Cablegate: Manpads Airport Assessment in Turkey

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UNCLAS ANKARA 003677

SIPDIS

ROME FOR FAA
STATE FOR EB/TRA, JBYERLY AND EB/TRA/OTP,
DELLIOT
STATE FOR EUR/SE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAIR PTER ASEC ECON TU
SUBJECT: MANPADS AIRPORT ASSESSMENT IN TURKEY

REF: SECSTATE 120325

1. PER REFTEL, TURKISH CIVIL AVIATION DEPUTY
DIRECTOR FOR SECURITY ERDAL UGUR TOLD ECONOFF
THAT THE TURKISH DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF CIVIL
AVIATION (DGCA) WOULD BE PLEASED TO CONDUCT A
JOINT MANPADS ASSESSMENT WITH THE TRANSPORT
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (TSA) AT ISTANBUL
ATATURK AIRPORT. UGUR SAID THE DGCA WOULD
PREFER TO HAVE THE ASSESSMENT ANY TIME BETWEEN
JUNE 23- JULY 4 AND HAS NOTIFIED TSA ABOUT THESE
DATES.

PEARSON

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