U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON : 

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69–011 2008

110th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 110–90 

PROPOSED AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED 

STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF 

TURKEY CONCERNING PEACEFUL USES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY 

MESSAGE 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN THE 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY 

CONCERNING PEACEFUL USES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY, PURS 

UANT TO 42 U.S.C. 2153(d) 

JANUARY 23, 2008.—Message and accompanying papers referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed 


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To the Congress of the United States: 

I transmit to the Congress, pursuant to sections 123 b. and 123 

d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 

2153(b), (d)) (the ‘‘Act’’), the text of the proposed Agreement for Cooperation between the United States of America and the Republic 

of Turkey Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy (the ‘‘Agreement’’) together with a copy of the unclassified Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Statement (NPAS) and of my approval of the proposed Agreement and determination that the proposed Agreement 

will promote, and will not constitute an unreasonable risk to, the 

common defense and security. The Secretary of State will submit 

the classified NPAS and accompanying annexes separately in appropriate secure channels. 

The Agreement was signed on July 26, 2000, and President Clinton approved and authorized execution and made the determinations required by section 123 b. of the Act (Presidential Determination 2000–26, 65 FR 44403 (July 18, 2000)) . However, immediately 

after signature, U.S. agencies received information that called into 

question the conclusions that had been drawn in the required 

NPAS and the original classified annex, specifically, information 

implicating Turkish private entities in certain activities directly relating to nuclear proliferation. Consequently the Agreement was 

not submitted to the Congress and the executive branch undertook 

a review of the NPAS evaluation. 

My Administration has completed the NPAS review as well as an 

evaluation of actions taken by the Turkish government to address 

the proliferation activities of certain Turkish entities (once officials 

of the U.S. Government brought them to the Turkish government’s 

attention). The Secretary of State, the Secretary of Energy, and the 

members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission are confident that 

the pertinent issues have been sufficiently resolved and that there 

is a sufficient basis (as set forth in the classified annexes, which 

will be transmitted separately by the Secretary of State) to proceed 

with congressional review of the Agreement and, if legislation is 

not enacted to disapprove it, to bring the Agreement into force. 

In my judgment, entry into force of the Agreement will serve as 

a strong incentive for Turkey to continue its support for nonproliferation objectives and enact future sound nonproliferation 

policies and practices. It will also promote closer political and economic ties with a NATO ally, and provide the necessary legal 

framework for U.S. industry to make nuclear exports to Turkey’s 

planned civil nuclear sector. 

This transmittal shall constitute a submittal for purposes of both 

section 123 b. and 123 d. of the Act. My Administration is prepared 

to begin immediate consultations with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee as provided in section 123 b. Upon completion of the period of 30 days 


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of continuous session provided for in section 123 b., the period of 

60 days of continuous session provided for in section 123 d. shall 

commence. 

GEORGE W. BUSH. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, January 22, 2008. 


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[Presidential Determination No. 2008–8] 

THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, January 22, 2008. 

Memorandum for the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Energy. 

Subject: Determination on the Proposed Agreement for Cooperation 

Between the United States of America and the Republic of Turkey Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy. 

I have considered the proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the United States of America and the Republic of Turkey 

Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, signed at Ankara on 

July 26, 2000, along with the views, recommendations, and statements of interested agencies. 

I approve the proposed Agreement and have determined the performance of the Agreement will promote, and will not constitute an 

unreasonable risk to, the common defense and security. 

The Secretary of State is authorized to publish this determination in the Federal Register. 

GEORGE W. BUSH. 


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