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Tigers to seek withdrawal of troops
Demands to withdraw security forces from the NorthEast and a mechanism to oversee the resettlement and rehabilitation of displaced Tamils are sure to be among demands Tiger guerrillas will place before the UNF government when they respond to the latter's latest proposals for an Interim Administration.

A fore warning that these demands will be included came in the main story of the official LTTE Tamil monthly Viduthalai Pulikal (Liberation Tigers). The report, reproduced in the official website of the LTTE Peace Secretariat (http:

//www.lttepeacesecretariat.com) says its response would be placed before the Government before the end of September. It makes clear that "the future of the CFA (ceasefire agreement) and its survival will depend on the GOSL's (Government of Sri Lanka) reply."

Pointing out that the ceasefire agreement declared about one and half years ago is aiming to seek a peaceful solution to the racial and ethnic violence against the Tamils, the report says:

"One of the aims of this agreement is to remove the Sri Lankan armed forces and their bases in the North East. Further it was hoped that the Tamils displaced from their homes by the army occupation would return to their homes, to lead a peaceful life, without any military atrocities and interference. However, this didn't materialize. Similarly, the organization created to oversee the resettlement and rehabilitation of displaced persons (SIHRN) has ceased to function before it started.

"In this state the LTTE sought an Interim Administration with authority to administer the work in the North East. The Government of Sri Lanka responded by forwarding three proposals, one after another.

“The LTTE rejected the first two proposals as they did not contain adequate authority and facility to execute the functions. With the commitment to continue with the Ceasefire Agreement, the LTTE decided to consider the third proposal without rejecting it outright."

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