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UNCLAS COLOMBO 000467
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR SA/INS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV CE
SUBJECT: Mission conveys demarche on closure of
Iraqi missions to Sri Lankan Government
Ref: State 72921
Per Reftel, Mission has conveyed the points on the
closure of Iraqi missions to the Sri Lankan Government.
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