GOT REQUESTS ADDITIONAL CHANGE TO DRAFT CFE HOST

UNCLAS ANKARA 005196

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM KCFE TU
SUBJECT: GOT REQUESTS ADDITIONAL CHANGE TO DRAFT CFE HOST
COUNTRY AGREEMENT TEXT

REF: A. ANKARA 3060

B. STATE 107112

(U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly.


1. (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 3.


2. (SBU) On Sept. 13, MFA Deputy Director General for
Disarmament and Arms Control Haluk Ilicak sent PolMilCouns a
proposed change to the draft CFE Host Country Agreement text.
The GOT seeks to add a new Article V at the end of the
agreement. Proposed Turkish change follows:

BEGIN TEXT:


V.

The provisions of this Note and the reply of the Embassy of
the United States of America, which shall constitute an
agreement, are without prejudice to CFE and CFE Protocol on
Inspection.

END TEXT


3. (U) Action request: Please advise if the Turkish proposal
is acceptable to the USG.
EDELMAN