SECTION 505 AGREEMENT AND EXCHANGE OF DIPLOMATIC

UNCLAS ANKARA 001626 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: GR IT TU KPKO KTIA MARR MASS PGOV PREL SUBJECT: SECTION 505 AGREEMENT AND EXCHANGE OF DIPLOMATIC NOTES ON SEEBRIG REF: 06 SECSTATE 86638 ¶1. (SBU) Post sent a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on June 18 enumerating the revised section 505 conditions (reftel) under which the Government of Turkey will handle articles and services from the US for the purpose of peacekeeping operations within the South Eastern Europe Brigade (SEEBRIG). ¶2. (SBU) The MFA replied on June 22 with diplomatic note 2007/UNGY/260597 (faxed to PM/PPA Rachel Featherstone) notifying the US that the conditions proposed in our note are acceptable to the Government of Turkey, specifically Option 2 language. The MFA note stipulates that the agreement shall enter into force following notification by the Ministry that the domestic procedures necessary to bring the agreement into force have been completed. ¶3. (SBU) The MFA clarified to us June 25 that the agreement must still be signed by the Council of Ministers, which the MFA expects to occur prior to July 11. Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/ankara/ WILSON