TURKS MAY HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT CBW PROTECTIVE GEAR

S E C R E T ANKARA 001511 SIPDIS EUR FOR PASCOE; NEA FOR CROCKER; ALSO FOR EUR/SE AND NEA/NGA E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/09/2013 TAGS: PREL SOCI MCAP TU IZ SUBJECT: TURKS MAY HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT CBW PROTECTIVE GEAR FOR NORTHERN IRAQ REF: A. STATE 61832 ¶B. ANKARA 1486 (U) Classified by DCM Robert Deutsch. Reasons 1.5 B and D. (S) MFA Director General for Middle Eastern Affairs Tahsin Burcuoglu told DCM March 10 that the MFA had forwarded the list of PPE for northern Iraq to the TGS. Noting that the list seemed to include more commo gear than protective equipment, he said the list did not mean much to the MFA. He suspected the TGS might have some questions or requests for clarification about the list. PEARSON