Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07ANKARA628
2007-03-19 16:15:00
SECRET
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:
TURKEY: POST SUPPORTS FY07 SECTION 1206 SUBMISSION
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S E C R E T ANKARA 000628
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/SE AND PM/PPA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/16/2017
TAGS: MASS PARM TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY: POST SUPPORTS FY07 SECTION 1206 SUBMISSION
REF: STATE 30853
Classified By: Political-Military Counselor Carl Siebentritt, reasons 1
.4 (b) and (d).
S E C R E T ANKARA 000628
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/SE AND PM/PPA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/16/2017
TAGS: MASS PARM TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY: POST SUPPORTS FY07 SECTION 1206 SUBMISSION
REF: STATE 30853
Classified By: Political-Military Counselor Carl Siebentritt, reasons 1
.4 (b) and (d).
1. (S) In response to reftel request, post stands by its FY07
1206 program request. The proposal was comprised of two
parts: an $8.5M UAV training and maintenance program for the
upgrade of and training on three grounded Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles currently in Turkey's inventory, and a $2.5M
counter-terrorism program which includes an IED component.
We understand, however, that the $8.5M UAV program was not
approved and that it has been determined that the DOD Joint
IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) could support the
IED-training request, eliminating the need for 1206 funding.
2. (S) The two components of our FY07 1206 program were
designed to support the efforts of the US Special Envoy to
Counter PKK Terrorism General (ret) Ralston to faciliate
coordinated actions by Turkey and Iraq to stop the PKK
terrorist threat to Turkey emanating from northern Iraq. By
getting grounded Turkish UAVs of US origin back into
operation along the porous mountain border with Iraq where
PKK terrorists cross unseen, Turkey would have greater
visibility on terrorist entry points. IED and other
counter-terrorism training courses would expose the Turkish
military and Jandarma to the range of IED types and tactics
being used in Iraq -- which are increasingly showing up in
Turkey -- as well as broader counter-terrorism tactics in
order to increase their ability to identify and respond to
this unconventional threat both in Turkey and in NATO and UN
peacekeeping operations outside of Turkey.
3. (C) Post would welcome the provision of additional JIEDDO
IED training in Turkey. JIEDDO has already established a
relationship with Turkey through its provision of a one-day
training course in 2005 at TGS request and a February 2007
visit to Turkey's Center of Excellence for the Defense
Against Terrorism (COE-DAT) to identify areas where JIEDDO
could assist the COE-DAT to develop a counter-IED training
curriculum. If JIEDDO funds prove to be unavailable,
however, post would request reconsideration of 1206 funds to
cover this immediate need.
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/ankara/
WILSON
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/SE AND PM/PPA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/16/2017
TAGS: MASS PARM TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY: POST SUPPORTS FY07 SECTION 1206 SUBMISSION
REF: STATE 30853
Classified By: Political-Military Counselor Carl Siebentritt, reasons 1
.4 (b) and (d).
1. (S) In response to reftel request, post stands by its FY07
1206 program request. The proposal was comprised of two
parts: an $8.5M UAV training and maintenance program for the
upgrade of and training on three grounded Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles currently in Turkey's inventory, and a $2.5M
counter-terrorism program which includes an IED component.
We understand, however, that the $8.5M UAV program was not
approved and that it has been determined that the DOD Joint
IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) could support the
IED-training request, eliminating the need for 1206 funding.
2. (S) The two components of our FY07 1206 program were
designed to support the efforts of the US Special Envoy to
Counter PKK Terrorism General (ret) Ralston to faciliate
coordinated actions by Turkey and Iraq to stop the PKK
terrorist threat to Turkey emanating from northern Iraq. By
getting grounded Turkish UAVs of US origin back into
operation along the porous mountain border with Iraq where
PKK terrorists cross unseen, Turkey would have greater
visibility on terrorist entry points. IED and other
counter-terrorism training courses would expose the Turkish
military and Jandarma to the range of IED types and tactics
being used in Iraq -- which are increasingly showing up in
Turkey -- as well as broader counter-terrorism tactics in
order to increase their ability to identify and respond to
this unconventional threat both in Turkey and in NATO and UN
peacekeeping operations outside of Turkey.
3. (C) Post would welcome the provision of additional JIEDDO
IED training in Turkey. JIEDDO has already established a
relationship with Turkey through its provision of a one-day
training course in 2005 at TGS request and a February 2007
visit to Turkey's Center of Excellence for the Defense
Against Terrorism (COE-DAT) to identify areas where JIEDDO
could assist the COE-DAT to develop a counter-IED training
curriculum. If JIEDDO funds prove to be unavailable,
however, post would request reconsideration of 1206 funds to
cover this immediate need.
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/ankara/
WILSON