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