US embassy cable - 03ANKARA704

C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 000704 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/28/2013 
TAGS: PREL, PTER, PINS, TU 
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DENYING ALLEGED USG-PKK 
CONTACTS 
 
 
REF: A. SECSTATE 23898 B. ANKARA 0618 
 
 
(U) Classified by Polcouns John Kunstadter; reasons 1.5 (b) 
and (d). 
 
 
1. (C) Jan. 28 we delivered ref (A) talking points to MFA DDG 
for Counterterrorism Kemal Asya.  Asya replied that, in 
response to our ref (B) protest over the recent press 
campaign accusing the U.S. of cooperating with the PKK, MFA 
had submitted a request to the Turkish General Staff 
requesting the TGS file alleged to contain USG-PKK contacts. 
TGS had not yet responded. 
 
 
2. (C) Asya opened further that (a) this campaign should not 
affect bilateral relations and (b) perhaps there have been 
official USG contacts with the PKK anyway, contacts which it 
would be natural for a global power to have.  We rejoined 
that Washington remains dismayed at lingering anti-U.S. 
suspicions in certain Turkish agencies and that we have no 
interest in contacts with PKK/KADEK since their nature as 
terrorist organizations remains unchanged. 
PEARSON