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Viewing cable 03ANKARA3393, EXPORT OF TURKISH LPG AND GASOLINE TO IRAQ

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
03ANKARA3393 2003-05-23 10:12 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Ankara 
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

231012Z May 03
 
UNCLAS ANKARA 003393 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
 
STATE FOR PRM, E, EB, EUR/SE, NEA/NGA, AND IO 
NSC FOR QUANRUD AND BRYZA 
 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID ETTC PREL TU IZ
SUBJECT: EXPORT OF TURKISH LPG AND GASOLINE TO IRAQ 
CONTINUES ON TRACK 
 
 
REF: A) ANKARA 3157 B) ANKARA 2915 
 
 
(SBU) U.S. military contractor Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR) 
told econoff May 22 that the operation to purchase and 
deliver Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) and benzine (gasoline) 
from Turkey to Northern Iraq is proceeding on track 
(reftels).  Since May 10, KBR has delivered approximately 
3,000 metric tons of Turkish LPG and 13 million liters of 
benzine to Iraq, which will be donated as humanitarian 
assistance to Iraqi civilians.  KBR is now delivering 680 
metric tons of LPG and 3.7 million liters of benzine from 
Turkey to Iraq daily.  The contractor expects the daily 
quantities of LPG delivered to ramp up to 1,360 metric tons 
by May 25.  KBR reports that the GOT is facilitating the 
operation. 
PEARSON