US embassy cable - 04COLOMBO1235

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OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 098 (07/26/04)

Identifier: 04COLOMBO1235
Wikileaks: View 04COLOMBO1235 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Colombo
Created: 2004-07-26 11:02:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Tags: AMGT CE MV Religious Freedom
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.

UNCLAS COLOMBO 001235 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
OFFICIAL INFORMAL 
 
FOR SA/INS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: AMGT, CE, MV, Religious Freedom 
SUBJECT:  OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 098 (07/26/04) 
 
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. 
 
Contents: DEVELOPMENTS ON ANTI-CONVERSION BILL(S) 
 
DEVELOPMENTS ON ANTI-CONVERSION BILL(S) 
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1.  (SBU) FYI.  A Buddhist monk MP presented a draft anti- 
conversion bill to Parliament on July 21 as a private 
member's bill.  The Buddhist Affairs Ministry is pursuing 
its own version of an anti-conversion bill.  In a July 26 
conversation with poloff, the Legal Draftsperson discussed 
the legislative process for both bills.  It seems that it 
will be quite a while before either bill comes to Parliament 
for a vote.  We will report front-channel tomorrow on the 
process of the bills, and opposition to them.  (POL) 
 
LUNSTEAD 

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