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Viewing cable 09BERLIN654, NO MI-17 HELOS IN GERMANY'S INVENTORY

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09BERLIN654 2009-06-02 14:12 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Berlin 
VZCZCXRO8414
OO RUEHIK RUEHPOD RUEHYG
DE RUEHRL #0654 1531412
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 021412Z JUN 09
FM AMEMBASSY BERLIN
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 4244
INFO RUEHZG/NATO EU COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
 
UNCLAS BERLIN 000654 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
SIPDIS 
STATE FOR SCA/P - RICHARD LYONS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL SMIG PARM PK GM
SUBJECT: NO MI-17 HELOS IN GERMANY'S INVENTORY 
 
REF: STATE 55654 
 
(SBU) Germany has no Mi-17 helicopters in its inventory and 
is therefore not able to make any available for lease, sale 
or donation to Pakistan, as requested reftel.  German MOD 
NATO Office Director Col. Thomas Hambach confirmed to us on 
June 2 that the Bundeswehr had long decommissioned, sold or 
otherwise disposed of the Soviet-era helicopters it had 
inherited from the GDR National People's Army as the result 
of German unification. 
Koenig