Cablegate: Sri Lanka to Endorse Us Candidate for Iaac Election

Friday, 2 November 2007, 8:47 am
Cable: Wikileaks
Ref: 07COLOMBO1504

VZCZCXRO6295
OO RUEHBI
DE RUEHLM #1504 3060847
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 020847Z NOV 07
FM AMEMBASSY COLOMBO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 7129
INFO RUEHKA/AMEMBASSY DHAKA PRIORITY 0503
RUEHIL/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD PRIORITY 7492
RUEHKT/AMEMBASSY KATHMANDU PRIORITY 5652
RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI PRIORITY 1522
RUEHCG/AMCONSUL CHENNAI PRIORITY 8086
RUEHBI/AMCONSUL MUMBAI PRIORITY 5685
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 0687
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 2421

UNCLAS COLOMBO 001504

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR SCA/INS, IO/MPR/DC: BRIAN HACKET, AND
USUN/MR: BRUCE RASHKOW

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM AORC UNGA UNGA CE
SUBJECT: SRI LANKA TO ENDORSE US CANDIDATE FOR IAAC ELECTION

REF: SECSTATE 149678

(SBU) Deputy Chief of Mission and Econ Chief delivered reftel
demarche to Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona on November 1.
Kohona confirmed that Sri Lanka will support David Walker's
candidacy in the IAAC election on November 2.
MOORE

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