PSI: IMMINENT MISSILE-RELATED TRANSFER TO IRAN VIA

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SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR NP/CBM, EUR/SE, EUR/PRA

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/16/2015
TAGS: ETTC IR PARM PREL TU MTCRE
SUBJECT: PSI: IMMINENT MISSILE-RELATED TRANSFER TO IRAN VIA
TURKEY

REF: STATE 90899

INFO FOR MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME

Classified By: Classified By: Ambassador Eric S. Edelman, reason 1.4 b/
d.


1. (S) EXBS Adviser delivered reftel talking points/non-paper
to MFA Head of Department for Arms Control and Disarmament
Osman Yavuzalp the morning of May 17, 2005. Yavuzalp thanked
us for the information and informed us that he would
immediately pass the information to appropriate government
officials. The Ambassador subsequently spoke with MFA Deputy
Under Secretary Nabi Sensoy who had not yet heard about EXBS
Advisor's demarche. Sensoy said he understood the urgency of
the matter and that Ankara would "do what it could." Even if
this were not going to Iran, Sensoy continued, Turkey takes
nonproliferation seriously and would want to do the right
thing.


2. (S) We understand that UK Ambassador is making a parallel
demarche in the afternoon of May 17.

EDELMAN