Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08ANKARA632
2008-04-03 14:53:00
SECRET
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:
TURKEY WILL MAINTAIN AIR KORYO OVERFLIGHT
how-toVZCZCXYZ0018 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHAK #0632 0941453 ZNY SSSSS ZZH O 031453Z APR 08 FM AMEMBASSY ANKARA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5799 INFO RUEHAH/AMEMBASSY ASHGABAT IMMEDIATE 1956 RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING IMMEDIATE 0358 RUEHEK/AMEMBASSY BISHKEK IMMEDIATE 0367 RUEHDM/AMEMBASSY DAMASCUS IMMEDIATE 1689 RUEHDBU/AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE IMMEDIATE 0002 RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL IMMEDIATE 0104 RUEHNT/AMEMBASSY TASHKENT IMMEDIATE 0771
S E C R E T ANKARA 000632
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
ISN/CPI FOR ZARTMAN; EUR/PRA FOR FRIEDT; EUR/SE FOR MALIK;
EAP/CM FOR HIGGINS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/03/2038
TAGS: PREL PARM ETTC EAIR TU IR KN
SUBJECT: TURKEY WILL MAINTAIN AIR KORYO OVERFLIGHT
INSPECTION CONDITIONS
REF: A. STATE 13637
B. ANKARA 438
C. STATE 34278
Classified By: Pol-Mil Counselor Carl Siebentritt, Reasons 1.4 (b) and
(d).
(S) We shared ref c details about the rescheduling of the Air
Koryo charter flight to Damascus on April 11 with MFA
Department Head for Aviation Hamit Olcay April 3. Olcay
confirmed that the GOT will continue to condition the
granting of any overflight permission to Air Koryo with the
requirement that the aircraft land for inspection, as the MFA
had done for a previous Air Koryo over-flight request (ref
b). Olcay told us that the GOT has not received a new
overflight request from Air Koryo for the April 11 flight,
but said that the MFA would advise us if/when a request is
received.
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Turk ey
WILSON
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
ISN/CPI FOR ZARTMAN; EUR/PRA FOR FRIEDT; EUR/SE FOR MALIK;
EAP/CM FOR HIGGINS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/03/2038
TAGS: PREL PARM ETTC EAIR TU IR KN
SUBJECT: TURKEY WILL MAINTAIN AIR KORYO OVERFLIGHT
INSPECTION CONDITIONS
REF: A. STATE 13637
B. ANKARA 438
C. STATE 34278
Classified By: Pol-Mil Counselor Carl Siebentritt, Reasons 1.4 (b) and
(d).
(S) We shared ref c details about the rescheduling of the Air
Koryo charter flight to Damascus on April 11 with MFA
Department Head for Aviation Hamit Olcay April 3. Olcay
confirmed that the GOT will continue to condition the
granting of any overflight permission to Air Koryo with the
requirement that the aircraft land for inspection, as the MFA
had done for a previous Air Koryo over-flight request (ref
b). Olcay told us that the GOT has not received a new
overflight request from Air Koryo for the April 11 flight,
but said that the MFA would advise us if/when a request is
received.
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Turk ey
WILSON