Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07ANKARA515
2007-03-07 11:36:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:
CFE FLANK ENTITLEMENTS: TURKS WILLING TO WORK ON
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 000515
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/07/2027
TAGS: PARM PREL KCFE NATO GR NO TU
SUBJECT: CFE FLANK ENTITLEMENTS: TURKS WILLING TO WORK ON
NOTIFICATION TEXT
REF: A. STATE 19334
B. LAURENDEAU - SIEBENTRITT E-MAILS
C. ANKARA 0438
Classified By: PMA COUNSELOR CARL SIEBENTRITT FOR REASONS 1.4 (B,D)
C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 000515
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/07/2027
TAGS: PARM PREL KCFE NATO GR NO TU
SUBJECT: CFE FLANK ENTITLEMENTS: TURKS WILLING TO WORK ON
NOTIFICATION TEXT
REF: A. STATE 19334
B. LAURENDEAU - SIEBENTRITT E-MAILS
C. ANKARA 0438
Classified By: PMA COUNSELOR CARL SIEBENTRITT FOR REASONS 1.4 (B,D)
1. (C) In the absence of MFA Arms Control Deputy Director
General Ahmet Muhtar Gun, we pressed Department Head Serhan
Yigit on March 7 for Turkish reaction to our comments on the
draft MOU for the transfer of 35 tank and 20 ACV
entitlements, explaining our desire to complete notification
of the transfers before the end of March (refs). Yigit said
he understood the urgency and had requested the MFA's legal
department, currently examining the MOU, to expedite its
work. He expected the legal department to present its views
on the MOU by March 12.
2. (C) We asked Yigit if Turkey would be willing to
coordinate the text of the notification in advance of closure
on the MOU, in order to meet our March 31 target. Yigit saw
no problem in starting to work on the notification and said
his office would consider any draft language we could
provide. He was unable to say whether the MFA would agree to
actual transmittal of the notification before agreement is
reached on the MOU, but undertook to raise this with DDG Gun
upon the latter's return to the office on March 9.
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/ankara/
WILSON
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/07/2027
TAGS: PARM PREL KCFE NATO GR NO TU
SUBJECT: CFE FLANK ENTITLEMENTS: TURKS WILLING TO WORK ON
NOTIFICATION TEXT
REF: A. STATE 19334
B. LAURENDEAU - SIEBENTRITT E-MAILS
C. ANKARA 0438
Classified By: PMA COUNSELOR CARL SIEBENTRITT FOR REASONS 1.4 (B,D)
1. (C) In the absence of MFA Arms Control Deputy Director
General Ahmet Muhtar Gun, we pressed Department Head Serhan
Yigit on March 7 for Turkish reaction to our comments on the
draft MOU for the transfer of 35 tank and 20 ACV
entitlements, explaining our desire to complete notification
of the transfers before the end of March (refs). Yigit said
he understood the urgency and had requested the MFA's legal
department, currently examining the MOU, to expedite its
work. He expected the legal department to present its views
on the MOU by March 12.
2. (C) We asked Yigit if Turkey would be willing to
coordinate the text of the notification in advance of closure
on the MOU, in order to meet our March 31 target. Yigit saw
no problem in starting to work on the notification and said
his office would consider any draft language we could
provide. He was unable to say whether the MFA would agree to
actual transmittal of the notification before agreement is
reached on the MOU, but undertook to raise this with DDG Gun
upon the latter's return to the office on March 9.
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/ankara/
WILSON