EXBS: GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY ACCEPTS CUSTOMIZED

UNCLAS ANKARA 001968 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR ISN/ECC NJOHANSON DOC FOR TCURTIN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU SUBJECT: EXBS: GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY ACCEPTS CUSTOMIZED INTERNAL CONTROL PROGRAM SOFTWARE ¶1. We have received a Diplomatic Note (text below) informing the United States that the Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade (UFT),on behalf of the Government of Turkey (GOT),has accepted the customized software. The GOT requests that written permission be given to the GOT to place this customized version on the UFT web site. This permission would release the GOT from any potential copyright infringement in the future. Post request guidance concerning response to this request. ¶2. Test of Diplomatic Note: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honour to inform the Embassy that the project for the adaptation and translation of the ICP (Internal Control Program) software for use by the Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade of Turkey, under the financial commitment of the United States Government, has been successfully completed by the contracted company "Docuart" and the software delivered to the Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade following its control. In this context, the Ministry also requests the Embassy's kind assistance in providing the Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade, with a written permission by the copyright owner of the Internal Control Program, for the web-based use of the software by the Undersecretariat. 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." End note. Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/ankara/ MCELDOWNEY