Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
10ANKARA2
2010-01-04 06:00:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:  

TURKEY TO CAUTION SYRIA ON SUPPORT FOR HIZBALLAH

Tags:  PREL PTER LE SY TU 
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DE RUEHAK #0002 0040600
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
P 040600Z JAN 10
FM AMEMBASSY ANKARA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 1588
INFO RUEHLB/AMEMBASSY BEIRUT 0579
RUEHDM/AMEMBASSY DAMASCUS 1790
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 3328
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 5496
RUEHTV/AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV 0249
RUEHIT/AMCONSUL ISTANBUL 6702
RUZEJAA/JAC MOLESWORTH RAF MOLESWORTH UK
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC
RHEHAAA/NSC WASHDC
RUETIAA/NSACSS FT GEORGE G MEADE MD
C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 000002

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/SE AND NEA/ELA

E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/30/2014
TAGS: PREL PTER LE SY TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY TO CAUTION SYRIA ON SUPPORT FOR HIZBALLAH

REF: STATE 129636

Classified By: A/POL Counselor Jeremiah Howard, for reasons 1.4(b,d)

(C) During a December 31 meeting with MFA Undersecretary
Feridun Sinirlioglu, the Ambassador, deploying reftel talking
points, requested Turkey use its excellent access to senior
Syrian officials to warn them of the consequences attendent
on their continued provision of sophisticated weapons to
Hizballah. Sinirlioglu, readily acknowledging the
ramifications for regional security, undertook to instruct
his ambassador to Damascus to relay our concerns immediately
to FM Muallem.
JEFFREY

"Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at http://www.intelink.s
gov.gov/wiki/Portal:Turkey"

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