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UNCLAS COLOMBO 001857
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR SA/INS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OPDC PREL MV
SUBJECT: Mission conveys Id Al-Fitr message from
President Bush to President Gayoom
Ref: State 301911
Per Reftel, Mission conveyed the Id Al-Fitr message
from President Bush to Maldivian President Gayoom on
October 28, 2003.
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