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	SLMM Society of Layerists in Multi-Media
		The purpose of SLMM is to offer creative artists a holistic way to relate to one another, as differentiated from the academic structure of professional artists’ associations based on a single medium, such as watercolor, pastel or sculpture.
		SLMM is a society of equals designed to encourage creative expression and dynamic growth.
		SLMM’s annual meetings are opportunities for interaction among members, for adventures, stimulus, conversation, slide viewing of Full and Associate members' work, and visits with fellow members and guests.
	www.slmm.org (644 words)

	SRI LANKA MONITOR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		THE Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM), in its report on the sinking of a Chinese trawler on 3 March off the coast of Mullaitivu District, says that ‘armed elements’, not recognized by the government or the LTTE, may be responsible.
		SLMM reports that these criminal elements pose a serious threat to the peace process and should be disarmed, but has not identified them.
		Tryggve Tellefson, the President accused the SLMM of failing to conduct an impartial enquiry and attempting to equate the LTTE with the sovereign state of Sri Lanka.
	www.refugeecouncil.org.uk /infocentre/country/srilanka_archive/2003/april2003/slmm.html (356 words)

	Front Page
		This is the full text of the SLMM ruling: Since neither party informed the SLMM in due time about the incident SLMM was not in a position to monitor the event and the possibility to prevent the escalation was missed.
		The fate of the crew of the tanker is unknown to SLMM.
		SLMM concludes that LTTE violated the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10th December, 1982 by not flying an appropriate flag and having official, visible identification.
	www.sundaytimes.lk /030629/front/slmm.htm (698 words)

	SLMM - free-definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		SLMM consists of members from the five Nordic countries, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland.
		The SLMM mandate is to monitor the cease fire between the LTTE and the Sri Lankan government.
		SLMM has its Headquarters in Colombo, and has six District Offices (DO)in the North and East: Mannar, Jaffna, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Ampara and Vavuniya, as well as a Liaison Office in Killinochchi.
	www.free-definition.com /SLMM.html (321 words)

	Sri Lanka: Fifth round of talks: Wickremasinghe’s government acts in a responsible manner. Update 43.
		SLMM should be responsible for the three LTTE cadres and transport them in a SLMM vehicle to the LTTE controlled territory.
		It was agreed between the SLMM Monitors and the officer in charge of the SLN vessel, that due to these conditions, the trawler should be towed closer to the island of Delft.
		The SLMM monitors stayed on the trawler with the LTTE cadres and stated that they would stay with them all the time and they would not be handed over to the SLN.
	www.saag.org /notes2/note176.html (3505 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - Security (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The LTTE has given this assurance to the SLMM after the district heads of the SLMM raised the issue with the LTTE political wing leaders headed by S.P. Thamilselvan at their meeting in Kilinochchi yesterday.
		The district heads of the SLMM has brought this matter up as one of the burning issues as they were frequently denied access to some LTTE controlled areas recently.
		SLMM Spokeswoman Agnes Bragadottir told the Daily News yesterday the SLMM Chief, District Head of Missions had a 'positive and constructive' meeting with the LTTE Political Wing leader S.P. Thamilselvan and all Political Wing leaders to have improved cooperation between the two parties.
	www.dailynews.lk /2003/09/29/sec01.html (286 words)

	The Hindu : Sinking of vessel: SLMM blames LTTE, Govt.
		The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) today faulted both the Navy and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam for not informing it of the March 10 engagement on high seas, in which a rebel merchant vessel was sunk.
		The SLMM said that as neither the Government nor the Tigers had proved their version, "holding only one party responsible for this incident is not possible".
		This was "disappointing" as both the parties had set up the SLMM "to conduct impartial verification, inquiries into alleged violations and to assist them in the settlement of any dispute that might arise".
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2003/03/18/stories/2003031804811200.htm (328 words)

	LankaWeb News
		SLMM inquiry team also met and questioned three servicemen of the SLNS Sayura, that were wounded in this incident, on their return from sea early morning 11th March.
		Asked why SLMM was not informed and a monitor called to the scene, the Navy Commander, members of the Eastern Naval Command and the Captain of SLNS Sayura have stated that they did not know it was a LTTE vessel but were only informed about a "suspicious gun running vessel".
		It is the assessment of SLMM that both parties had enough time to inform the SLMM and to request SLMM to take immediate actions on this matter before the situation escalated and the actual confrontation took place.
	www.lankaweb.com /news/items03/200303-3.html (1494 words)

	Online edition of Sunday Observer - Business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		SLMM officials are scheduled to convene a meeting between LTTE local leaders and senior citizens of the Muslim community in Muttur today to finalise measures to restore normalcy in the area.
		SLMM spokesman Teitur Tokelson told the Sunday Observer that today's meeting would be chaired by the head of the SLMM office in Trincomalee Abtel Burkan and that the leader of the LTTE's political office in Trincomalee Tilak, Mosque leaders and several citizens from the Muslim community in Muttur would take part in it.
		The SLMM spokesman said the situation in Muttur was now under control and that today's meeting is expected to stabilise the situation further.
	www.sundayobserver.lk /2003/04/20/securitylead.html (343 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Status of Mission Agreement (SOMA) on the establishment and management of ...
		The premises of the SLMM shall be inviolable.
		All members of the SLMM shall be accorded the same immunities and privileges as are accorded to diplomatic agents under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 18 April 1961.
		Privileges and immunities are accorded to the SLMM and its members in the interests of efficient and independent fulfillment of the Mission's tasks and not for the personal benefit of the individuals concerned.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MHII-68ZAWR?OpenDocument (1201 words)

	Daily Mirror Online : Front Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		However the head of the SLMM does not have the authority to interpret the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
		Similarly, SLMM has no proof if the cargo of the LTTE vessel was warlike material, like the Government of Sri Lanka has stated, or diesel, as the LTTE has stated, the report said.
		SLMM inquiry team also met and questioned three SLNS Sayura servicemen who were wounded in this incident, on their return from sea early March 11.
	www.dailymirror.lk /2003/03/18/frontpage/1.html (1446 words)

	In The Media - SLMM gets tough with LTTE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		SLMM chief Trond Furuhovde has had stern words with LTTE Political Wing leader S. Thamilselvan about the LTTE’s scant respect for truce monitors and the lack of cooperation with the SLMM in its attempts to carry out its duties.
		Trincomalee district SLMM chief Dagfinn Aadnanes in a letter to the North East Sinhala organisation which held a protest campaign about the detention of the two homeguards said that they had not been able to find out more details, other than what was available with the police.
		Meanwhile, the SLMM head told The Sunday Times that the threat of war was ‘very much there’ and that the lack of police investigations was the main cause why the SLMM could not pin the recent spate of killings in the east and in Colombo on the LTTE.
	www.peaceinsrilanka.org /InsideNews/news.asp?newsID=2855 (400 words)

	News India-Times.com, Online Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Hagrup Haukland, deputy head of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM), said on July 15 that the team was “rethinking” its supervision of guerrilla movement in the seas off the north and east of the island.
		SLMM chief Trond Furuhovde was scheduled to meet S.P. Tamilchelvan, head of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s (LTTE) political section wing, on July 16 to discuss the incident, officials said.
		SLMM called it “a serious violation” of the February ceasefire agreement brokered by Oslo between the government and the rebel LTTE.
	www.newsindia-times.com /2002/07/26/sa-top15.html (489 words)

	Daily Mirror Online : Front Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The SLMM will today commence a survey of the area to verify the LTTE claim that areas south west of Mutur and Kinniya came under its control, as the LTTE has disregarded the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission's rulings on the Wan-ella camp in Kinniya.
		The SLMM decision to physically survey the area was taken after extensive talks yesterday between SLMM chief Maj. Tryggve Tellefsen and the LTTE political wing leader S.P. Thamilchelvan at the LTTE headquarters in Kilinochchi.
		The SLMM spokesman said that this was "jeopardising the whole process" but noted that the LTTE continues to deny any involvement in them.
	www.dailymirror.lk /2003/07/15/frontpage/1.html (645 words)

	ZNet \| South Asia \| Political Killings in Sri Lanka
		The SLMM is tasked with inquiring into complaints made by the parties and the people of Sri Lanka, and assisting parties in the settlement of disputes.5 It has no executive power.
		It is important for both the Norwegian government and the SLMM to publicly acknowledge and condemn this, and for serious investigations to be conducted into all such incidents, both to bring perpetrators to justice and as part of a strategy to stop future violence.
		Reggie reportedly told the SLMM that someone else was responsible for the crime and had dumped the body in Kalmadu to put the blame on the LTTE and the Tamil community.
	www.zmag.org /content/print_article.cfm?itemID=4033§ionID=32 (3389 words)

	Tamil Canadian Services: Tamil Eelam
		SLMM considers the incident as a serious crime and as a terrorist act, and strongly condemns the attack resulting in the loss of 17 lives.
		SLMM extends its condolences to the families of those whose lives were lost.
		SLMM wants to state very clearly that it is not pointing at specific political parties or groups known to the Government and LTTE at this time.
	www.tamilcanadian.com /pageview.php?ID=1714&SID=39 (1367 words)

	Sri Lankan High Commission - Canada
		SLMM has during the last months accepted delays in implementation of certain issues and it is good to see that both parties have shown a mutual understanding for that and are still moving forward.”
		The absence of SLMM at the opening ceremonies for the A5 road was an important sign of the fact that the parties can also communicate and cooperate without the assistance of a third party.
		SLMM believes that The LTTE will realize the tremendous negative impact this is having on their organization both in the eyes of the public in Sri Lanka and Internationally.
	www.srilankahcottawa.org /pressrelease/pr_SLMM4.htm (901 words)

	SLMM deny using force to remove LTTE camp - Sify.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Hagrup Haukland, the SLMM deputy chief, said they wanted the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to remove the Wan Ela camp in the northeastern district of Trincomalee by the end of the week, warning the tigers not to jeopardise the ceasefire deal.
		SLMM chief Triggve Teleffsen, a retired Norwegian army general, met with the LTTE's political wing leader, S. Thamilselvan, earlier this month to discuss uneasy relations between monitors and the Tigers.
		The SLMM has already complained that the LTTE was in breach of the ceasefire by denying access to independent monitors as well as building the new camp in a government-held area of the Trincomalee district.
	sify.com /news/international/fullstory.php?id=13213073 (489 words)

	LTTE denied SL Monitoring Mission entry fourteen times, rules SLMM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM), truce monitors that have been mandated to observe the Cease-fire Agreement (CFA) in Sri Lanka, say that LTTE within a matter of nearly three years (1st February 2002-31 December 2004) have violated the CFA fourteen times by denying the SLMM of its free movement.
		The SLMM has officially ruled that the LTTE during past 34 months (February 2003 – 31 December 2004) has violated the CFA agreement 2668 times whereas the government security forces and the police, according to the SLMM figures, had done so 115 times.
		SLMM ruled that government authorities violated CFA provisions 44 times by way of ‘Harassment’ but no other major violations have been reported, though the number of instances of such violations remains as follows.
	www.army.lk /News_Reports/2005/February/181.htm (331 words)

	news03 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		SLMM spokesman Agnes Bragadottir said that they had not been vested with powers to investigate criminal activities and it was done by the Secretariat for Co-ordinating the Peace Process (SCOPS) which comes under the direct purview of the Prime Minister.
		Former SLMM spokesman Teitur Torkelsson prior to his departure maintained that steps had been taken to collect information of these killings via the SLMM sub-offices located in Jaffna, Mannar, Vavuniya, Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Ampara work in which had now come to a standstill.
		When ‘The Island’ contacted the SLMM spokesman based in Trincomalee he said that reports pertaining to the matter were confidential and such reports would be submitted only to the SLMM headquarters.
	www.island.lk /2003/06/04/news03.htm (432 words)

	Miltary Equipment Guides -MINE_67 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Service SLMM is a self-propelled bottom mine with a capability that permits it to be covertly placed in a predetermined bottom planting location.
		The training SLMM is used to provide a means for submarine personnel to develop the proficiency required to plant the mine in a minefield.
		The training SLMM also uses the Body, Mine Main Assembly Mk 4 for propulsion, modified so it does not flood at end of run and so the energized training battery does not run the propulsion motor when first mated to the main body.
	www.military.com /Resources/EQG/EQGmain?file=MINE_67&cat=o&lev=2 (321 words)

	Asia Times - Tigers place monitors on the spot
		The multinational Sri Lankan Monitoring Mission (SLMM), as the monitors are called, ruled as early as June 26 that a new Tiger camp in Manirasakulam in the northeastern Trincomalee district lies in government-controlled territory - and must be removed.
		The SLMM is still waiting for the reaction of S P Thamilselvan, leader of the LTTE's political wing, to its latest communication on the matter.
		The government and the SLMM moved quickly to dismiss reports that the use of force was an option.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/South_Asia/EH08Df02.html (1040 words)

	Welcome to UTHR, Sri Lanka
		The Head of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) in Batticalao, Lars Tidbeck,has asked the LTTE to stop harassing the public."The SLMM is much concerned about the harassment of the members of the public in Batticaloa district by the LTTE," Tidbeck said in a press release today.
		SLMM is under fire from human rights activists and the media for not doing enough to stop abductions, child conscription and harassment in the east.
		Asked what powers are available to the SLMM under the Ceasefire Agreement to stop or censure violations of the MoU, Mr Haukland, Deputy Head of Mission said: "The only power we have is to strongly recommend to settle the problem by peaceful means; and also to come up with recommendations if they want it".
	www.uthr.org /Statements/press.htm (3155 words)

	Online edition of Sunday Observer - Business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The question is not the SLMM's commitment or sincerity, but that the truce monitors are powerless to act when one party or the other violates the agreement.
		While describing that the SLMM would do international verification through on-site monitoring, the agreement states:"It is however understood that the effect of the SLMM will depend on the parties' commitment to abide with the recommendations of the SLMM".
		The presence of the SLMM, it was expected, would dissuade both parties from ceasefire violations due to negative local and international publicity.
	www.sundayobserver.lk /2004/08/29/fea11.html (604 words)

	BBCSinhala.com
		SLMM spokesman Helen Olaffsdottir told the BBC that the boat was fired at about 0400GMT off the LTTE-controlled coastal area.
		There was a naval monitor from SLMM also on board, she said.
		But the SLMM said the monitor who was on board confirmed that Sri Lanka navy did not fire at the LTTE at all.
	www.bbc.co.uk /sinhala/news/story/2005/04/050405_ltte_slmm.shtml (329 words)

	Current Affairs
		The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) said that at this point of time the LTTE has to do better in adhering to the Ceasefire Agreement, considering the high number of complaints and violations concerning abduction and underage recruitment.
		SLMM is still inquiring into these cases and has not yet ruled if they are violations or non-violations of the Ceasefire Agreement.
		SLMM is confident that the LTTE will find a solution to this matter because they are very much committed to the Ceasefire Agreement and the Peace Process.
	www.priu.gov.lk /news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200208/20020815sri_lanka_monitoring_mission.htm (597 words)

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