US embassy cable - 05COLOMBO1556

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TFUS01: SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES DONATIONS TO KATRINA RELIEF EFFORTS

Identifier: 05COLOMBO1556
Wikileaks: View 05COLOMBO1556 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Colombo
Created: 2005-09-06 11:46:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: AEMR EAID PREL CE MV Maldives
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 001556 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR HURRICANE KATRINA TASK FORCE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: AEMR, EAID, PREL, CE, MV, Maldives 
SUBJECT: TFUS01: SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES DONATIONS TO 
KATRINA RELIEF EFFORTS 
 
REF: SECSTATE 163386 
 
1.  Per request reftel, Econchief relayed USG thanks for Sri 
Lanka's USD 25,000 donation to Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 
MFA Economic Affairs Director Esala Weerakoon said that Sri 
Lanka's contribution would be deliverd by Sri Lankan 
Ambassador to the US Bernard Goonatilake to the American Red 
Cross on Tuesday, September 6. 
 
2.  During a September 6 meeting with the Charge, Maldivian 
Foreign Minister Ahmed Shaheed presented a check, drawn on 
Bank of Maldives and cut for the American Red Cross, for 
$25,000.  Charge accepted the check on behalf of the USG, 
thanked Maldives for its generous offer and asked Shaheed to 
convey our thanks to President Gayoom.  After consulting with 
the Katrina task force Post has sent the check to the task 
force by express delivery service. 
ENTWISTLE 

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