AUSTRALIA GROUP SPRAYER NON-PAPER SHARED WITH GOT

C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 003023 SIPDIS DEPT FOR NP/CBM E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/09/2013 TAGS: ETTC PARM PREL TU SUBJECT: AUSTRALIA GROUP SPRAYER NON-PAPER SHARED WITH GOT REF: STATE 106333 (U) Classified by Acting Economic Counselor Robert Silverman for reasons 1.5 B, D and E. (C) Econoff delivered reftel non-paper on the U.S. proposal to control certain aerosol sprayers in the Australia Group to Tevfik Mengu, Director General for Agreements at the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat, and to Mehmet Gucuk, MFA Deputy Director General for Bilateral Economic Affairs. Neither had immediate comment on the proposal, but both stated that they would share the document with relevant experts in their ministries and pass any comments to Embassy. PEARSON