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04COLOMBO912
2004-06-03 10:49:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Colombo
Cable title:
OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 079 (06/03/04)
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C O N F I D E N T I A L COLOMBO 000912
SIPDIS
OFFICIAL INFORMAL
FOR SA/INS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/03/14
TAGS: AMGT CE MV LTTE
SUBJECT: OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 079 (06/03/04)
Classified by DCM James F. Entwistle for reasons 1.5 (b)
and (d).
CONTENTS: LTTE Rejects "NERF Lite"
Colombo Plan
LTTE Says "No" to NERF
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C O N F I D E N T I A L COLOMBO 000912
SIPDIS
OFFICIAL INFORMAL
FOR SA/INS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/03/14
TAGS: AMGT CE MV LTTE
SUBJECT: OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 079 (06/03/04)
Classified by DCM James F. Entwistle for reasons 1.5 (b)
and (d).
CONTENTS: LTTE Rejects "NERF Lite"
Colombo Plan
LTTE Says "No" to NERF
--------------
1. (C) World Bank ResRep Peter Harrold travelled to
Kilinocchi on June 1 to attempt to obtain LTTE agreement
to a plan for a development assistance scheme for the
North and East, a "NERF-Lite" which would have allowed
donors to commit funds to a World Bank fund. Projects
would have had approval by both the LTTE and the GSL.
The plan had essentially been approved by the LTTE in
January, and had been approved by President Kumaratunga
recently. The LTTE this time rejected it out of hand,
telling Harrold that the GSL's backing away from its
commitment to discuss the ISGA only at renewed talks
made them distrust anything the Government promised. The
answer to development needs, they said, is to establish
the ISGA.
2. (C) The LTTE has probably rejected this mainly
because they do not want to share any credit with the
GSL. Whatever the reason, it makes their constant
complaints about lack of assistance to the North and
East ring hollow. Dutch DCM told Amb today that the
Dutch are furious at this latest LTTE antic, and will
probably hold back on anticipated N and E development
projects. (AMB)
Colombo Plan?
--------------
3. (U) We wondered if anything was happening on our
Colombo Plan budget issue. When Christina was here, she
said that just before she left DC, she had signed a memo
to IO A/S Holmes on the subject. Has anything come of
it? (AMB)
LUNSTEAD
SIPDIS
OFFICIAL INFORMAL
FOR SA/INS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/03/14
TAGS: AMGT CE MV LTTE
SUBJECT: OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 079 (06/03/04)
Classified by DCM James F. Entwistle for reasons 1.5 (b)
and (d).
CONTENTS: LTTE Rejects "NERF Lite"
Colombo Plan
LTTE Says "No" to NERF
--------------
1. (C) World Bank ResRep Peter Harrold travelled to
Kilinocchi on June 1 to attempt to obtain LTTE agreement
to a plan for a development assistance scheme for the
North and East, a "NERF-Lite" which would have allowed
donors to commit funds to a World Bank fund. Projects
would have had approval by both the LTTE and the GSL.
The plan had essentially been approved by the LTTE in
January, and had been approved by President Kumaratunga
recently. The LTTE this time rejected it out of hand,
telling Harrold that the GSL's backing away from its
commitment to discuss the ISGA only at renewed talks
made them distrust anything the Government promised. The
answer to development needs, they said, is to establish
the ISGA.
2. (C) The LTTE has probably rejected this mainly
because they do not want to share any credit with the
GSL. Whatever the reason, it makes their constant
complaints about lack of assistance to the North and
East ring hollow. Dutch DCM told Amb today that the
Dutch are furious at this latest LTTE antic, and will
probably hold back on anticipated N and E development
projects. (AMB)
Colombo Plan?
--------------
3. (U) We wondered if anything was happening on our
Colombo Plan budget issue. When Christina was here, she
said that just before she left DC, she had signed a memo
to IO A/S Holmes on the subject. Has anything come of
it? (AMB)
LUNSTEAD