US embassy cable - 04ANKARA3437

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GOT SUPPORTS IMO NONPROLIFERATION INITIATIVE

Identifier: 04ANKARA3437
Wikileaks: View 04ANKARA3437 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Ankara
Created: 2004-06-17 05:48:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Tags: AORC ASEC PTER EWWT 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 003437 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR IO/T/HTP - FOSTRANDER AND L/LEI - DMANNING 
DOD FOR OUSDP/PDUSD, PASS CODE 10 USNAVY 
DEPT PASS DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION 
DHS FOR TSA, ICE 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: AORC, ASEC, PTER, EWWT, PREL, TU 
SUBJECT: GOT SUPPORTS IMO NONPROLIFERATION 
INITIATIVE 
 
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED.  PLEASE HANDLE 
ACCORDINGLY. 
 
REF: STATE 127568 
 
(SBU) ECONOFF TRANSMITTED REFTEL DEMARCHE SEEKING 
SUPPORT FOR PROPOSED NONPROLIFERATION AMENDMENTS TO 
THE UN CONVENTION ON THE SUPPRESSION OF UNLAWFUL 
ACTS AGAINST THE SAFETY OF MARITIME NAVIGATION (THE 
SUA CONVENTION) NEGOTIATED AT THE INTERNATIONAL 
MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO) TO GUCAN BALIK, OF THE 
MFA MARITIME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT.  BALIK TOLD US 
THAT PAKISTAN HAS LOBBIED THE GOT AS PART OF ITS 
EFFORTS TO IMPEDE PROGRESS ON THIS ISSUE.  HE 
STRESSED THAT TURKEY STRONGLY SUPPORTS USG EFFORTS 
ON THIS INITIATIVE, AND DOES NOT BELIEVE INDIA AND 
PAKISTAN WILL SUCCEED IN PREVENTING FURTHER WORK ON 
THE SUA AMENDMENTS.  EDELMAN 

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