MORE REVISIONS TO TURKEY'S PLANNED SECOND MISSION

C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 003173 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/24/2026 TAGS: PREL MOPS OTRA TU IZ SUBJECT: MORE REVISIONS TO TURKEY'S PLANNED SECOND MISSION TO MOSUL REF: ANKARA 3131 Classified By: Political Military Counselor Timothy A. Betts for reason s 1.4 (b) and (d). ¶1. (C/REL USA, GBR, AUS, CAN) Turkish Mosul Consul General-designate H. Avni Botsali informed us June 1 that he will postpone his arrival in Mosul until June 7. The Turkish military is requesting flight/landing clearances through CENTCOM for June 7; Botsali plans to drive back to Turkey. He plans to stay about eight days. He has provided the Ninewah governor with a draft lease agreement for the building the Turks plan to use as their consulate general. He is prepared to stay longer if necessary to complete negotiations. ¶2. (C/REL USA, GBR, AUS, CAN) A document Botsali provided to us (and we forwarde to PRT Mosul and Embassy Baghdad) reiterates the following requests from the USG in addition to aircraft clearances: -- Access for Turkish Consul General and his delegation to the regional PRT and MNF premises as and when needed; -- Security escort between Habur and Mosul (both ways) for the party which will proceed by land; -- It would be welcome if the US authorities would wish to assign a liaison officer to the Turkish Team during their stay in Mosul; -- Appointments with CMNF and the Political Officer (if possible a pol-mil briefing about the city and the security situation) Separately, Botsali has requested a timeline/chronology of security incidents in Ninewah or Mosul over the past several months. Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/ankara/ WILSON