VZCZCXRO4150
RR RUEHMA RUEHPA
DE RUEHFN #0376 1641533
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 131533Z JUN 07
FM AMEMBASSY FREETOWN
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1148
INFO RUEHZK/ECOWAS COLLECTIVE

UNCLAS FREETOWN 000376 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR AF/W, G/TIP 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KCRM KWMN KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG ELAB SL
SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS TIP REPORT 
 
REF: SECSTATE 78727 
 
¶1. On June 12, the Ambassador delivered reftel points and a 
copy of the 2007 report to Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
Director General Ambassador Umaru Wurie. The Ambassador 
explained why Sierra Leone received a Tier Two ranking and 
encouraged the GOSL to continue its efforts against 
trafficking. Wurie responded the GOSL is making progress but 
remains constrained by limited resources. He pledged the 
GOSL's continuing commitment to combat trafficking. Wurie 
said the recent passage of the Child Rights Act (septel) will 
provide additional protection to children who are vulnerable 
to trafficking. 
 
¶2. In a separate meeting on the same date, the Ambassador 
informed Vice President Solomon Berewa and Foreign Minister 
Momodu Koroma of Sierra Leone's Tier Two ranking and delivery 
of the report to the Director General of Foreign Affairs. 
HULL