MFA REQUESTS SMALLPOX/ANTHRAX VACCINES

C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 000944

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SECDEF FOR OUSD-P/ISP/TSPCP/CTR


E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/03/2008
TAGS: AMED ASEC AMGT MARR PREL TU
SUBJECT: MFA REQUESTS SMALLPOX/ANTHRAX VACCINES

REF: A. 02 STATE 256691

B. 02 STATE 256701


(U) Classified by DCM Robert Deutsch for reasons 1.5 (B) and
(D)


(C) Polmiloff delivered refs A and B to MFA Iraq desk officer
Ferhat Alkan on December 13 and subsequently learned that the
information had been passed to MFA's International Political
Organizations Department. Meeting with Econoff on February
4, Feza Ozturk, MFA Department Head for International
Political Organizations, provided the GOT's response to ref B
offer of access to U.S. smallpox and anthrax vaccines.
Ozturk stated that the GOT would like to receive vaccines for
30,000 persons for smallpox and 70,000 persons for anthrax.
The GOT would dedicate vaccine for 20,000 military personnel
for both smallpox and anthrax from these amounts, and would
also be interested in receiving a civilian/military expert
team to discuss the vaccines. Ozturk also requested
confirmation that there would be no charge to Turkey for the
vaccines.
PEARSON