MEK DETAINEES: TURKEY NONCOMMITTAL, CONSIDERING

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DEPT. FOR NEA/NGA JOST AND EUR/SE;
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/01/2024
TAGS: PTER PHUM IR IZ TU
SUBJECT: MEK DETAINEES: TURKEY NONCOMMITTAL, CONSIDERING
WHETHER TO SEND TEAM TO CAMP ASHRAF

REF: STATE 107318


(U) Classified by Political-Military Counselor Timothy A.
Betts. Reasons 1.4 b and d.



1. (C) PolMilOff and ConOff delivered Reftel demarche along
with list of names of MEK detainees claiming ties to Turkey
to MFA Iraq Department Head Serra Kileli June 1. Kileli said
she would circulate the information to the relevant GOT
authorities (MFA Terrorism, Refugee and Immigration
Departments and the Ministry of Interior) without editorial
comment and seek their views. However, she said that
personally, she doubted Turkey would choose to send a team to
visit Camp Ashraf based on such sparse and vague information.
She added that someone in the GOT might know something about
one or more of the individuals or a decision might be made to
look into the cases on humanitarian grounds, but she was
skeptical. Kileli said she would try to get a definitive
answer to us as soon as possible.



2. (U) Baghdad minimize considered.
EDELMAN