US embassy cable - 05ANKARA4944

C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 004944 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EUR/SE, PM/DDTC AND PM/RSAT 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/22/2015 
TAGS: MASS, PREL, TU, PK 
SUBJECT: THIRD PARTY TRANSFER REQUEST: TRANSFER OF 
US-ORIGIN SONOBUOYS FROM TURKEY TO PAKISTAN 
 
 
Classified By: Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Timothy A. Betts, reasons 
 1.4 (b). 
 
1. (C) This is an action request.  Post received on Aug. 18 a 
diplomatic note requesting initiation of USG procedures to 
consider approval of the transfer of 500 US-origin sonobuoys 
(250 AN-SSQ-41B type, 150 AN/SSQ-62B type, and 100 AN-SSQ-77A 
type) from the Turkish Navy to the Pakistani Naval Command. 
The Note contains, as an attachment, a cover memo dated June 
10, 2005 from the Turkish Naval Forces Command with a copy of 
a completed questionnaire containing answers to standard USG 
Third Party Transfer questions regarding the origin of the 
equipment.  A copy of the Note, together with the attachment, 
will be faxed to PM/RSAT Todd Hughes.  Action Request: Post 
requests Department initiate the Third Party Transfer review 
process on this request.  End Action Request. 
 
2. (C) Following is the text of the Diplomatic Note: 
 
                              CONFIDENTIAL 
 
ALGY-136 
 
 
     The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of 
Turkey presents its compliments to the Embassy of the Unites 
States of America and kindly requests the Embassy to initiate 
the necessary procedure for obtaining the required permission 
for the 500 ea. US origin sonobuoys (250 ea. An-SSQ-41B, 150 
ea. AN/SSQ-62B and 100 ea. ANSSQ-77A) to be transferred to 
the Pakistani Naval Command from the TNCF inventory. 
 
     The basic questions and the answers to the concerning 
subject US origined equipment planned for transfer to third 
countries are enclosed herewith. 
 
     The Ministry of Foreign Affairs avails itself of this 
opportunity to renew to the Embassy of the United States of 
America the assurances of its highest consideration. 
 
                                          Ankara. 18 August, 
2005 
 
 
Encl: As stated 
 
 
Embassy of the United States 
of America 
ANKARA 
 
                              CONFIDENTIAL 
 
End Text. 
MCELDOWNEY