{"id":35921,"date":"2012-03-26T23:12:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-26T23:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=35921"},"modified":"2012-03-26T23:12:00","modified_gmt":"2012-03-26T23:12:00","slug":"wikileaks-we-all-want-an-end-to-ltte-terror-but-not-in-a-way-that-kills-thousands-of-civilians-blake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/wikileaks-we-all-want-an-end-to-ltte-terror-but-not-in-a-way-that-kills-thousands-of-civilians-blake\/","title":{"rendered":"WikiLeaks: \u201cWe All Want An End To LTTE Terror, But Not In A Way That Kills Thousands Of Civilians\u201d- Blake"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Robert Blake<\/p><\/div>\n

By Colombo Telegraph<\/a><\/span> –<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAmbassador subsequently spoke to the President’s brother and senior advisor, Basil Rajapaksa and sought to convince him of the need for time to persuade the LTTE to surrender peacefully. Rajapaksa responded that so far the UN had not broached the idea of a Special Envoy. Further, he asked how we could know that the LTTE wouldn’t take the envoy hostage? Or that Prabhakaran would agree to meet? He said the GSL would need firm commitments on these issues before agreeing to a Special Envoy. Ambassador responded that those conditions were all manageable, but that the main thing was that the GSL agree to give time for diplomacy to work. He emphasized that we all want an end to LTTE terror, but not in a way that kills thousands of civilians and gives the LTTE a new cause on which to re-mobilize opinion behind it. Rajapaksa agreed and said he would talk to the President.\u201d the US Embassy Colombo informed Washington.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAmbassador pointed out that it was common knowledge the Tamil Tigers won’t let the civilians go. A better alternative, he said, would be for the GSL to allow a UN envoy to go in to the safe zone during the pause to talk directly to LTTE supremo Prabhakaran about terms for letting the civilians go and surrender of those LTTE cadres still in the safe zone.\u201d the US Embassy further wrote.<\/p>\n

The Colombo Telegraph<\/a> found the leaked \u201cUNCLASIFIED\u201d US diplomatic cable from WikiLeak database. The Cable is written by the Ambassador Robert O. Blake on April 13, 2009,<\/p>\n

Ambassador Blake wrote \u201cThe government of Sri Lanka announced a 48-hour period of restraint, during which the armed forces would confine themselves to defensive operations. International observers noted that shelling of the “safe zone” had diminished on April 11 and 12, and that no firing was now being reported from the area. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon welcomed the government’s move, noting it was less than the pause of several days he had called for. He reiterated his appeal to the LTTE to allow civilians freedom of movement and to the government to adhere to its commitments not to use heavy weapons. Previously, Ambassador had undertaken numerous contacts with the Foreign Minister, Foreign Secretary and Senior Presidential Advisor Basil Rajapaksa to urge them to declare a longer humanitarian pause and consider the idea of a UN Special Envoy to negotiate the release of the civilians trapped in the “safe zone.” The ICRC plans to evacuate approximately 600 wounded civilians from the safe zone on April 13 and 14. Basil Rajapaksa said that the hold-fire period could be extended, particularly if the LTTE begins to release civilians. According to the UN and GSL sources, the earliest a ship can depart for the safe zone with badly needed food and medical supplies is April 16.\u201d<\/p>\n

Under the subheading \u201cFOREIGN SECRETARY CONTINUES TO QUESTION SHELLING\u201d Blake wrote \u201cForeign Secretary Palitha Kohona reported to Ambassador on April 13 that during his recent visit to Washington he was shown three satellite photos of the no fire zone, indicating houses with roofs blown off and water-filled circular craters. Kohona questioned whether the houses could have been damaged during the 1996 military campaign when the Mullaitivu camp was attacked by the LTTE. He said he had received assurances that no artillery had been directed to the no-fire zone. Ambassador noted that credible medical sources reported large numbers of wounded with shrapnel injuries sustained around April 8-9. Ambassador told Kohona that had these been caused by the LTTE, there would likely have been an insurrection in the no-fire zone, given our knowledge of existing tensions stemming form from the LTTE shootings of IDPs trying to escape.\u201d<\/p>\n

We below give the relevant part of the cable;<\/p>\n

O 131045Z APR 09\r\nFM AMEMBASSY COLOMBO\r\nTO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9785\r\nINFO AMEMBASSY ATHENS\r\nAMEMBASSY BANGKOK\r\nAMEMBASSY DHAKA\r\nAMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD\r\nAMEMBASSY KATHMANDU\r\nAMEMBASSY LONDON\r\nAMEMBASSY NEW DELHI\r\nAMEMBASSY OSLO\r\nAMEMBASSY TOKYO\r\nAMCONSUL CHENNAI\r\nAMCONSUL MUMBAI\r\nAMCONSUL TORONTO\r\nUSEU BRUSSELS\r\nUSMISSION USUN NEW YORK\r\nUSMISSION GENEVA\r\nHQ USPACOM HONOLULU HI\r\nDIA WASHINGTON DC\r\nNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON DC\r\nSECDEF WASHDC\r\nCDRUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HI\/\/APCW\/APOP\/\/\r\nCDR USPACOM HONOLULU HI\/\/J3\/J332\/J52\/\/<\/pre>\n
UNCLAS COLOMBO 000413 \r\n\r\nSENSITIVE \r\n\r\nSTATE FOR SCA (BOUCHER), SCA\/INS AND PRM\r\nSTATE ALSO PASS USAID\r\nAID\/W FOR ANE\/SCA, DCHA\/FFP (DWORKEN, KSHEIN)\r\nAID\/W FOR DCHA\/OFDA (MORRISP, ACONVERY, RTHAYER, RKERR)\r\nATHENS FOR PCARTER\r\nBANGKOK FOR USAID\/DCHA\/OFDA (WBERGER)\r\nKATHMANDU FOR USAID\/DCHA\/OFDA AND POL (SBERRY)\r\nGENEVA FOR RMA (NKYLOH, NHILGERT, MPITOTTI)\r\nUSUN NEW YORK FOR ECOSOC (D MERCADO)\r\nSECDEF FOR OSD - POLICY\r\nPACOM ALSO FOR J-5 \r\n\r\nE.O. 12958: N\/A\r\nTAGS: PREF<\/a> MOPS<\/a> PHUM<\/a> PGOV<\/a> PREL<\/a> ASEC<\/a> CE<\/a>\r\nSUBJECT: Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 51 \r\n\r\nRef:  A) Colombo 412  B) Colombo 410  C) Colombo 402  D) Colombo 401\r\n E) Colombo 400  F) Colombo 396  G) Colombo 393  H) Colombo 384  I)\r\nColombo 374  J) Colombo 368  K) Colombo 361  L) Colombo 360  M)\r\nColombo 321 \r\n\r\n\u00b6<\/a>1. (SBU) SUMMARY:  The government of Sri Lanka announced a 48-hour\r\nperiod of restraint, during which the armed forces would confine\r\nthemselves to defensive operations.   International observers noted\r\nthat shelling of the \"safe zone\" had diminished on April 11 and 12,\r\nand that no firing was now being reported from the area.  UN\r\nSecretary General Ban Ki-Moon welcomed the government's move, noting\r\nit was less than the pause of several days he had called for.  He\r\nreiterated his appeal to the LTTE to allow civilians freedom of\r\nmovement and to the government to adhere to its commitments not to\r\nuse heavy weapons.  Previously, Ambassador had undertaken numerous\r\ncontacts with the Foreign Minister, Foreign Secretary and Senior\r\nPresidential Advisor Basil Rajapaksa to urge them to declare a\r\nlonger humanitarian pause and consider the idea of a UN Special\r\nEnvoy to negotiate the release of the civilians trapped in the \"safe\r\nzone.\"  The ICRC plans to evacuate approximately 600 wounded\r\ncivilians from the safe zone on April 13 and 14.  Basil Rajapaksa\r\nsaid that the hold-fire period could be extended, particularly if\r\nthe LTTE begins to release civilians.  According to the UN and GSL\r\nsources, the earliest a ship can depart for the safe zone with badly\r\nneeded food and medical supplies is April 16.  End summary. \r\n\r\nGOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES 48 HOUR PERIOD OF RESTRAINT\r\n--------------------------------------------- --- \r\n\r\n\u00b6<\/a>2.  (U) On April 12, President Rajapaksa announced a 48-hour period\r\nof restraint in which the Sri Lankan armed forces would confine\r\nthemselves to defensive operations: \"The President is deeply\r\nconscious of the need to give the civilian population entrapped as\r\nhostages by the ruthless actions of the LTTE the opportunity...  to\r\nhave uninhibited freedom of movement from the No Fire Zone to the\r\ncleared areas.  With this objective in view, His Excellency has\r\ndirected the Armed Forces of the State to restrict their operations\r\nduring the New Year to those of a defensive nature...  It is timely\r\nfor the LTTE to acknowledge its military defeat and lay down its\r\nweapons and surrender.  The LTTE must also renounce terrorism and\r\nviolence permanently.\"\r\n\u00b6<\/a>3.  (U) In a statement issued on April 12 in New York, United\r\nNations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon welcomed the Sri Lanka\r\ngovernment's decision, noting, \"This is less than the full\r\nhumanitarian pause of several days I had pressed for but is\r\nnevertheless a useful first step and an opportunity to move towards\r\nthe peaceful and orderly end to the fighting now so badly needed...\r\nThe United Nations will, therefore, do whatever it can to support\r\nthis humanitarian pause and help end the grave predicament of\r\ncivilians in the conflict zone, including through the provision of\r\nmore aid to those still trapped in the zone.\"  The Secretary General\r\nsaid that during the period of the pause civilians wishing to leave\r\nthe conflict zone should be allowed to do so and should then be\r\ntreated fully in accordance with international standards and\r\nprinciples: \"In particular, the LTTE must allow civilians to choose\r\nwhether they stay or leave. This is a terrible conflict that must be\r\nended as soon as possible. In the meantime, with tens of thousands\r\nof lives at risk on the beaches of northern Sri Lanka, I call on the\r\ngovernment forces to adhere scrupulously to the commitments of the \r\n\r\ngovernment about non-use of heavy weapons.  I also count on key\r\nmembers of the international community to support this pause and to\r\ncontinue to do all they can to avert further death and suffering in\r\nSri Lanka.\"\r\n\u00b6<\/a>4.  (SBU) Head of the ICRC Colombo office Paul Castella told\r\nAmbassador on April 13 that ICRC staff in the safe zone reported\r\nthat no firing of any kind had taken place since the\r\ngovernment-announced pause began at midnight.  Previously, on April\r\n12, firing had diminished in intensity, without artillery, but\r\nmortars and automatic weapons were used.  ICRC sources reported 62\r\nwounded, of whom 16 were children.  Three of the wounded later died\r\nin the hospital.  Not including those wounded on April 12, 533\r\nwounded were waiting to be evacuated.  The ICRC plans to get half of\r\nthese out on April 13 and the other half on April 14.  The improved\r\nweather situation should help.  The ICRC told us that the Ministry\r\nof Health had approved an ICRC medical shipment to go with the\r\nvessel for the wounded but that the military had yet to clear the\r\ndelivery. \r\n\r\nFOOD SHIP ON APRIL 16?\r\n--------------------- \r\n\r\n\u00b6<\/a>5.  (SBU) UN Resident Coordinator Neil Buhne told Ambassador on\r\nApril 13 that according to Basil Rajapaksa, the earliest a ship\r\ncould sail with WFP food supplies would be April 16.  This would be\r\nafter the government-declared pause expires.  Significantly, Buhne\r\nreported that Rajapaksa said it could be extended \"if the LTTE\r\nbehaves.\"  Basil also confirmed that badly needed medicine would be\r\non board.  Buhne also said that UN staff in the safe zone report it\r\nhad become much quieter in the safe zone.  A few RPG rounds may have\r\ncaused a few casualties, but nothing on the scale of the previous\r\nseveral days.  Finally, he noted that it appeared the LTTE was\r\ntrying to move civilians into the southern part of the safe zone in\r\nanticipation of GSL military operations in the northern part.\r\n25-30,000 civilians are reluctant to move from their current\r\nlocations, he said. If the LTTE permits them to stay, it is possible\r\nthey might be able to escape to government-controlled territory. \r\n\r\nFOREIGN SECRETARY CONTINUES TO QUESTION SHELLING\r\n--------------------------------------------- --- \r\n\r\n\u00b6<\/a>6. (SBU) Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona reported to Ambassador on\r\nApril 13 that during his recent visit to Washington he was shown\r\nthree satellite photos of the no fire zone, indicating houses with\r\nroofs blown off and water-filled circular craters.  Kohona\r\nquestioned whether the houses could have been damaged during the\r\n1996 military campaign when the Mullaitivu camp was attacked by the\r\nLTTE.  He said he had received assurances that no artillery had been\r\ndirected to the no-fire zone.  Ambassador noted that credible\r\nmedical sources reported large numbers of wounded with shrapnel\r\ninjuries sustained around April 8-9.  Ambassador told Kohona that\r\nhad these been caused by the LTTE, there would likely have been an\r\ninsurrection in the no-fire zone, given our knowledge of existing\r\ntensions stemming form from the LTTE shootings of IDPs trying to\r\nescape.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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