US embassy cable - 03ANKARA6540

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TURKISH MFA REQUESTS FACILITATION FOR RED CRESCENT TRAVEL TO IRAQ

Identifier: 03ANKARA6540
Wikileaks: View 03ANKARA6540 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Ankara
Created: 2003-10-17 17:41:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: IZ OTRA PHUM PREL TU
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

UNCLAS ANKARA 006540 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
STATE FOR EUR/SE AND NEA/NGA 
 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: IZ, OTRA, PHUM, PREL, TU 
SUBJECT: TURKISH MFA REQUESTS FACILITATION FOR RED CRESCENT 
TRAVEL TO IRAQ 
 
REF: SNOW-HENGEL E-MAIL/TELCON 
 
 
1. This is an Action Request. 
 
 
2. Embassy Ankara received a faxed diplomatic note from the 
Turkish MFA around 7:30 PM Friday requesting urgent Embassy 
assistance to facilitate the travel of a Turkish Red Crescent 
Society group to Iraq for humanitarian aid purposes.  The 
group is travelling October 20.  In the dip note the Foreign 
MInistry says that the American and Iraqi authorities have 
been informed of the visit by the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad. 
 
 
 
 
3. Attached to the dip note is a list of 13 people with dates 
of birth and passport numbers as well as vehicle information 
for seven vehicles.  Post has faxed the dip note and attached 
list to EUR/SE. 
 
 
4.Post requests Washington, Centcom and CPA assistance in 
facilitating the travel of the Turkish Red Crescent group. 
Kindly pass on this information as appropriate. Post thanks 
the Department, Centcom and the CPA for their assistance. 
 
 
EDELMAN 

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