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