l) As discussed in a telephone conversation with a research officer, the latest Country Profile on Sri Lanka is not yet available for distribution. Please check with the research officer at a later date.

2) For information on the Burghers, please see the attached documentation. No further information is currently available to the IRBDC.

3) No information is currently available to the IRBDC regarding JVP activities in Hikkaduwa.

4) There are no recent press reports or reports from Amnesty International, currently available to the IRBDC, which address the safety of repatriated Sri Lankans. A spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee's office in Ottawa states that it is still the UNHCR's policy to discourage the repatriation of Sri Lankans.