US embassy cable - 04COLOMBO532

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TERRORIST FINANCING: COLOMBO IN-HOUSE VIEWS ON AL HARAMAIN

Identifier: 04COLOMBO532
Wikileaks: View 04COLOMBO532 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Colombo
Created: 2004-03-25 11:33:00
Classification: SECRET
Tags: PTER EFIN ETTC ECON PREL
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

251133Z Mar 04
S E C R E T COLOMBO 000532 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958:  DECL:  03/25/2014 
TAGS: PTER, EFIN, ETTC, ECON, PREL 
SUBJECT:  TERRORIST FINANCING: COLOMBO IN-HOUSE VIEWS ON AL 
HARAMAIN 
 
REF:  STATE 62199 
 
Classified By:  DCM James F. Entwistle.  Reasons 1.5 b, d, and e. 
 
(S) Post has no knowledge of any Al Haramain branches in 
either Sri Lanka or Maldives.  Further, we are unaware of any 
Al Haramain financing activities among Muslim groups in 
either country.  Both Sri Lanka and Maldives are vigilant 
against Islamic extremist elements.  The GORM in particular 
takes a very firm, negative line against any potentially 
disruptive fundamentalist Islamic activities.  We do not 
believe designation of Al Haramain under UN 1267 would pose 
any concern to either the GSL or GORM. 
 
LUNSTEAD 

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