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Viewing cable 07COLOMBO1534, AMBASSADOR PRESENTS RADARS AND RIB BOATS TO SRI LANKAN

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07COLOMBO1534 2007-11-11 07:19 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Colombo
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 COLOMBO 001534 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
DEPT FOR SCA/INS.  USAPACOM FOR J4. 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: MOPS PREL PTER PGOV CE
SUBJECT:  AMBASSADOR PRESENTS RADARS AND RIB BOATS TO SRI LANKAN 
MILITARY 
 
1.  (SBU) Summary: Ambassador handed over to the Sri Lankan Navy 
Commander a radar-based maritime surveillance system and ten Rigid 
Hull Inflatable Boats in a ceremony on November 8 at the Trincomalee 
Base today.  In his public remarks, the Ambassador explained that 
the equipment was transferred under Section 1206 of the U.S. 
National Defense Authorization Act, the purpose of which is to 
develop and support the military capacity of partner nations to 
deter terrorist activity.  The Ambassador also underlined the 
importance the U.S. attaches to human rights and a negotiated 
settlement to Sri Lanka's conflict.  The Navy Commander thanked the 
USG for its assistance.  He predicted that the new radar system, 
coupled with High Frequency Surface Wave Radars from Raytheon 
Canada, would help Sri Lanka to improve substantially its efforts to 
detect and stop illegal LTTE arms and other shipments.  He also 
expressed concern that the LTTE would make increased use of fishing 
boats from Tamil Nadu to smuggle weapons and other supplies into the 
LTTE-controlled area.  End summary. 
 
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BACKGROUND 
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2. (SBU) The Ambassador explained that the maritime surveillance 
system was transferred under the National Defense Authorization Act, 
Section 1206.  The surveillance system has a number of components, 
anchored by two command centers in Colombo and Trincomolee.  There 
are eight fixed censor sites, five repeater sites, and one 
transportable site deployed around Sri Lanka that feed information 
on maritime activity into these two command centers.  The system has 
a wide radar surveillance capability of shipping lane approaches in 
the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal.  The system provides the Sri 
Lankan Navy with a clear picture of what is occurring within its 
maritime area of responsibility.  The total cost of the system was 
USD $10.8 million. 
 
3. (U) The ten Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIBs) also were transferred 
under the National Defense Appropriations Act, Section 1206.  The 
boats are highly maneuverable, are able to reach 30 knots, and are 
capable of carrying 7-10 people.  Cummins Diesel engine is their 
power source.  The boats have GPS and radios on board.  Weapon 
mountings are available, but no weapons were provided by the U.S. 
The boats are meant to enhance maritime surveillance and 
interdiction capability of Sri Lanka Navy.  The total cost of the 
package including spare engines and other spare parts was USD $1.6 
million. Basic familiarization and maintenance training was provided 
by a U.S. civilian technical team in September, 2007.   More 
advanced training is been planned. 
 
4. (U) In his public comments the Ambassador said the significance 
of the radars from the US perspective:  "The U.S. hopes these radars 
will help send a message to the LTTE that it will be harder and 
harder for them to re-arm themselves and continue their murderous 
activities and that now is the time to lay down their arms and 
renounce terrorism.  But such a strategy will only work if the 
government of Sri Lanka does its part to seek a peaceful solution. 
While the United States supports Sri Lanka's right to defend itself 
against terrorism, military action by itself will not end this 
terrible conflict that has divided your beautiful country for 25 
years.  The answer in our view lies in a negotiated settlement that 
will meet the aspirations of the Tamil, Sinhalese and Muslim 
communities."  The Ambassador also noted the importance the U.S. 
attaches to human rights:  "Let me also take this opportunity to 
urge the Government of Sri Lanka to respect fully human rights. 
There is great concern in the U.S. about the human rights situation 
in Sri Lanka.  Continued human rights abuses are likely to 
jeopardize the kind of cooperation we are commemorating today." 
 
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Next Steps 
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COLOMBO 00001534  002 OF 002 
 
 
 
5. (SBU) In FY 08 the Government of Sri Lanka is in negotiations to 
purchase High Frequency Surface Wave Radars (HFSWR) from Raytheon 
Canada to increase the surveillance capability on the south coast. 
The GSA has also requested a HFSWR from Raytheon U.S. for the west 
coast under U.S. National Defense Authorization Act, Section 1206. 
The Commander expressed his hope that the Canadian radar would be 
operational and fully linked into the two operations centers funded 
by the US by the end of the first quarter of calendar year 2008. 
 
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Indian Fishermen Still A Gap 
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6. (SBU) Asked how he expects the LTTE to react to the new 
capabilities of the Sri Lankan Navy provided by the U.S., the 
Commander predicted that the LTTE would likely increase its reliance 
on supplies from Indian fishermen who fish in the waters south of 
the Jaffna peninsula and north of Mannar.  He showed the US 
delegation photographs of the hundreds of Indian fishing boats that 
fish on a daily basis in that area, many of them inside the 
territorial waters of Sri Lanka.  The Sri Lankan Navy does not have 
the capability to search all of these vessels, some of which land 
supplies for the LTTE, others which rendezvous with LTTE vessels at 
sea.  He commented that the Sri Lankan Government meets twice a year 
with the Indian Government to try to address this problem but has 
made little headway.