i ld ren ' s garments was very much apprec ia ted .Thank you,Lynn NelsonTFl EAP Rep9/12 1500 - 2300 s h i f t

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Thanks.

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Atkinson, David RWednesday. November 09, 2005 4:53 PMBarkhouse. Nolan E (EAP/FO); EAP-Staff-Assistants-DLBonine, David N (EAP/eM): Goldman, Michael BRE: FINAL USAID OFDA Transportafion Summary and Warehouse Report 4 Oct 0600

David AtkinsonGlobal Affa i r s Off i ce rO ffic e o f Regional Secur i ty Pol icyBureau o f East Asian and Pa c if ic A f fa i rs(202) 647-2031 (of f ice)(202) 647-0076 (fax)- - - - -O r ig ina l Message-- - - -From: Barkhouse, Nolan E (EAP/FO)Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 4:43 PMTo : Atkinson, David R; EAP-Staff-Assis tants-DLCc : Bonine, David N (EAP/CM); Goldman, Michael BSubjec t : RE: FINAL USAID OFDA Transportat ion Summary and War ehouse Repor t - 4 Oct 0600

David,PDAS Stephens s igned it and it appears to match. I placed a copy fo r you and fo r CM inyour boxes.Thanks, Nolan.

Nolan BarkhouseEAP S ta f f Ass i s t an tPhone 202-647-6921Fax 202-647-7350.

- - - - -Or ig ina l Message-- - - From: Atkinson, David RSent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 8:22 AMTo : EAP-Staff-Assis tants-DLCc: Bonine, DavidN (EAP/CM)Subjec t : FW: FINAL USAID OFDA Transportat ion Summary and War ehouse Report - 4 Oct 0600Tom e t a l iPer your message about th e PRe reques t fo r a r ece ip t fo r Katr ina a id , th e a t t achedspreadsheet s a re the f i n a l account ing of fo re ign d i s a s t e r a id mate r i a l s del ivered to theU.S. , including country o f or ig in . It has a de ta i l ed preakdown fo r China. We should onlys ign a r e ce ip t fo r mat ch ing goods . Please inform me if there i s a discrepancy in the r eanywhere. T hanks.

David AtkinsonGlobal A f fa ir s O f fi ce rOffice o f Regional Secur i ty Pol icyBureau of Eas t Asian and Pa c if ic A f fa ir s( 20 2) 6 47 -20 31 (of f ice)(2 02 ) 6 47 -0 076 ( fax)U"NiT"F?6 ~ T ~ t i s ~ ] ; V ~ t M i N T OF STATEREVIEW AUTHORITY: FRANK TUMMINIADATE/CASE 10 : 30 AUG 2006 200503991

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Atkinson, David R : Wednesday. November 09, 2005 8:22 AMEAP-Staff-Assistants-DLBonine, David N (EAP/CM)FW: FINAL USAID OFDA Transportation Summary and Warehouse Report - 4 Oct 0600

Katrina USAID JSAID-OFDAFINAl>FDA Movements"S.. Little RockW...

Tom e t a l iPer your message about th e PRC re qu est fo r a r ece ip t fo r Katr ina a id , th e a t t achedsp re ad sh ee ts a re th e f i n a l account ing of fo re ign d i s a s t e r a id m a t er ia ls d e li ve re d to theU.S. , inc lud ing count ry of or ig in . It has a de ta i l ed breakdown fo r China . We should onlys ign a r e c e i p t fo r matching goods. Please inform me if there i s a discrepancy in t h e r e 'anyw here. Thanks.

David AtkinsonGlobal A f fa ir s O f fi ce rOff ice of Regional Secur i ty Pol icyBureau of East Asian and Pac i f i c Affa i rs(202) 647-2031 (o f f ice)(202) 647-0076 (fax)- - - - -Or ig ina l Message- - - - -From: rmtkat r ina_ lc [ma i l to : rmtka t r ina_ lc@ofda .ne t ]Sent : Tuesday, October 04, 2005 6:43 AMTo : rmtkat r ina_ lc ; ' 314AW.CP@li t tl e rock .af .mil i Bas i l.Georg iad is@Nor thcom.mi liJohn.Becker@first .a rrny.mi l i ber l inda .hai ley@pentagon .af .mi l i [email protected]@Northcom.mili [email protected] chr i s .ca l l i s@pentagon .af .mi l ;cockre l l jd@sta te .gov ; [email protected] i [email protected] EST-ESF05ICU3@ ~ ~ s . g o v ; Kriscine.Shels [email protected] ; [email protected]; FEMA-LRC-DEPUTYCHIEF@dhs:govi [email protected] f ranc i sg@sta te .govi [email protected]@osd.mil; j s a c ~ j 5 l o @ j s . p e n t a g o n . m i l ; j ed .mel ine@nsc .eop .gov;~ 7 o h n . G o m e z @ t y n d a l l . a f . r n i l ; john [email protected] . in t ; John.Wil l iamson.c t [email protected] l ika t r inaworkinggroup@sta te .govi kr is to fer .har r i son@osd .mi l ; Marcus.Will [email protected] [email protected] i nc . jsg [email protected] li jacquel ine [email protected] ;OFDALogist ics; [email protected] .mi l i [email protected] pmolinaro@unicef .orgiRaymona.Torres@firs t .army.mil ; rober t . k rav insky@osd .mi l i Robert [email protected] iroger [email protected]. int i Scheurer , Rebeccai Steve Stevens; [email protected] .mi l ; t [email protected] .mi l ; [email protected]@firs t .army.milSubjec t : . F INAL USAID OFDA Transpor ta t ion Suwmary and Warehouse Repor t - 4 Oct 0600

Attached {s the USAID-OF'DA f i n a l t r an spo r t a t i on a nd war eh ou se r epor t s . LRAFB r ece ived i t sl a s t f l igh t on Sunday, 2 Oct. All remaining i tems fo r d i s t r i bu t i on have been dispatched .OFDA closed L i t t l e Rock, Arkansas opera t ions on 3 Oct. A ll personne l have r etu rn ed tor eg u la r p o st s.For any l i nge r i ng i nqu i r i e s , p l eas e r e f e r fu tu re ques t ions to :

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lee, Kaye A (EAPjCM)Wednesday, september 14,20051:47 PMElriz,Silvia; Crane,WilliamHRE: China Contribution to KatrinaYes. We accepted and thank you went ou t as state 166807KayeDept of State China DeskTrade PolicyOfficer202-647-6798

From: Eiriz, SilviaSent: Wednesday, september 14, 2005 1:08 PMTo: Lee, Kaye A (EAP/CM); Crane, WilliamHSubject: PN: China Contribution to Katrina---Original Message----From: . .Eiriz, SilviaSent: Wednesday, september 14,20051:06PMTo: Bonine, David N (EAPjCM)Subject: China Contribution to KatrinaGood afternoon. We understand that the PRC has offered the USG a US$5 million contribution in response to HurricaneKatrina. The PRM front office has asked me to find out if we accepted the contribution. Sorry to botheryou. rrn sure youhave a mil lion things on your plate. Thanks much.Silvia EirizU.S. Department of StateBureau of Population, Refugees, & MigrationOffice of PopulationE-mail: [email protected]: 202-663-3069Fax: 202-663-3094

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CMS TaskForce1-DirectorWednesday, September 14, 2005 5:48 PMSES-O_CMSFW: Clothing Donation for Hurricane KatrinaRELEASED IN PARTB6 '

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>---'------->From: Morrow, Michael K>Sent: Wednesday, Sep tember 14, 2005 5:48:16 PM>To: CMS TaskForce1-Director; eMS TaskForce1D-DepCoordinator;> CMS TaskForce1C-Coord ina tor ; TaskForce -1>Cc: SES-O CMS>Subject: -FW: Clothing Donation fo r Hurricane Katr ina>Auto forwarded by a Rule>FYI>--------------,,...--,,----------->From: Heartney, Edward P>Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 5:25 PM>To: Davies , Chr is t ine , H(D)i Shr i e r , Jonathan(E); Newhouse, S te ph en P (E ); SES-O>Cc: EB-A-STAFF-ASSISTANTS-DL>Subject : c lo th ing Donation fo r Hurricane Katr ina>>Chr is t ine , Jonathan and Stephen>1 cover t ex t i l e s issu es fo r EB, and today CITA voted ' to p ermi t impor te rs to re leas ec lothing held under China safeguard quotas fo r Hurricane Katr ina r e l i e f . A/s Tony Wayneasked t ha t we ensure t ha t the Deputy Secretary and u/S Shiner are informed o f t h i sdona t ion .>>Ops Center , A/s Wayne a lso asked t h a t t h i s i tem i s included your r epor t .>>Please ca l l if you have ques t ions .~ a l l l 1>Edward P. Heartney>Text i les I ssues>Commercial/Economic Off icer>U.S. Department of Sta te>>>

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Allegra, Theodore X (EAP/ANP)Friday, September 02,20059:18 AMEAP-ANP-Office-DLFW:Katrina Update

RELEASED IN FULLTheodore AllegraDeputy DirectorOffice of Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific IslandAffairsU.S. Department ofStateTel: (202) 647-9690Fax: (202) 647-0118From:sent:To: .Cc:Subject:All;

Atkinson, David RFriday, september 02,20059:13 AMEAP-DIRECTORS-AND-DEPUTY -DIRECTORS-DLLakhdhir, Kamala 5 (EAP/FO); EAP-Staff-Assistants-DLKatrina Update

Just got off the phone with the Task Force EAP watch, arid they informed me that there will be an 11:00 meeting betweeneMS, DHS and FEMA to go over what has been offered and start the process of deciding what FEMA needs immediatelyand in the mid-term. That will result in some taskers back to the field for those concrete offers we have on the books sofar.They're aware of the need to get back to Beijing this afternoon on Pres. Hu's offer to hand carry relief supplies for thevictims. Thanks. .David AtkinsonGlobalAffairs OfficerOffice ofRegional Security PolicyBureau ofEast Asian and Pacific Affairs(202) 647-2031 (office)(202) 647-0076 (fax)

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Ward, Jacqueline LWednesday, September 14, 20056:14 PM ,Ward, Jacqueline L; rrntkatrina Iod: TaskForce-1; Sheridan, ran M; Kamian, HarryR(Santiago); Chritton, Andrew G (HR); Murphy, Sean X (Santiago); Kelly, Craig A (Santiago);Hartsock, Linda (Santiago); Taylor, Wendy(Santiago); Matos, Carina B; OFDALogistics;Vance, John C 'rmtkatrina Ic; rmtkatrina 103; rmtkatrina 101Embassy Santiago - Wednesday end-of=day report

Katrina - MovementRequest for... Well, a f t e r a lo ng day of phoneable to get a l l of the information t oge the rton igh t . We agreed to s t a r t speaking againa Thursday evening depar tu re . They know wegran t f ina l approval .

ca l l s , it tu rns out t h a t ONEMI was not /no ttoday in t ime fo r the shipment to take o f ft omorrow morn ing to examine poss i b i l i t i e s fo rneed con fi rmed f l i gh t numbers before we can}

I have more information - but still not a l l - from ONEMI on the shipment measurements. Ihave updated and a t t ached to movement reques t form.Much thanks to Alan in the OFDA o ff ic e fo r a l l o f h is help today. I'll be in touch againtomorrow.

- - - - -Or ig ina l Message-- - - -From: Ward, Jacquel ine L , _ ; " '._ .Sent: T.uesday, September 13, 2005 7 , : 1 2 J ~ M - ~ : ';-;>":.1' . ', _ To: ' rm t k at ri na 1 0 4'; TaskForce-I; 'sheridi:m, Ian M;' Kamian, Harry R (Santiago) ; Chri t ton,Andrew G (HR); 'Murphy, Sean X ( Sa nt ia go ); K e ll y, ' c ra ig A (Santiago) ; Hartsock, Linda(Sant iago); Tayl or , Wendy (Sant ia go) ;Ma to s , Car ina B-Cc: rmtkatr ina lc ; rmtkat r ina 103; rmtkatr ina 101Subjec t : Embassy Sant iago - TUesday end-of-day repor t

ONEMI has ca l led and provided us with th e t o t a l s i ze of t h e i r donation shipment:Weight - 3,000 KilosVolume - 24 c ub ic m ete rsI have s ta r ted to fill ou t OFDA's f l igh t movement r eques t form, bu t we a re still missingdata on th e smal le r , de ta i l ed measurements. ONEMI sa id they would give us the r e s t of thede t a i l s on Wednesday 'morning.At t h i s poin t , they a re looking to send t h i s shipment to the U.S. on a LanChile f l i gh tfrom Sant iago to Miami and then t r an s f e r the pa l l e t ( s ) to an Ame ri can Air l ines f l i gh t toDal las . They seem ready to go tomorrow evening ( the f l i gh t l eaves around 8:30 PM) butthey wi l l not take any ac t ion un t i l we give them the f ina l go-ahead.Quest ions fo r OFDA:Once we fill in the blanks and send the f ina l form to you, how long wi l l you need toapprove?They have a lso asked how and to whom t h i s shipment should be addressed . Do you have anyguidance on t h a t fo r us?Thanks fo r a l l o f your help - I wi l l cont inue to be the Embassy POC on t h i s , so don ' thes i t a t e to con t ac t me i f you have ~ n ques t ions .UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATEREVIEW AUHIORITY: FRANK TUM!VJINIADATE/CASE ID : 24 OCT 2006 200503991

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BackgroundThe Chinese government donated $5 million for disaster reliefandprovided 1,000 tents, 600 small generators (1 Kilowatt and 3 Kilowatt),24,800 bed sheets, and 10,000 sets of children's garments.

\That you approve the attached cable thanking Chinese ForeignMinister Li Zhaoxing for his country's donation of$5 million and reliefsupplies for assistance with the aftermath ofHurricane Katrina.Approve Disapprove~ Y , , " ? ,.. 'J- - - - - - -

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