19823: (Chamberlain) Foreign troops in Haiti after rebel uprising (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Greg Chamberlain <GregChamberlain@compuserve.com>

     MIAMI, March 4 (Reuters) - The following countries are among those
that have said they will send troops to help stabilize Haiti since
Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigned as president in the face of U.S. pressure
and a monthlong rebel uprising.
     The troops will comprise the second international force sent to Haiti
within 10 years. A U.S.-led force of 20,000 occupied Haiti in September
1994 to end a military dictatorship and restore Aristide to power after he
was ousted in a coup.
     -- The United States has about 1,100 troops in Haiti, plus 800 tonnes
of equipment and supplies. Besides increasing their visible presence in
Port-au-Prince, they have begun to fan out beyond the Haitian capital.
     Cap Haitien is Haiti's second-largest city after the capital and
Gonaives is where the rebellion erupted on Feb. 5.
     U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has said Washington will send
about 1,500 to 2,000 troops to head an international stability force
numbering less than 5,000, but hopes to hand over leadership of the force
to another country.
     -- France has about 600 troops in Haiti. The first contingent of about
50 arrived in Port-au-Prince on Monday.
     -- Chile has sent about 130 troops to Haiti, and that number was
expected to rise to 300.
     -- Canada has about 50 soldiers in Haiti and Prime Minister Paul
Martin has said Canada will contribute additional troops for the U.N.
peacekeeping mission, but has not said how many.