WikiLeaks reveals Norway was concerned over Marxist JVP's 'ugly' campaign against their role

The anti-Norwegian campaign launched by Sri Lanka's Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) during the latter part of 2004 had caused much concern to the Norwegians according to a US cable that has been released by WikiLeaks.


The confidential US document released by the WikiLeaks has revealed that in late 2004, the Norwegians were increasingly concerned by the 'ugly' JVP-orchestrated campaign against their role in the peace process.

The US document states that the situation is exacerbated by the then President Chandrika Kumaratunga's reluctance to "pull the JVP into line," and adds that then Norwegian Ambassador in Colombo Hans Brattskar has said that "he and Oslo were becoming increasingly concerned about and exasperated with the escalating anti-Norwegian rhetoric, (also directed against the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission, "SLMM") which is clearly being orchestrated by the JVP.

The document also states that Oslo is also "fed up" with the Sri Lankan government's "lukewarm" response to the JVP campaign.

According to the cable, in a letter the JVP has accused Norway of active support and training for the LTTE Sea Tigers, which the US Embassy called "an old canard that resurfaces periodically in the media."

Further JVP has charged that the Norwegians are pursuing an agenda of active support for the LTTE against the government by "aiding and abetting Tiger terrorism in devious ways in the name of facilitating peace and thus white washing crimes against humanity including forced conscription of children and participating in LTTE propaganda efforts."


Read herethe full text of the cable.