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04COLOMBO1224
2004-07-23 05:22:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Colombo
Cable title:  

OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 097 (07/23/04)

Tags:  AMGT CE MV LTTE 
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230522Z Jul 04
C O N F I D E N T I A L COLOMBO 001224 

SIPDIS

OFFICIAL INFORMAL

FOR SA/INS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/23/14
TAGS: AMGT CE MV LTTE
SUBJECT: OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 097 (07/23/04)


Classified by Ambassador Jeffrey J. Lunstead for reasons 1.5
b and d.

Contents: --CBK Comments to German Foreign Minister

CBK to Fischer
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C O N F I D E N T I A L COLOMBO 001224

SIPDIS

OFFICIAL INFORMAL

FOR SA/INS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/23/14
TAGS: AMGT CE MV LTTE
SUBJECT: OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 097 (07/23/04)


Classified by Ambassador Jeffrey J. Lunstead for reasons 1.5
b and d.

Contents: --CBK Comments to German Foreign Minister

CBK to Fischer
--------------


1. (C) British High Commissioner told Ambassador today that
he had heard that President Kumaratunga had made the
following remarks to German Foreign Minister Fischer:

--"As far as I know, the Government is not supporting
Karuna, but I can't control everything that my Army might be
doing."

--"It is possible to negotiate with the Tamil people, but it
is impossible to negotiate with Prabhakaran."

LUNSTEAD