US embassy cable - 05ANKARA6033

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TURKEY TO CONSIDER DRAFT AGREEMENT ON REMOTE SENSING SPACE COOPERATION

Identifier: 05ANKARA6033
Wikileaks: View 05ANKARA6033 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Ankara
Created: 2005-10-06 11:25:00
Classification: SECRET
Tags: ETTC MARR PARM PINR PREL MASS 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.

061125Z Oct 05
S E C R E T ANKARA 006033 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EUR/SE AND PM/DDTC 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/05/2015 
TAGS: ETTC, MARR, PARM, PINR, PREL, MASS, TU 
SUBJECT: TURKEY TO CONSIDER DRAFT AGREEMENT ON REMOTE 
SENSING SPACE COOPERATION 
 
REF: STATE 179933 
 
Classified By: Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, Thomas Goldberger, reaso 
ns 1.4 (b) and (d). 
 
Per reftel request, Acting PolMilCouns delivered talking 
points and draft Government-to-Government Agreement (GTGA) 
Concerning Remote Sensing Space Cooperation to MFA Americas 
Affairs Office Head Vakur Erkul on Oct. 4.  Erkul advised 
that he would circulate the document to all government 
agencies which may play a role in shaping a GTGA with the US 
on satellite cooperation, including the Ministry of National 
Defense, the Turkish General Staff and possibly the Ministry 
of Communication and the Undersecretariat for Defense 
Industries (SSM).  After compiling their input, he will 
provide us with Turkey's initial response.  Erkul was 
non-committal on the US offer to send a team to Turkey to 
discuss the document, preferring to complete the initial 
internal review before determining the next step. 
MCELDOWNEY 

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