FLEEING IRAQI OFFICIALS LIST: TURKS SAY NO

S E C R E T ANKARA 002710

SIPDIS


E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/25/2013
TAGS: MARR MOPS PARM PREL TU IZ
SUBJECT: FLEEING IRAQI OFFICIALS LIST: TURKS SAY NO
SAFEHAVEN HERE


REF: STATE 102827



1. (U) Classified by Political-Military Counselor Stuart
Brown. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d).



2. (S) On April 24, Polmiloff delivered ref demarche to
MFA/Middle East Department Ferhat Alkan. Alkan promised to
deliver it at once to MFA DG for Middle East Affairs Tahsin
Burcuoglu, who had been notified by DCM that the list would
be forthcoming. Alkan also said that the list would be
passed to FM Gul as well as other appropriate GOT Ministries.
Alkan said that he would convey USG urgency over this matter
and added that his government shares our concern that such
individuals not be provided safehaven, asylum or assistance
of any kind.
PEARSON