Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09LONDON2503
2009-11-05 17:14:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy London
Cable title:
UK SUPPORT AT IMF FOR U.S. SRI LANKAN CONCERNS
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UNCLAS LONDON 002503
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EEB/JENNIFER M PETERSON
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID ECON EFIN CE UK
SUBJECT: UK SUPPORT AT IMF FOR U.S. SRI LANKAN CONCERNS
REF: STATE 113932
(SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche to the appropriate U.K.
Treasury (HMT) and Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)
interlocutors on November 5, 2009. Our HMT colleagues, who
have the lead on IMF issues within the U.K. government,
confirmed that the U.K. will be abstaining from the November
6 vote on the basis of the concerns they outlined at the July
IMF Board meeting. They were unable to confirm if the U.K.
Executive Board Director would raise their concerns during
Board discussion or in public statements afterwards. If any
statement is made, it is unlikely to be echoed by government
representatives in the U.K. as their current press focus is
the November 6-7, G20 Finance Ministers meeting in St.
Andrew's, Scotland.
Visit London's Classified Website:
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Unit ed_Kingdom
Susman
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EEB/JENNIFER M PETERSON
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID ECON EFIN CE UK
SUBJECT: UK SUPPORT AT IMF FOR U.S. SRI LANKAN CONCERNS
REF: STATE 113932
(SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche to the appropriate U.K.
Treasury (HMT) and Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)
interlocutors on November 5, 2009. Our HMT colleagues, who
have the lead on IMF issues within the U.K. government,
confirmed that the U.K. will be abstaining from the November
6 vote on the basis of the concerns they outlined at the July
IMF Board meeting. They were unable to confirm if the U.K.
Executive Board Director would raise their concerns during
Board discussion or in public statements afterwards. If any
statement is made, it is unlikely to be echoed by government
representatives in the U.K. as their current press focus is
the November 6-7, G20 Finance Ministers meeting in St.
Andrew's, Scotland.
Visit London's Classified Website:
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Unit ed_Kingdom
Susman