{"id":56334,"date":"2012-10-12T08:09:58","date_gmt":"2012-10-12T08:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=56334"},"modified":"2012-10-17T07:33:32","modified_gmt":"2012-10-17T07:33:32","slug":"wikileaks-us-state-department-collected-information-from-ingos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/wikileaks-us-state-department-collected-information-from-ingos\/","title":{"rendered":"WikiLeaks: US State Department Collected Information From INGOs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\u201cNils Mork of CARE said that the organization had 300 representatives on the ground in Sri Lanka, 95 percent of whom were Sri Lankan nationals. CARE compiled situation reports from staff in the conflict zone once a week, and there were plenty of anecdotes that could be of interest for purposes of the congressionally mandated report. He promised to speak to his director and see if it would be possible to provide this information to the State Department.\u201d \u00a0the US Embassy Oslo informed Washington.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>

Ranveig Tveitnes<\/p><\/div>\n

A Leaked \u201cCONFIDENTIAL\u201d US diplomatic cable, dated August 24, 20o9, recounts the details of a meeting the US ambassador to Oslo Clint Williamson\u00a0has had with Ranveig Tveitnes, \u00a0former country director for Forut, and Nils Mork, political advisor for CARE Norway. The\u00a0Colombo Telegraph<\/a>\u00a0found the related leaked cable from the\u00a0WikiLeaks<\/a>\u00a0database which is written by acting Deputy Chief of Mission Cherrie Daniels.<\/p>\n

\u201cTveitnes, who was expelled from Sri Lanka without an explanation, explained that Forut, and a number of other international NGOs, had local staff on the ground with satellite phones who were able to provide brief but consistent text message situation reports. Tveitnes also would text specific questions to her contact and receive responses. She had compiled the messages from her contact and provided print outs to Ambassador Williamson. Forut continues to be one of the largest NGOs operating in Sri Lanka, feeding 60,000 Tamils per day. Tveitnes also referred Williamson to Guy Rhodes, a Geneva-based employee of the NGO umbrella organization Solidar, who, she said, had compiled reports from various NGOs which had maintained a presence on the ground in the conflict zone, including staff from Oxfam, CARE, Danish Refugee Council, Forut, ZOA Refugee Care, World University Service of Canada, and Save the Children. Ambassador Williamson later called Rhodes, who has since provided the compiled information. \u201c the acting Deputy Chief of Mission Cherrie Daniels further wrote.<\/p>\n

Other stories related to this cable;<\/p>\n

WikiLeaks: US \u2013 GON Talks On Sri Lanka\u2019s War Crimes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

WikiLeaks: LTTE\u2019s Understanding Of International Affairs Was \u201cClose To Zero\u201d \u2013 Solheim<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Read the relevent part of the cable;<\/p>\n

C O N F I D E N T I A L OSLO 000533<\/p>\n

SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 08\/31\/2019<\/p>\n

TAGS: PREL\u2009[External Political Relations], PHUM\u2009[Human Rights], SL\u2009[Sierra Leone], NO\u2009[Norway]<\/p>\n

SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON MEETS WITH GON AND NGOS ON SRI LANKA<\/p>\n

Classified By: Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Cherrie Daniels for reaso ns 1.4(b) and (d)<\/p>\n

NGOS EAGER TO COOPERATE ———————–<\/p>\n

\u00b66. <\/a>(C) Ambassador Williamson next met with two NGO representatives, Ranveig Tveitnes former country director for Forut, and Nils Mork, political advisor for CARE Norway. Tveitnes, who was expelled from Sri Lanka without an explanation, explained that Forut, and a number of other international NGOs, had local staff on the ground with satellite phones who were able to provide brief but consistent text message situation reports. Tveitnes also would text specific questions to her contact and receive responses. She had compiled the messages from her contact and provided print outs to Ambassador Williamson. Forut continues to be one of the largest NGOs operating in Sri Lanka, feeding 60,000 Tamils per day. Tveitnes also referred Williamson to Guy Rhodes, a Geneva-based employee of the NGO umbrella organization Solidar, who, she said, had compiled reports from various NGOs which had maintained a presence on the ground in the conflict zone, including staff from Oxfam, CARE, Danish Refugee Council, Forut, ZOA Refugee Care, World University Service of Canada, and Save the Children. Ambassador Williamson later called Rhodes, who has since provided the compiled information.<\/p>\n

\u00b67. <\/a>(C) Nils Mork of CARE said that the organization had 300 representatives on the ground in Sri Lanka, 95 percent of whom were Sri Lankan nationals. CARE compiled situation reports from staff in the conflict zone once a week, and there were plenty of anecdotes that could be of interest for purposes of the congressionally mandated report. He promised to speak to his director and see if it would be possible to provide this information to the State Department.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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