US embassy cable - 04ANKARA2454

C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 002454 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
STATE FOR E, EUR/SE, L, AND EB/IFD 
TREASURY FOR OASIA - MMILLS, RADKINS AND DJOY 
NSC FOR MBRYZA AND TMCKIBBEN 
 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/01/2006 
TAGS: EAID, EFIN, PREL, TU 
SUBJECT: MFA'S LATEST PROPOSAL ON WORDING FOR FINANCIAL 
AGREEMENT 
 
 
Classified for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) by Economic Counselor 
Scot Marciel. 
 
 
1. (C) The Turkish MFA has passed back its latest 
counterproposal on wording for the proposed amendment to the 
U.S.-Turkish Financial Agreement (the FA).  In the latest 
version from the MFA, Turkey is only proposing changes to the 
third paragraph to the latest U.S. draft amendment (version 
13a, dated 3/25/04).  In place of the relevant Public Law 
having "a binding requirement that the United States 
Government make such a determination prior to disbursement" 
the Turkish proposal would read "a binding domestic 
requirement that the United States unilaterally make such a 
determination prior to disbursement."  In other words, the 
only proposed changes are to add the word "domestic" before 
"requirement" and "unilaterally"  after "United States 
Government."  Post is faxing the text to the Turkey desk. 
 
 
2. (Sbu) Post requests Washington guidance on a response. 
EDELMAN