Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
03ANKARA5073
2003-08-11 13:30:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:
GOT WILL LIKELY SUPPORT USG PROPOSALS AT MTCR
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 005073
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR NP/CBM
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/11/2013
TAGS: PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA FR BA TU
SUBJECT: GOT WILL LIKELY SUPPORT USG PROPOSALS AT MTCR
PLENARY
REF: SECSTATE 229032
C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 005073
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR NP/CBM
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/11/2013
TAGS: PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA FR BA TU
SUBJECT: GOT WILL LIKELY SUPPORT USG PROPOSALS AT MTCR
PLENARY
REF: SECSTATE 229032
1. (U) Classified by Acting Pol-Mil Counselor Harry Kamian.
Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d).
2. (C) On August 8, polmiloff passed reftel paper to Omur
Yurdakul, First Secretary in the MFA's Disarmament
Department. Yurdakul indicated that the GOT would likely
support all three reftel proposals at the MTCR plenary.
Yurdakul also noted that the GOT is working to implement
catch-all controls officially, but that it already, in
practice, acts as if such controls are on the books.
3. (U) Yurdakul said that the head of the Turkish delegation
to the MTCR plenary will be the Turkish Ambassador to
Argentina. Yurdakul will attend for the MFA. Five other
officials from Ankara will also attend: two from the Turkish
General Staff, one from the Ministry of National Defense, one
from the Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade, and one from the
Customs department.
DEUTSCH
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR NP/CBM
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/11/2013
TAGS: PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA FR BA TU
SUBJECT: GOT WILL LIKELY SUPPORT USG PROPOSALS AT MTCR
PLENARY
REF: SECSTATE 229032
1. (U) Classified by Acting Pol-Mil Counselor Harry Kamian.
Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d).
2. (C) On August 8, polmiloff passed reftel paper to Omur
Yurdakul, First Secretary in the MFA's Disarmament
Department. Yurdakul indicated that the GOT would likely
support all three reftel proposals at the MTCR plenary.
Yurdakul also noted that the GOT is working to implement
catch-all controls officially, but that it already, in
practice, acts as if such controls are on the books.
3. (U) Yurdakul said that the head of the Turkish delegation
to the MTCR plenary will be the Turkish Ambassador to
Argentina. Yurdakul will attend for the MFA. Five other
officials from Ankara will also attend: two from the Turkish
General Staff, one from the Ministry of National Defense, one
from the Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade, and one from the
Customs department.
DEUTSCH