HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW: COMSOCEUR PROPOSES

C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 007876 SIPDIS STATE FOR PM/ISO, DRL, INR AND EUR/SE E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/01/2005 TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR TU SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW: COMSOCEUR PROPOSES POSTPONING JOINT COMBINED EXCHANGE TRAINING (JCET) VETTING REQUEST REF: A. A) COMSOCEUR VAIHINGEN R 120954Z DEC 03 ¶B. B) ANKARA 7627 AND PREVIOUS ¶1. (U) Classified by Political Military Counselor Timothy Betts. Reasons: 1.5b and d. ¶2. (C) Ref A notes that COMSEOCEUR has proposed postponing a JCET (Joint Combined Exchange Training) in Turkey (ref b) from February-March 2004 timeframe to June-July 2004 timeframe. ¶3. (C) ODC Ankara has notified the Turkish General Staff (TGS) of COMSOCEUR's desire to postpone the JCET and has requested TGS's views on the proposed alternate dates by NLT January 16, 2003. ¶4. (C) Once COMSOCEUR and the TGS have agreed on dates for the JCET, the Embassy will advise the Department and request that the Department resume the required vetting process as requested in ref b. EDELMAN