US embassy cable - 03ANKARA7788

C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 007788 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/19/2004 
TAGS: PREL, PTER, EFIN, ETTC, TU 
SUBJECT: NEW TURKISH ACTION REQUEST AGAINST 
PKK/KADEK/KONGRA GEL IN IRAQ 
 
REF: A. STATE 344619 
     B. 12/18/2003 KUNSTADTER-HENGEL/SILVERMAN E-MAIL 
 
 
(U) Classified by Polcounselor John Kunstadter; reasons: 1.5 
(b,d). 
 
 
1. (C) Following our delivery of summary of ref (A) USG 
demarche to EU capitals on extending terrorist designation of 
KADEK/KONGRA GEL (septel), MFA DDG for counter-terrorism Asya 
passed over the a non-paper (para 2) which he said the 
Turkish General Staff had requested he forward.  He asked 
that the USG take appropriate action. 
 
 
2. (C) Text of Turkish non-paper: 
 
 
Non-paper 
 
 
The following information have been received with regard to 
the links of KONGRA-GEL (PKK) elements with the authorities 
of USA, KDP and PUK in Iraq: 
 
 
--In accordance with the wishes of the USA authorities, Dr. 
Mahmut Osman (a member of the Iraqi Interim Council) was 
given the duty of "supervisor/overseer" of PCDK (Kurdistan 
Democratic Solution Party; carrying out political activities 
of KONGRA-GEL (PKK) in Iraq). 
 
 
--Celal Talabani, after becoming the president of Iraqi 
Interim Council, increased his support to the activities of 
PCDK; KONGRA-GEL (PKK) members presently carry out their 
activities in the PCDK office in Kirkuk; it is especially in 
Kirkuk that there is an increase in the number of KONGRA-GEL 
(PKK) supporters. 
 
 
--A meeting was held between Murat Karayilan, one of the 
leading figures of KONGRA-GEL (PKK), and PUK (KYB) 
representatives in the Qandil mountain on 21 November 2003 
whereby the following decisions were taken: 
 
 
(a) Information exchange between KONGRA-GEL (PKK) and PUK 
will be increased. 
 
 
(b) PUK's border police will be supported by KONGRA-GEL (PKK). 
 
 
(c) KONGRA-GEL (PKK) will be responsible for the security of 
the border with Iran alongside Qandil mountain/Dolakoga and 
Qasr. 
 
 
--KONGRA-GEL (PKK) opened up an office inside the premises of 
KDP in Mousul.  An attempt is underway to open up another 
office in Baghdad and to that end: 
 
 
(a) Faysal Dunlayici (alias Kani Yilmaz), one of the leading 
figures of the terrorist organization, will go to Duhok, 
Mousul, and Makhmur Camp in the following days, accompanied 
by a couple of other terrorists. 
 
 
(b) He will ask the KDP representatives in Mousul to provide 
assistance in getting the permission of the USA authorities 
for opening up an office in Baghdad. 
 
 
Ankara, 18 December 2003 
 
 
End text. 
 
 
EDELMAN