PSI: TURKISH RESPONSE ON SHARING MISSILE-RELATED

S E C R E T ANKARA 003260 SIPDIS STATE FOR EUR/SE AND NP/CBM INFO TO MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/09/2015 TAGS: PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA TU MTCRE SUBJECT: PSI: TURKISH RESPONSE ON SHARING MISSILE-RELATED TRANSFER TO IRAN WITH CHINA (S) REF: A. STATE 107150 ¶B. LONDON 4801 ¶C. ANKARA 3053 ¶D. STATE 99755 Classified By: Charge James R. Moore for reasons 1.4 (b),(c) and (d). ¶1. (S) Per ref a request, Post coordinated with the UK mission in Ankara to deliver a joint demarche to MFA Deputy Under Secretary for Multilateral Affairs Ambassador Nabi Sensoy on June 9 to request that Turkey share with China copies of both the legitimate and the false invoice related to the aluminum shipment destined for Iran via Turkey. At the request of UK Ambassador Peter Westmacott, because of the urgency of the issue and the Ambassador's inavailability until late in the day, Charge called D U/S Sensoy to pass the message in the morning and UK Ambassador followed up with a call in the afternoon. ¶2. (S) D U/S Sensoy told Charge that Turkey did not want to deal directly with China on this issue but was willing to share both invoices with the US and the UK. In fact, according to Sensoy, the documents had already been shared with the UK mission in Ankara. (Note: Post subsequently confirmed that both documents had been passed to the UK through intelligence channels with the caveat that they not/not be shared. End Note.) Deputy Director General for Disarmament and Arms Control Bulent Meric notified Charge in the afternoon that the Turkish government had granted approval for the UK to release the two invoices to China without attribution. We understand that the same message was passed to UK Ambassador Westmacott. Further reporting on this issue is available through RMAS channels. MOORE