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Viewing cable 06COLOMBO189, SRI LANKA CONTINUES SUPPORT FOR GLOBAL WAR ON

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06COLOMBO189 2006-02-03 03:12 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Colombo
VZCZCXRO4668
RR RUEHLMC
DE RUEHLM #0189/01 0340312
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 030312Z FEB 06
FM AMEMBASSY COLOMBO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 2503
INFO RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC
RHMCSUU/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHINGTON DC
RUEAORC/US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION WASHINGTON DC
RULSDMK/DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHDC
RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI 9235
RUEHKA/AMEMBASSY DHAKA 8894
RUEHIL/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD 5779
RUEHKT/AMEMBASSY KATHMANDU 3813
RUEHKP/AMCONSUL KARACHI 1945
RUEHCG/AMCONSUL CHENNAI 6333
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 0993
RUEHLMC/MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORP
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 COLOMBO 000189 
 
SIPDIS 
 
NEW DELHI FOR ICE ATTACHE 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECON EWWT EAID ETRD PTER CE
SUBJECT:  SRI LANKA CONTINUES SUPPORT FOR GLOBAL WAR ON 
TERRORISM AS CSI AND MEGAPORTS GO LIVE 
 
 
1.  SUMMARY:  ON JANUARY 26, A WIDELY-PUBLICIZED OPENING 
CEREMONY FOR THE CONTAINER SECURITY INITIATIVE (CSI) AND 
THE MEGAPORTS INITIATIVE TOOK PLACE AT THE PORT OF 
COLOMBO, PRESIDED OVER BY THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN 
AFFAIRS AND THE AMBASSADOR.  CSI IS NOW FULLY 
OPERATIONAL, TARGETING AND SCREENING CARGO BOUND FOR THE 
US.  MEGAPORTS IS ALSO OPERATIONAL, IN FINAL TESTING, 
SCREENING CARGO FOR SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL.  IT IS 
PROJECTED TO BEGIN 24/7 OPERATIONS ON MARCH 1.  THE PORT 
OF COLOMBO, THE LARGEST TRANS-SHIPMENT PORT IN SOUTH 
ASIA, IS NOW THE FIRST PORT IN ASIA AND SECOND PORT IN 
THE WORLD TO OPERATE BOTH CSI AND MEGAPORTS.   END 
SUMMARY. 
 
2.  THE INAUGURATION OF THE US-BACKED CONTAINER SECURITY 
INITIATIVE (CSI) AND MEGAPORTS INITIATIVE TOOK PLACE 
WITHIN THE COLOMBO HARBOR FACILITIES ON JANUARY 26. 
ATTENDED BY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SAMARAWEERA (WHO 
ALSO SERVES AS MINISTER OF PORTS AND AVIATION), TREASURY 
SECRETARY PB JAYASUNDERA, CUSTOMS DIRECTOR GENERAL 
 
SIPDIS 
JAYATILLAKE, NUMEROUS DEPUTY MINISTERS AND SEVERAL 
HUNDRED OTHER GSL OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES, THE OPENING 
CEREMONY MADE CLEAR SRI LANKA'S PRIDE IN BEING THE FIRST 
PORT IN ASIA, AND THE SECOND PORT IN THE WORLD, TO HAVE 
BOTH CSI AND MEGAPORTS OPERATIONAL. 
 
3.  THE AMBASSADOR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CSI ALLEN GINA 
AND ASSISTANT DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR MEGAPORTS DAVE 
HUIZENGA, REPRESENTED THE USG.  IN THEIR REMARKS, THE 
CSI AND MEGAPORTS OFFICIALS SPOKE OF THE VALUE OF THEIR 
RESPECTIVE INITIATIVES, WHILE THE AMBASSADOR'S COMMENTS 
FOCUSED ON THE COLOMBO PORT (WHICH PRIVATIZED A PORTION 
OF ITS OPERATIONS IN THE LATE 1990S) BEING AN EXCELLENT 
EXAMPLE OF HOW COMPETITION IMPROVES THE PROFITABILITY, 
USEFULNESS, AND EMPLOYMENT LEVELS; AN EXAMPLE HE 
ENCOURAGED BE DUPLICATED IN OTHER SECTORS OF SRI LANKAN 
COMMERCE.  THE AMBASSADOR ALSO CREDITED THE PROGRAMS FOR 
THEIR ROLES IN DETERRING TERRORIST ACTIVITY AND LAUDED 
SRI LANKA'S EFFORTS AS A PARTNER IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON 
TERROR. 
 
4.  THE CEREMONY GARNERED WIDE COVERAGE AND PROMINENT 
FULL-COLOR PHOTOS IN THE PRINT MEDIA.  ALL TELEVISION 
NEWS PROGRAMS BROADCAST FOOTAGE. 
 
5.  CSI IS DESIGNED TO EXTEND THE US ZONE OF SECURITY 
OUTWARD SO THAT AMERICAN BORDERS ARE THE "LAST LINE OF 
DEFENSE, NOT THE FIRST."  THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY USING 
INTELLIGENCE AND AUTOMATED INFORMATION TO IDENTIFY AND 
TARGET CONTAINERS THAT POSE A RISK FOR TERRORISM, PRE- 
SCREENING THEM AT THE PORT OF DEPARTURE BEFORE THEY 
ARRIVE AT THE US PORT.  THIS SYSTEM ADDITIONALLY ENABLES 
CONTAINERS TO PASS THROUGH CUSTOMS PROCEDURES ONCE THEY 
ARRIVE IN THE US. 
 
6.  THE MEGAPORTS INITIATIVE SCREENS CARGO FOR NUCLEAR 
AND RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS THAT COULD BE USED AGAINST THE 
US OR OTHER COUNTRIES.  THROUGH THIS PROCESS, MEGAPORTS 
SERVES TO DETER POSSIBLE TERRORIST ACTS INVOLVING THE 
ILLICIT SHIPMENT OF NUCLEAR OR RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS TO 
OR THROUGH A PORT. 
 
7.  CSI IS NOW FULLY OPERATIONAL AND IS BEGINNING THE 
NSDD-38 PROCESS FOR DEPLOYING FULL-TIME DHS STAFF IN SRI 
LANKA.  MEANWHILE, CSI WILL CONTINUE TO DEPLOY TDY STAFF 
FOR TERMS OF SIX MONTHS TO ONE YEAR.  MEGAPORTS IS 
PARTIALLY OPERATIONAL AND CURRENTLY UNDERGOING FINAL 
TESTING.  SRI LANKAN OFFICIALS ARE SCHEDULED TO BEGIN 
24/7 OPERATIONS ON MEGAPORTS MARCH 1, FOLLOWING 
COMPLETION OF A NEW CUSTOMS OFFICE BUILDING AND STAFF 
COMPLEX AT THE PORT. 
 
8.  COMMENT:  POST COMMENDS THE CSI AND MEGAPORTS TEAMS 
FOR THEIR EXCELLENT COLLABORATION AND DEDICATION TO THE 
DEVELOPMENT OF THESE INITIATIVES IN SRI LANKA.  BOTH 
TEAMS HAVE SHOWN TREMENDOUS FLEXIBILITY AND SENSITIVITY 
FOR GSL NEEDS AND CONCERNS THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.  THIS 
ACHIEVEMENT ALSO REFLECTS MONTHS OF HARD WORK BY OUR 
 
COLOMBO 00000189  002 OF 002 
 
 
ECONOMIC SECTION.  IT IS AN INDICATION OF THE OVERALL 
CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OUR TWO GOVERNMENTS 
AND, MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL, A TANGIBLE SIGN OF OUR 
GROWING COOPERATION ON COUNTER-TERRORISM ISSUES. 
 
LUNSTEAD