Identifier
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05ANKARA6449
2005-10-26 15:32:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:  

TURKEY CONSIDERING SUPPORTING PAK MI-17 HELICOPTER

Tags:  AEMR ASEC EAID PGOV PREF MASS PK TU NATO 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 006449 

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/24/2015
TAGS: AEMR ASEC EAID PGOV PREF MASS PK TU NATO
SUBJECT: TURKEY CONSIDERING SUPPORTING PAK MI-17 HELICOPTER
OPERATIONS

REF: A. STATE 196411


B. SPRING-EUR DESK OFFICERS E-MAIL OF OCT.25

Classified By: Political Military Counselor Timothy A. Betts for reason
s 1.4 (B) and (D)

C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 006449

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/24/2015
TAGS: AEMR ASEC EAID PGOV PREF MASS PK TU NATO
SUBJECT: TURKEY CONSIDERING SUPPORTING PAK MI-17 HELICOPTER
OPERATIONS

REF: A. STATE 196411


B. SPRING-EUR DESK OFFICERS E-MAIL OF OCT.25

Classified By: Political Military Counselor Timothy A. Betts for reason
s 1.4 (B) and (D)


1. (C/rel NATO) PolMilCouns raised Pakistan's urgent need
for MI-17 parts with MFA NATO Affairs Deputy Director General
Fatih Ceylan on Oct. 26. Noting that Turkey was doing its
utmost to assist Pakistan in this time of need, Ceylan
promised a prompt response. Turkey would do what it could,
he said. He instructed his staff to provide both our points
(ref A) and the lists of required parts (ref B) to the Prime
Ministry, TGS and the Interior Ministry immediately.


2. (C) Comment: Turkey's National Police and Jandarma have
small numbers of MI-17s that we have heard have had chronic
maintenance problems due to lack of spare parts. Thus,
Turkey is unlikely to be able to provide more than a token
contribution to this requirement. End comment.
MCELDOWNEY