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72639 7/26/2006 11:39 06ANKARA4310 Embassy Ankara CONFIDENTIAL 06ANKARA1043|06ATHENS1947|06STATE116608|06STATE27201|06STATE58715|06USNATO170 VZCZCXYZ0000 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHAK #4310 2071139 ZNY CCCCC ZZH P 261139Z JUL 06 FM AMEMBASSY ANKARA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7474 INFO RUEHTH/AMEMBASSY ATHENS PRIORITY 7321 RUEHBM/AMEMBASSY BUCHAREST PRIORITY 0897 RUEHNY/AMEMBASSY OSLO PRIORITY 0216 RUEHSF/AMEMBASSY SOFIA PRIORITY 1062 RHMFISS/HQ USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE PRIORITY RUEHNO/USMISSION USNATO PRIORITY 5064 RUEHAK/USDAO ANKARA TU PRIORITY RUEUITH/ODC ANKARA TU PRIORITY C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 004310
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/25/2016 TAGS: NATO, PREL, MARR, KCFE, PARM SUBJECT: TURKEY: FOLLOW-UP ON CFE EQUIPMENT FLANK ENTITLEMENT TRANSFER PLANS
REF: A. STATE 116608 B. ATHENS 1947 C. STATE 027201 D. USNATO 170 E. STATE 58715 F. ANKARA 1043
Classified By: Political-Military Counselor Carl Siebentritt for reason s 1.4(b,d).
1. (C) We approached MFA Head of Department for Disarmament and Arms Control Osman Yavuzalp July 25 an update on Turkey's position on flank entitlements (ref a). According to Yavuzalp, Turkey, Greece and Norway had discussed the issue on the margins of the March 14 HLTF and agreed on Turkey's proposed contribution--which he did not detail. Yavuzalp did not expect any further discussion between the three during the summer, but said that Turkey planned to talk to Athens and Oslo at the end of August or in early September in advance of the September 21 HLTF.
2. (C) Yavuzalp indicated that Turkey does not have further questions regarding our flank entitlement transfer request at this time. He did not foresee any barriers to the US plan to complete the flank transfers by the end of 2006.
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