According to the attached 23 June 1997 fax sent by the High Commission of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in Ottawa,

The replacement Identity Card will bear the date it has been issued (current date), irrespective of whether a National Identity Card was issued to him earlier. It is compulsory to affix a recent photograph of the individual to enable identification... .

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.

Reference

High Commission of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Ottawa. 23 June 1997. Fax sent to the DIRB by Minister-Counsellor.

Attachment

High Commission of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Ottawa. 23 June 1997. Fax sent to the DIRB by Minister-Counsellor.

Additional Sources Consulted

Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports (WNC).

MIRJE [Movement for Inter-Racial Justice and Equality] Update [Colombo]. Monthly. May 1997.

Notes from the 2 May 1997 IRB-hosted conference on Sri Lanka, Toronto.
The Refugee Council, London. February 1997.

Protection Denied: Sri Lankan Tamils, the Home Office and the Forgotten Civil War

US Committee for Refugees (USCR). March 1997.

Conflict and Displacement in Sri Lanka.

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