UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2nno_n rAl nnn h l- f 17r G1200 UNCLASSIFIED PTQ6098 Date 11 21 2016 E9 RELEASED IN PART 131 1 4 D CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 ACTION IO-10 GENEVA INFO AID-00 EB-01 LAB-01 OMB-01 SSO-00 NISC-01 LOG-00 DOEE-00 INR-00 OIC-02 SR-00 SNIS-00 046W 03086 01 OF 05 CIAE-00 EUR-01 L-01 PA-01 SS-00 PMB-00 PTQ6098 1808182 SMEC-00 OIGO-01 ADS-00 PM-00 STR-01 PRM-10 INL-02 FBIE-00M-00 PRS-01 TRSE-00 PRNE-01 ------------------BC8339 OASY-00 H-01 NSAE-00 P-01 T-00 DRL-09 DODE-00 TEDE-00 NSCE-00 SP-00 USIE-00 G-00 180819Z 38 O 1808042 APR 95 FM USMISSION GENEVA TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1649 INFO AMEMBASSY ROME PRIORITY USEU BRUSSELS PRIORITY USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY AMEMBASSY MOSCOW PRIORITY USMISSION USVIENNA PRIORITY AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE AMEMBASSY TALLINN AMEMBASSY ASHGABAT AMEMBASSY KIEV AMEMBASSY BONN AMEMBASSY BISHKEK AMEMBASSY RIGA AMEMBASSY MINSK AMEMBASSY TBILISI AMEMBASSY YEREVAN AMEMBASSY TASHKENT CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 GENEVA AMEMBASSY PARIS AMEMBASSY VILNIUS 03086 01 OF 05 180818Z UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE CLASSIFIED BY DEPT OF STATE M GRAFELD DAS A GIS REVIEW AUTHORITY ROBERT O HOMME CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL REASON 25X6 DECLASSIFY AFTER 18 APR 2025 DATE CASE ID 24 NOV 2010 200901541 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2009-01541 Doc No C17551200 Date 11 21 2016 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State AMEMBAS S Y BAKU Case No F- n _n lr-nl n - ni r'17rti1200 Date 11 21 2016 UNCLASSIFIED AMEMBASSY ALMATY C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 05 GENEVA 003086 STATE FOR PRM DRL S NIS C EUR AND IO ALSO PASS TO AID FOR ENI BHR OFDA AND BHR FFP MOSCOW FOR POL FINVER AND AID KVITASHVILI USVIENNA FOR USDEL OSCE ROME FOR FODAG E O 12356 04 13 2005 TAGS PREF EAID PHUM PREL PGOV RS UN SUBJECT CHECHNYA SEVERE MALTREATMENT OF CHECHEN PRISONERS UNHCR WITNESSES SHELLING AT BORDERS REF GENEVA 2826 1 THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST B1 MOSCOW SEE PARA 7 2 C SUMMARY OLD US CONFIDENTIALLY THAT MANY OF THE 85 CHECHEN PRISONERS WERE IN POOR PHYSICAL SHAPE MANY HAD BEEN BEATEN UPON CAPTURE BY RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES AS STRONG REASON TO BELIEVE THAT MOST OF THE GROUP WERE CIVILIANS AND NOT CHECHEN FIGHTERS AS CONFIDENTIAL B1 CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 GENEVA 03086 01 OF 05 180818Z INITIALLY PRESENTED BY RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES 131 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2009-01541 Doc No C17551200 Date 11 21 2016 B1 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2009-01541 Doc No C1755120CI -'-o ' I ln 3 U SUMMARY CONT UNHCR SAID THAT OVER 30 000 DISPLACED PERSONS HAD CROSSED IN RECENT WEEKS INTO DAGHESTAN UNHCR EXPECTS ANOTHER 5 000 AS OF APRIL 12 FIGHTING HAD SPREAD INTO DAGHESTAN WITH SHELLING WITNESSED WITHIN 10 KM INSIDE DAGHESTAN ON THE BORDER WITH CHECHNYA UNHCR CONTINUES TO PLAN A PHASE-DOWN IN ITS NORTH CAUCASUS' OPERATIONS IN JUNE UNICEF AND WFP'S PROGRAMS IN THE NORTH CAUCASUS ARE SEVERELY UNDERFUNDED IOM REPORTED THAT THE NEED FOR DONOR RESPONSE IS GREATER NOW THAN BEFORE IOM HAS TRANSPORTED OVER 10 000 DISPLACED PERSONS BOTH IN AND OUT OF CHECHNYA END SUMMARY UNCLASSIFIED 131 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2009-01541 Doc No C17551200 Date 11 21 2016 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2009-01541 Doc No CT n T - tj IN CLASSIFIED 0 CONFIDENTIAL NNNNPTQ6099 CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 ACTION IO-10 GENEVA INFO AID-00 EB-01 LAB-01 OMB-01 SSO-00 NISC-01 LOG-00 DOEE-00 INR-00 OIC-02 SR-00 SNIS-00 046W 03086 02 OF 05 CIAE-00 EUR-01 L-01 PA-01 SS-00 PMB-00 PTQ6099 180819Z SMEC-00 OIGO-01 ADS-00 PM-00 STR-01 PRM-10 ------------------BC8345 INL-02 FBIE-00 M-00 PRS-01 TRSE-00 PRME-01 OASY-00 H-01 NSAE-00 P-01 T-00 DRL-09 DODE-00 TEDE-00 NSCE-00 SP-00 USIE-00 G-00 1808192 38 O 1808042 APR 95 FM USMISSION GENEVA TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1650 INFO AMEMBASSY ROME PRIORITY USEU BRUSSELS PRIORITY USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY AMEMBASSY MOSCOW PRIORITY USMISSION USVIENNA PRIORITY AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE AMEMBASSY TALLINN UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2009-01541 Doc No C17551200 Date 11 21 2016 1 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-'nncl-r AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY I n nn nln r l7r-r-1200 Date 11 21 2016 UNCLASSIFIED ASHGABAT KIEV BONN BISHKEK RIGA MINSK TBILISI YEREVAN TASHKENT CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY GENEVA PARIS VILNIUS BAKU ALMATY 03086 02 OF 05 1808192 C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 02 OF 05 GENEVA 003086 STATE FOR PRM DRL S NIS C EUR AND IO ALSO PASS TO AID FOR ENI BHR OFDA AND BHR FFP MOSCOW FOR POL FINVER AND AID KVITASHVILI USVIENNA FOR USDEL OSCE ROME FOR FODAG E O 12356 04 13 2005 TAGS PREF EAID PHUM PREL PGOV RS UN EVERE MALTREATMENT OF SUBJECT CHECHNYA CHECHEN PRISONERS UNHCR WITNESSES SHELLING AT BORDERS REF GENEVA 2826 61 131 131 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2009-01541 Doc No C17551200 Date 11 21 2016 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2009-01541 Doc No C17551200 Dat LOU 7 ACTION REQUEST IF EMBASSY MOSCOW HAS ANY INFORMATION ON THE NEW MILITARY COMMANDER FOR THE NORTH AUCASUS THAT WE CAN SHARE IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED END ACTION REQUEST ' CLASSIFIED B1 61 CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2009-01541 Doc No C17551200 Date 11 21 2016 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2009-01541 PAGE 04 GENEVA 03086 02 OF 05 ----------------------------------- Doc No C1 CLASSIFIED 1808192 9 C I TOLD ASSEMBLED GENEVA-BASED MISSIONS ON APRIL 12 THAT THE THREE-PHASE CHECHNYA CONFLICT HAS NOW REACHED THE THIRD PHASE -- GUERILLA WARFARE IN THE SOUTH THE FIRST TWO PHASES WERE THE CAPTURE OF GROZNYY AND THE CAPTURE OF SMALLER CHECHEN-CONTROLLED TOWNS -GUDERMES ARGUN SHALI SAMASHKI AND OTHERS ON THE SECOND PHASE DIFFERENT TACTICS WERE USED BY RUSSIAN FORCES THAN THOSE USED FOR THE GROZNYY ASSAULT DEPENDING ON THE TOWN THE RUSSIANS SOMETIMES NEGOTIATED WITH VILLAGE COUNCIL OF ELDERS SEEKING AGREEMENT TO SURRENDER AND THEREBY SAVING THE VILLAGE FROM MILITARY INTERVENTION HOWEVER NEGOTIATIONS WERE OCCASIONALLY NOT ACCEPTED AND MILITARY ASSAULT WAS THE RESULT FOR EXAMPLE IN SAMASHKI OREPORTED THAT AUTHORIZED ACCESS TO SAMASHKI ON MONDAY APRIL 10 RELATIVELY SOON AFTER THE GOR ATTACK ACCORDING TO THE IN SAMASHKI CONCLUDED THAT THE MEANS USED TO TAKE THE TOWN WERE NOT IN PROPORTION TO THE NEEDS IT WAS A BRUTAL ATTACK ACCORDING TO THE 200-250 PEOPLE WERE KILLED MANY WERE WOUNDED AND EVACUATED TO NEIGHBORING 131 B1 B1 61 131 CONFIDENTIAL NNNNPTQ6100 CONFIDENTIAL PTQ6100 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2009-01541 Doc No C17551200 Date 11 21 2016 ' UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2009-01541 Doc No C175r-1'Inn n PAGE 01 GENEVA 03086 03 OF 05 ACTION IO-10 INFO LOG-00 DOEE-00 INR-00 OIC-02 SR-00 SNIS-00 046W AID-00 EB-01 LAB-01 OMB-01 SSO-00 NISC-01 CIAE-00 EUR-01 L-01 PA-01 SS-00 PMB-00 SMEC-00 OIGO-01 ADS-00 PM-00 STR-01 PRM-10 INL-02 FBIE-00 M-00 PRS-01 TRSE-00 PRME-01 ------------------EC8351 r r naa UNCLASSIFIED 180819Z OASY-00 H-01 NSAE-00 P-01 T-00 DRL-09 DODE-00 TEDE-00 NSCE-00 SP-00 USIE-00 G-00 1808192 38 O 1808042 APR 95 FM USMISSION GENEVA TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1651 INFO AMEMBASSY ROME PRIORITY USEU BRUSSELS PRIORITY USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY AMEMBAS S Y MOSCOW PRIORITY USMISSION USVIENNA PRIORITY AMEMBAS S Y DUSHANBE AMEMBAS S Y TALLINN AMEMBAS S Y ASHGABAT AMEMBAS S Y KIEV AMEMBAS S Y BONN AMEMBAS S Y BISHKEK AMEMBAS S Y RIGA AMEMBAS S Y MINSK AMEMBAS S Y TBILISI AMEMBAS S Y YEREVAN AMEMBAS S Y TASHKENT CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY GENEVA PARIS VILNIUS BAKU ALMATY 03086 03 OF 05 1808192 C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 03 OF 05 GENEVA 003086 STATE FOR PRM DRL S NIS C EUR AND IO UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2009-01541 Doc No C17551200 Date 11 21 2016 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2009-01541 Doc No C175r l nn nntw ii li nis ALSO PASS TO AID FOR ENI BHR OFDA AND BHR FFP UNCLASSIFIED MOSCOW FOR POL FINVER AND AID KVITASHVILI USVIENNA FOR USDEL OSCE ROME FOR FODAG E O 12356 04 13 2005 TAGS PREF EAID PHUM PREL PGOV RS UN SUBJECT CHECHNYA SEVERE MALTREATMENT OF CHECHEN PRISONERS UNHCR WITNESSES SHELLING AT BORDERS REF GENEVA 2826 B1 B1 VILLAGES 1 JAS OF APRIL 13 THE PRO-DUDAYEV MOUNTAIN VILLAGES IN THE SOUTH WERE UNDER SERIOUS ATTACK BAMUT IN PARTICULAR B1 10 LOU l 1POPULATION MOVEMENTS ARE CONFUSED AT PRESENT AT THE'CHECHNYA DAGHESTAN BORDER A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE CROSSING INTO AND OUT OF THE DAGHESTAN REPUBLIC STILL OTHERS ARE GOING INTO AND CONFIDENTIAL B1 CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 GENEVA 03086 03 OF 05 1808192 OUT OF THE MOUNTAIN AREAS REACH MOST OF THE RUSSIAN-CONTROLLED AREAS OF CHECHNYA PRO-DUDAYEV AREAS ARE MORE DIFFICULT TO ACCESS PARTICULARLY WITH FOOD SUPPLIES 11 LOU I THOUSANDS ARE RETURNING TO GROZNYY MANY TO SUBURBS RELATIVELY UNTOUCHED DURING THE CONFLICT OVER HALF OF THE ORIGINAL POPULATION OR 200 000 NOW OCCUPY'THE CITY DESPITE HEAVY DAMAGES IN SOME AREAS AND LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE IMPLEMENTING A WATER AND SANITATION PROJECT IN GROZNYY 12 WATER TANKERS COMMUTE DAILY BRINGING WATER INTO THE CITY LSO DISTRIBUTING MEDICINES AND REHABILITATING A HOSPITAL B1 B1 B1 B1 ------------- -------------------------UNHCR REPORT SKIRMISHES ALONG BORDERS UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2009-01541 Doc No C17551200 Date 11 21 2016 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2009-01541 Doc No C1 UNCLASSIFIED 12 LOU UNHCR EUROPE BUREAU DIRECTOR JOHN HOREKENS SAID THAT OVER 30 000 NEWLY DISPLACED HAD ARRIVED IN DAGHESTAN IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS THE INFLUX HAS DECREASED RECENTLY UNHCR ANTICIPATES ANOTHER 5 000 WILL CROSS INTO DAGHESTAN NOTE OR UNHCR COULD ESTIMATE THE NUMBER OF DISPLACED CROSSING BACK INTO CHECHNYA END NOTE HOREKENS AND DIDIER LAYE UNHCR HEAD OF DESK SAID THAT THE FIGHTING HAS SPREAD INTO DAGHESTAN STAFF MEMBERS TRAVELING FROM KHASAVYURT 25 KM FROM THE BORDER HAVE WITNESSED SHELLING USING ARMY AND HELICOPTER GUNSHIPS IN DAGHESTAN WITHIN 10 KM OF THE BORDER UNHCR SAID THAT IT CONFIDENTIAL B1 CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 04 GENEVA 03086 03 OF 05 1808192 TRAVELLED RECENTLY ON THE INGUSHETIA CHECHNYA BORDER NEAR SAMASHKI UNHCR GATHERED REPORTS FROM WITNESSES OF MANY KILLINGS UNDER UNACCEPTABLE CIRCUMSTANCES 13 U THE DAGHESTAN AUTHORITIES HAVE ABANDONED PLANS TO CREATE TENT CAMPS UNHCR IS ASSISTING WITH THE REHABILITATION OF COMMUNAL BUILDINGS TO HOUSE THE NEW ARRIVALS UNHCR WITH USG SUPPORT HAS AIRLIFTED THREE FLIGHTS OF CONTINGENCY SUPPLIES PLASTIC SHEETING TENTS BLANKETS AND MEDICINES TO THE REGION 14 U UNHCR'S FINANCIAL SITUATION HAS IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE MARCH 23 OVER USD 6 MILLION HAS BEEN PLEDGED AND OR RECEIVED AGAINST USD 10 4 MILLION APPEAL UNHCR URGED DONORS TO CONTRIBUTE TO ITS UNDERFUNDED U N PARTNERS IN PARTICULAR THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM WFP UNICEF AND THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION WHO UNHCR IS CONTINUING WITH PLANS TO PHASE-DOWN OPERATIONS AND HAND-OVER PROGRAMS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AT THE END OF JUNE WHEN THE U N CONSOLIDATED NTER-AGENCY APPEAL EXPIRES UNHCR WILL MAINTAIN A PRESENCE IN THE REGION BEYOND THE END OF JUNE FOR PROTECTION PURPOSES THE FINAL DURATION OF UNHCR'S UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2009-01541 Doc No C17551200 Date 11 21 2016 RA -1 n ni C17551200 Date 11 21 2016 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL NNNNPTQ6101 CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 ACTION IO-10 GENEVA INFO AID-00 EB-01 LAB-01 OMB-01 SSO-00 NISC-01 LOG-00 DOEE-00 INR-00 OIC-02 SR-00 SNIS-00 046W 03086 04 OF 05 CIAE-00 EUR-01 L-01 -PA-01 SS-00 PMB-00 PTQ6101 180819Z SMEC-00 OIGO-01 ADS-00 PM-00 STR-01 PRM-10 ------------------BC8359 INL-02 FBIE-00 M-00 PRS-01 TRSE-00 PRME-01 OASY-00 H-01 NSAE-00 P-01 T-00 DRL-09 DODE-00 TEDE-00 NSCE-00 SP-00 USIE-00 G-00 1808192 38 O 1808042 APR 95 FM USMISSION GENEVA TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1652 INFO AMEMBASSY ROME PRIORITY USEU BRUSSELS PRIORITY USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY AMEMBASSY MOSCOW PRIORITY USMISSION USVIENNA PRIORITY AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE AMEMBASSY TALLINN AMEMBASSY ASHGABAT AMEMBASSY KIEV AMEMBASSY BONN AMEMBASSY BISHKEK AMEMBASSY RIGA AMEMBASSY MINSK AMEMBASSY TBILISI AMEMBASSY YEREVAN UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2009-01541 Doc No C17551200 Date 11121 2016 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F- n -r RAI M-- AMEMBASSY TASHKENT nln ''171-1-1200 Date 11 21 2016 UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY GENEVA PARIS VILNIUS BAKU ALMATY 03086 04 OF 05 180819Z C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 04 OF 05 GENEVA 003086 STATE FOR PRM DRL S NIS C EUR AND IO ALSO PASS TO AID FOR ENI BHR OFDA AND BHR FFP MOSCOW FOR POL FINVER AND AID KVITASHVILI USVIENNA FOR USDEL OSCE ROME FOR FODAG E O 12356 04 13 2005 TAGS PREF EAID PHUM PREL PGOV RS UN SUBJECT CHECHNYA SEVERE MALTREATMENT OF CHECHEN PRISONERS UNHCR WITNESSES SHELLING AT BORDERS REF GENEVA 2826 B1 131 PROGRAM WILL LARGELY DEPEND ON THE FINAL AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES HOREKENS ADDED THAT UNHCR WILL SCALE BACK ITS PROGRAM NOT ONLY FOR RESOURCE REASONS BUT ALSO BECAUSE OF THE LIMITED MANDATE OF THE OFFICE FOR INVOLVEMENT IN INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSON EMERGENCIES AND UNHCR'S ORIGINAL PHILOSOPHY FOR ENGAGEMENT IN THE REGION UNHCR'S PROGRAM IS LIMITED IN SCOPE NATURE AND TIME CONFIDENTIAL UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2009-01541 Doc No C17551200 Date 11 21 2016 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2009-01541 Doc No C175512000 Date 111 21 2016 CONFIDENTIAL 'UNCLAS SIFIED PAGE 03 GENEVA 03086 04 OF 05 1808192 15 U UNHCR IS WORKING WITH THE FOLLOWING IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS IN THE NORTH CAUCASUS NORTH CAUCASUS REGION EMERCOM -- LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORT AND COORDINATION OF GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES FEDERAL MIGRATION SERVICE -- REGISTRATION DANISH REFUGEE COUNCIL -- RADIO OPERATORS AS PART OF UNHCR EMERGENCY TEAMS DAGHESTAN MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES SANITATION MSF BELGIUM -- WATER AND EQUILIBRE -- COMMUNITY SERVICES RELIEF INTERNATIONAL -- HYGIENIC KITS AND CLOTHING DAGHESTAN CONSTRUCTION UNIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND WATER SUPPLY -- SHELTER DAGHESTAN MIGRATION SERVICE -- REGISTRATION INGUSHETIA RELIEF INTERNATIONAL -- PURCHASE OF HYGIENIC KITS CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 04 GENEVA 03086 04 OF 05 SANITATION AND HOUSING REHABILIATION 180819Z INGUSHETIA COMMISSION FOR REFUGEES -- COMMUNITY SERVICES INGUSHETIA DEPARTMENT OF CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION -- SHELTER UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2009-01541 Doc No 017551200 Date 11 21 2016 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2009-01541 Doc No C175512 INGUSHETIA MIGRATION SERVICE -- REGISTRATION SANITATION AND REHABILITATION OF COLLECTIVE CENTERS WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION M-4- A A 1114 lllr%4 1-1 UNCLASSIFIED NORTH OSSETIA CHILDREN'S FUND -- COMMUNITY SERVICES UNICEF IOM WFP AND WHO REPORTS 16 U UNICEF SAID THAT ITS PROGRAM IS SEVERELY UNDERFUNDED ONLY USD 1 MILLION HAS BEEN PLEDGED AGAINST ITS USD 5 MILLION APPEAL IMMUNIZATION CAMPAIGN FOR THOSE CROSSING INTO DAGHESTAN AND INGUSHETIA IS A PRIORITY UNICEF DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO CHILDREN IN CONFIDENTIAL NNNNPTQ6102 CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 ' GENEVA 03086 05 OF 05 PTQ6102 180820Z ACTION IO-10 INFO LOG-00 DOEE-00 INR-00 OIC-02 SR-00 AID-00 EB-01 LAB-01 OMB-01 SSO-00 CIAE-00 EUR-01 L-01 PA-01 SS-00 SHEC-00 OIGO-01 ADS-00 PM-00 STR-01 INL-02 FBIE-00 M-00 PRS-01 TRSE-00 OASY-00 H-01 NSAE-00 P-01 T-00 DODE-00 TEDE-00 NSCE-00 SP-00 USIE-00 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2009-01541 Doc No C17551200 Date 11 21 2016 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2009-01541 Doc No C17551200 Date 11 21 2016 SNIS-00 046W NISC-01 PMB-00 PRM-10 PRME-01 ------------------BC835F DRL-09 18082OZ 38 G-00 UN CLASSIFIED 0 1808042 APR 95 FM USMISSION GENEVA TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1653 INFO AMEMBASSY ROME PRIORITY USEU BRUSSELS PRIORITY USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY AMEMBASSY MOSCOW PRIORITY USMISSION USVIENNA PRIORITY AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE AMEMBASSY TALLINN AMEMBASSY ASHGABAT AMEMBASSY KIEV ANEMBASSY BONN AMEMBASSY BISHKEK AMEMBASSY RIGA AMEMBASSY MINSK AMEMBASSY TBILISI AMEMBASSY YEREVAN AMEM3ASSY TASHKENT CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY GENEVA PARIS VILNIUS BAKU ALMATY 03086 05 OF 05 180820Z C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 05 OF 05 GENEVA 003086 STATE FOR PRM DRL S NIS C EUR AND IO ALSO PASS TO AID FOR ENI BHR OFDA AND BHR FFP MOSCOW FOR POL FINVER AND AID KVITASHVILI USVIENNA FOR USDEL OSCE ROME FOR FODAG UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2009-01541 Doc No C17551200 Date 11 21 2016 - UNnCLASS 123156 D nU S epart of State Case No F-2009-01541 13D 2 05ent Doc No UNCLASSIFIED6 E TAGS PREP EAID PHUM PREL PGOV RS UN SUBJECT CHECHNYA SEVERE MALTREATMENT OF CHECHEN PRISONERS UNHCR WITNESSES SHELLING AT BORDERS REF GENEVA 2826 B1 B1 CHECHNYA 17 U IOM REPORTED THAT IT HAS NOW MOVED OVER 10 000 PEOPLE INTO AND OUT OF CHECHNYA OR GROZNYY IN PARTICULAR THE NEED FOR DONOR RESPONSE BOTH CASH AND IN-KIND IS GREATER NOW THAN EVER BEFORE GIVEN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON THE MOVE AND THOSE RETURNING TO RELATIVELY UNTOUCHED AREAS OF CHECHNYA CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 GENEVA 03086 05 OF 05 180820Z 18 LOU WITH THE HELP OF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE USG THE U K AND SWEDEN WFP WAS ABLE TO RECEIVE AND DISTRIBUTE HUMANITARIAN DAILY RATIONS PASTA AND SOME BULK FOOD DURING FEBRUARY AND MARCH WFP IS CURRENTLY NEGOTIATING WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION FOR A WHEAT CONTRIBUTION OF 8 000 MT WFP NEEDS USD 1 MILLION IMMEDIATELY TO PROCURE PULSES AND SUGAR ONLY USD 600 000 HAS BEEN RECEIVED AGAINST A USD 4 3 MILLION APPEAL 19 LOU WHO REPORTED THAT IT HAS A PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERT BASED IN THE NORTH CAUCASUS FOR A ONE MONTH ASSIGNMENT WHO IS HAVING DIFFICULTIES GAINING APPROVAL FROM THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH IN MOSCOW FOR A MORE PERMANENT WHO PRESENCE IN THE REGION CONTRIBUTION FROM GERMANY 20 U THE GERMAN REP ANNOUNCED A NEW CONTRIBUTION OF OVER USD 900 000 TOWARD NORTH CAUCASUS OPERATIONS OF UNHCR UNICEF IOM AND ICRC GERSON UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2009-01541 Doc No C17551200 Date 11 21 2016 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case ' C -0nno_narnl r -- hl- C17551200 Date 11 21 2016 UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL NNNN UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2009-01541 Doc No C17551200 Date 11 21 2016 This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu