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Viewing cable 09LONDON2503, UK SUPPORT AT IMF FOR U.S. SRI LANKAN CONCERNS

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09LONDON2503 2009-11-05 17:05 2011-02-04 21:09 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy London
VZCZCXYZ0002
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHLO #2503 3091714
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 051714Z NOV 09
FM AMEMBASSY LONDON
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3906
INFO RUEHRL/AMEMBASSY BERLIN 2781
RUEHSW/AMEMBASSY BERN 0629
RUEHBS/AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS 2883
RUEHLM/AMEMBASSY COLOMBO 0177
RUEHMD/AMEMBASSY MADRID 1261
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 3513
RUEHRO/AMEMBASSY ROME 3921
RUEHSM/AMEMBASSY STOCKHOLM 0617
RUEHTC/AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE 1501
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 1307
UNCLAS LONDON 002503 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EEB/JENNIFER M PETERSON 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID ECON EFIN CE UK
SUBJECT: UK SUPPORT AT IMF FOR U.S. SRI LANKAN CONCERNS 
 
REF: STATE 113932 
 
(SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche to the appropriate U.K. Treasury (HMT) and Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) interlocutors on November 5, 2009.  Our HMT colleagues, who have the lead on IMF issues within the U.K. government, confirmed that the U.K. will be abstaining from the November 6 vote on the basis of the concerns they outlined at the July IMF Board meeting. They were unable to confirm if the U.K. Executive Board Director would raise their concerns during Board discussion or in public statements afterwards.  If any statement is made, it is unlikely to be echoed by government representatives in the U.K. as their current press focus is the November 6-7, G20 Finance Ministers meeting in St. Andrew's, Scotland.  Visit London's Classified Website: XXXXXXXXXXXX 
Susman