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Viewing cable 04ANKARA6965, DELIBERY OF KAPTANOGLU COMMANDANT ORDER

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
04ANKARA6965 2004-12-15 15:00 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Ankara 
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
 
UNCLAS ANKARA 006965 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR INL/C/CP, EB/TRA/OTP-DHAYWOOD, EUR/SE 
DEPT PASS TRANSPORTATION DEPT 
ROME FOR ICE 
ROTTERDAM FOR LCDR MBEE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EWWT CVIS ETRD PREL TU
SUBJECT:  DELIBERY OF KAPTANOGLU COMMANDANT ORDER 
 
Ref:  (A) State 266288 (B) Ankara 6789 and previous 
 
1. This message was coordinated with Amconsul Istanbul. 
 
2.  Embassy delivered ref A Commandant Order barring 
Kaptanoglu vessels from entering U.S. territorial seas 
to the Turkish MFA via diplomatic note 1790 on December 
14.  We also conveyed ref A talking points to both MFA 
and the Maritime Undersecretariat.  GOT contacts did not 
offer any reaction on this issue.  Istanbul PolEcon 
Chief delivered the Commandant Order to Ms. Sadan 
Kaptanoglu, Member of the Board of Kaptanoglu Shipping 
Group, who told us that the company is in touch with 
Coast Guard Captain Sturm and is working to prepare an 
acceptable crew security plan.   KSG is attempting to 
complete this in time to permit the Cenk Kaptanoglu to 
call at Corpus Christi on December 20. 
Edelman