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PREM19/1395
Sri Lanka (Internal situation; UK/Sri Lankan relations; aid to Sri Lanka) (Part 1)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 354
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82 May 18 Tue Sri Lanka: Prime Minister Premadasa letter to MT (International Year of Shelter for the Homeless) [anticipation of UK support for 1987 activities] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Jul 21 Wed Sri Lanka: John Coles minute to MT ("Mrs Bandaranaike") [claim of human rights violation: request for UK to refer her case to UN] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Aug 16 Mon Sri Lanka: Prime Minister Premadasa letter to MT (International Year for the Homeless) [request for UK pledge to contribute to costs] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Oct 1 Fri Sri Lanka: MT letter to Prime Minister Premadasa (International Year for the Homeless) ["already many heavy demands on our aid programme... including... the Victoria Dam"] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Oct 15 Fri Sri Lanka: Pym PS letter to No.10 ("Sri Lanka: Presidential Election") [analysis of candidates; draft MT message of congratulations in event of Jayewardene victory] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Oct 18 Mon Sri Lanka: MT message to President Jayewardene (1245Z) (re-election as President of Sri Lanka) [congratulations] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Dec 6 Mon Sri Lanka: President Jayewardene message to MT (re-election as President of Sri Lanka) [thanks for MT message of congratulations] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Apr 4 Mon Sri Lanka: President Jayewardene letter to MT (Sri Lanka Aid Group) ["I would urge increasing support for on-going projects... [and] increased quantities of quick disbursing commodity and food aid"] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Apr 25 Mon Sri Lanka: MT letter to President Jayewardene (Sri Lanka Aid Group) ["shall do all that we can within the resources available"; Victoria Dam project] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jun 8 Wed Sri Lanka: Prime Minister Premadasa message to MT (Vesak greetings) [greetings card] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jun 10 Fri Sri Lanka: No.10 letter to Sri Lankan High Commissioner (letters from President and Prime Minister to Sri Lanka) [acknowledgement] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jun 29 Wed Sri Lanka: Prime Minister Premadasa letter to MT (invitation to visit Sri Lanka) [renewal of invitation & congratulations on General Election victory] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 14 Thu Sri Lanka: MT letter to Prime Minister Premadasa (invitation to visit Sri Lanka) ["May I keep your kind invitation in mind until a later date?"] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 28 Thu Sri Lanka: FCO telegram 144 to UKHC Colombo telegram (1915Z) ("Sri Lanka: possible request for military aid") [line to take] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Jul 29 Fri Sri Lanka: UKHC Colombo telegram 188 to FCO (1125Z) ("Sri Lanka: possible request for military aid") [Justin Nason, Abdul Hameed: record of conversation: Hameed "clearly disappointed" with UK stance] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Aug 4 Thu Sri Lanka: Prime Minister Gandhi letter to MT (Sri Lanka) ["brief explanation of my Government's attitude towards the [recent] events"] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Aug 17 Wed Sri Lanka: Tim Flesher note to MT (President Jayewardene: request to postpone State Visit to UK) [MT: "Wise decision!"] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Aug 25 Thu Sri Lanka: MT letter to Prime Minister Gandhi (Sri Lanka) ["recent tragic events"] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Oct 7 Fri Sri Lanka: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("Sri Lanka") [advice/draft reply for request from leader of Tamil United Liberation Front to meet with MT] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Nov 22 Tue Sri Lanka: UKHC New Delhi record of conversations (MT, Gandhi; Wade-Gery, Acland, Gopalaswami Parthasarathy) [prospects for a Sri Lanka settlement] [declassified Jan 2014]