69020 6/22/2006 12:08 06NEWDELHI4405 Embassy New Delhi CONFIDENTIAL 06STATE93949 "VZCZCXYZ0000
OO RUEHWEB
DE RUEHNE #4405 1731208
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
O 221208Z JUN 06 ZDK
FM AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5613
INFO RUEHLM/AMEMBASSY COLOMBO 5932" "C O N F I D E N T I A L NEW DELHI 004405
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/25/2016
TAGS: PREL, PGOV, PTER, PINR, PBTS, MOPS, KDEM, IN
SUBJECT: INDIA FAVORS PARALLEL DEMARCHE TO SRI LANKA
REF: A. STATE 93949
B. NEW DELHI 4101
C. COLOMBO 1040
Classified By: DCM Robert O. Blake, Jr. for Reasons 1.4 (B, D)
(C) MEA Joint Secretary for the Americas Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar called A/PolCouns June 22 to relay the considered Indian response to Ref A demarche. India had decided that it favors the concept of parallel demarches to the Sri Lankans, instead of a joint demarche, because it would have ""better impact."" India was amenable to coordinating messages prior to delivery.
MULFORD
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