Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
05ANKARA1129
2005-03-03 14:59:00
SECRET
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:
NRDC REPORT: TURKS REAFFIRM COMMITMENT TO "NEITHER
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S E C R E T ANKARA 001129
SIPDIS
USNATO FOR DPDN (ELA),USNMR PASS TO SHAPE J-3/J-5
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/24/2015
TAGS: MNUC TU
SUBJECT: NRDC REPORT: TURKS REAFFIRM COMMITMENT TO "NEITHER
CONFIRM NOR DENY"
REF: STATE 32482
Classified By: Counselor for Political-Military Affairs Timothy A. Bett
s for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
(S) PolMilOff delivered reftel demarche March 2 to Alper
Coskun, MFA Head of Department for NATO Military Affairs.
Coskun responded that Turkey had been among the first Allies
to note the NRDC Report, and to reaffirm its commitment to
NATO's "neither confirm nor deny" (NCND) policy. He said
that Turkey is in full agreement with the HLG Chairman's
letter. Coskun noted that the GOT has deployed NCND in
response to numerous press inquiries about special munitions
in Turkey.
EDELMAN
SIPDIS
USNATO FOR DPDN (ELA),USNMR PASS TO SHAPE J-3/J-5
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/24/2015
TAGS: MNUC TU
SUBJECT: NRDC REPORT: TURKS REAFFIRM COMMITMENT TO "NEITHER
CONFIRM NOR DENY"
REF: STATE 32482
Classified By: Counselor for Political-Military Affairs Timothy A. Bett
s for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
(S) PolMilOff delivered reftel demarche March 2 to Alper
Coskun, MFA Head of Department for NATO Military Affairs.
Coskun responded that Turkey had been among the first Allies
to note the NRDC Report, and to reaffirm its commitment to
NATO's "neither confirm nor deny" (NCND) policy. He said
that Turkey is in full agreement with the HLG Chairman's
letter. Coskun noted that the GOT has deployed NCND in
response to numerous press inquiries about special munitions
in Turkey.
EDELMAN