US embassy cable - 04ANKARA3061

C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 003061 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
DEPT. FOR NEA/NGA JOST AND EUR/SE; 
CPA FOR INZERILLO; 
CJTF-7 FOR DONAHUE 
 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/01/2024 
TAGS: PTER, PHUM, IR, IZ, TU 
SUBJECT: MEK DETAINEES: TURKEY NONCOMMITTAL, CONSIDERING 
WHETHER TO SEND TEAM TO CAMP ASHRAF 
 
REF: STATE 107318 
 
 
(U) Classified by Political-Military Counselor Timothy A. 
Betts.  Reasons 1.4 b and d. 
 
 
1. (C) PolMilOff and ConOff delivered Reftel demarche along 
with list of names of MEK detainees claiming ties to Turkey 
to MFA Iraq Department Head Serra Kileli June 1.  Kileli said 
she would circulate the information to the relevant GOT 
authorities (MFA Terrorism, Refugee and Immigration 
Departments and the Ministry of Interior) without editorial 
comment and seek their views.  However, she said that 
personally, she doubted Turkey would choose to send a team to 
visit Camp Ashraf based on such sparse and vague information. 
 She added that someone in the GOT might know something about 
one or more of the individuals or a decision might be made to 
look into the cases on humanitarian grounds, but she was 
skeptical.  Kileli said she would try to get a definitive 
answer to us as soon as possible. 
 
 
2. (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 
EDELMAN