CFE HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENT WITH TURKEY

UNCLAS ANKARA 000935 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS FOR VCI/CAC E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PARM KCFE NATO PREL TU US SUBJECT: CFE HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENT WITH TURKEY REF: 05 STATE 164042 AND PREVIOUS (U) Sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. ¶1. (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 4. ¶2. (SBU) Post received a diplomatic note from the Turkish MFA dated Feb. 2, 2006 informing us that the GOT's legal procedures for entry into force of the CFE Host Country Agreement for Turkey have been completed. Text of diplomatic note follows in para 2. ¶3. (SBU) Begin text of diplomatic note: USGY-I-663 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and with reference to its Note No: USGY-I-6782 dated August 3, 2005 and the Embassy's Note No: 1587 dated October 4, 2005, has the honor to inform the Embassy that the necessary legal procedures for entry into force of the Agreement for the Turkish Government have been completed. The Ministry awaits the notification of the Embassy concerning the completion of the legal procedures of the United States of America, which will complete all the necessary procedures for the entry into force of the Agreement for both Parties. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Embassy of the United States of America the assurances of its highest consideration. Ankara 2 February 2006 End text ¶4. (SBU) Action Request: Post requests the Department's guidance on whether we can reply to the MFA by a diplomatic note which confirms that the Agreement is now in effect in accord with U.S. law. WILSON