Cablegate: India Favors Parallel Demarche to Sri Lanka
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SUBJECT: INDIA FAVORS PARALLEL DEMARCHE TO SRI LANKA
REF: A. STATE 93949
B. NEW DELHI 4101
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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.
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