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O 160957Z MAR 07
FM AMEMBASSY COLOMBO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5677
INFO RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI PRIORITY 0762
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 0556
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 1900
UNCLAS COLOMBO 000435
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR SCA/INS,
IO/MPR FOR BRIAN G. HACKETT,
USUN/MR FOR BENJAMIN GARCIA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL ACABQ AORC APER UNGA UNGA
UNGA/C-6, CE
SUBJECT: SRI LANKA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON INTERNAL UN REFORM
REF: STATE 31831
(SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Director
General for UN and Multilateral Affairs Maduwegedera on March
15. Maduwegedera expressed interest in the financial
implications of the proposed reforms to the UN's current
internal system of Administration of Justice. He undertook
to take a closer look at the list of proposed reforms and
report back to us the Government of Sri Lanka's official
position. Post will report any updates reftel.
BLAKE