Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08ANKARA1771
2008-10-10 14:55:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:
REQUEST FOR M113 ARMORED VEHICLES DELIVERED TO
how-toVZCZCXYZ0000 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHAK #1771 2841455 ZNY CCCCC ZZH P 101455Z OCT 08 FM AMEMBASSY ANKARA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7656 INFO RUEHAM/AMEMBASSY AMMAN 0955 RUEHGB/AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD 1343 RUEHEG/AMEMBASSY CAIRO 0457 RUEHKU/AMEMBASSY KUWAIT 0891 RUEHMK/AMEMBASSY MANAMA 0220 RUEHRB/AMEMBASSY RABAT 0157 RUEHRH/AMEMBASSY RIYADH 0647 RUEHYN/AMEMBASSY SANAA 0097 RUEHTU/AMEMBASSY TUNIS 0261
C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 001771
SIPDIS
FOR PM/RSAT CHRIS DANIELEWSKI AND NEA/ARP ANDREW MACDONALD
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/10/2018
TAGS: PREL PARM YM TU
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR M113 ARMORED VEHICLES DELIVERED TO
TURKEY
REF: STATE 105349
Classified By: Political-Military Counselor Anthony Godfrey for reasons
1.4 (b and d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 001771
SIPDIS
FOR PM/RSAT CHRIS DANIELEWSKI AND NEA/ARP ANDREW MACDONALD
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/10/2018
TAGS: PREL PARM YM TU
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR M113 ARMORED VEHICLES DELIVERED TO
TURKEY
REF: STATE 105349
Classified By: Political-Military Counselor Anthony Godfrey for reasons
1.4 (b and d)
1. (SBU) We delivered reftel request for third-party
transfer of M113 armored personnel carriers to Yemen on
October 7 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of Department
for Security Affairs Inan Ozyildiz. Ozyildiz pledged that
MFA would give the request serious consideration but said the
decision would be made by the Turkish General Staff to which
he said he would forward the request.
2. (C) Comment: We are uncertain of the current number of
such vehicles in the Turkish Land Forces' inventory, but
given the current domestic offensive by PKK, including the
terrorist group's largest and most brazen attack on a Turkish
military outpost in over a year on October 3, we doubt that
Turkey will be able to give up any APCs in the next three
months.
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Turk ey
WILSON
SIPDIS
FOR PM/RSAT CHRIS DANIELEWSKI AND NEA/ARP ANDREW MACDONALD
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/10/2018
TAGS: PREL PARM YM TU
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR M113 ARMORED VEHICLES DELIVERED TO
TURKEY
REF: STATE 105349
Classified By: Political-Military Counselor Anthony Godfrey for reasons
1.4 (b and d)
1. (SBU) We delivered reftel request for third-party
transfer of M113 armored personnel carriers to Yemen on
October 7 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of Department
for Security Affairs Inan Ozyildiz. Ozyildiz pledged that
MFA would give the request serious consideration but said the
decision would be made by the Turkish General Staff to which
he said he would forward the request.
2. (C) Comment: We are uncertain of the current number of
such vehicles in the Turkish Land Forces' inventory, but
given the current domestic offensive by PKK, including the
terrorist group's largest and most brazen attack on a Turkish
military outpost in over a year on October 3, we doubt that
Turkey will be able to give up any APCs in the next three
months.
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Turk ey
WILSON