C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 004083

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

DEPT PASS TO MISSLE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME
DEPT FOR ISN/MTR
DOD FOR OSD/NPP

E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/11/2031
TAGS: ETTC KSCA MTCRE PARM PREL TSPA TU
SUBJECT: (C) MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR) :
LETTER FROM U/S JOSEPH ON NEW U.S. UAV/CRUISE MISSILE
PROPOSAL

REF: STATE 081264

Classified By: Pol-Mil Counselor Carl Siebentritt, reason 1.4 b/d.

(C) We delivered ref a to Turkish MFA Disarmament and Arms
Control First Secretary Guven Begec on July 12. Begec
undertook to forward it to Deputy U/S for Political Affairs
Akgunay as requested. Begec stated that Turkey supports any
proposal to strengthen or update the various control regimes
with the goal of making them more effective. He added that
the GOT will closely review the details of the US proposal,
with a view to providing appropriate support at the next MTRC
Plenary.

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WILSON