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Google and sitemap problems

A unique problem has emerged with the sitemap.xml for Google.
the following error line keeps coming up in Google Webmaster tools in the Optimization/Sitemap section
 Index: /sitemap.xml
This Sitemap index was submitted Jun 22, 2013, and processed Jun 22, 2013.
URLs ready for crawling. More information.
Sitemaps in this index
      
Sitemap errors Index errors
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Sitemap
      Type      Processed      Issues      Items      Submitted      Indexed
/custom/domain_2/sitemap/index.xml
I have done the following to no avail
1. Delete the sitemap from Google and re-added it but the message keeps coming up.
2.  I have checked in the directories on the site and the      index.xml is no longer there because I located it and deleted it BEFORE  taking the steps above.
3.  When I do a Sitemap test   this message comes up
Sitemaps
      
Sitemap: /sitemap.xml
Type: Sitemap index
Number of children in this Sitemap index 1
Error details: No errors found.
4.  when I go back to view the sitemap area  there is still the same message displaying as in 1 above.
This after I have refreshed the page and AFTER I have done a Google fetch.

I cannot understand what is going on.  All this takes place after the submission of the sitemap has moved on from the "Pending" state.
Can you help solve this please?
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Thanks.  
Does the Fetch as Google not constitute a site crawl?
No I think it just uses cache from the last crawl to simulate the action.

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thank you for your prompt responses