[HIC] Message to Turkiye

[Alex]

Message to Turkiye
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To: Turhan Tayan, Minister of National Defence
From: Lord Julian Harcourt, Minister of War and Defence

Your Excellency,

In my authority as the Minister of War and Defence for the Honourable Company of India, I would like to inquire on the possibility of the export of two Turkish products for use with the Honourable Company Armed Forces.

The products are the following:

• Bayraktar TB2 MALE UCAV; and
• Otokar Tulpar Infantry Fighting Vehicle

If these two products would be available for export, then we would like to purchase a total of 90 (15 systems) Bayraktar TB2s for use in our Air Force and a total of 766 Otokar Tulpar IFVs for use in our Army. Furthermore, an limited production license for 1 Juan Carlos-class amphibious assault ship, with a possibility to extend that to a total of 7. Lastly, we would also be interested in a proposal where the Company would be permitted to build our HAL Tejas Mk.1 multirole fighter using Turkiye's advanced manufacturing capabilities, to then be shipped to the Honourable Company's lands. We would be able to give two different forms of payment for this, either a) 5% of the cost of construction given to Turkiye as payment—a total of 1.15 million per aircraft; or b) we would be willing to give Turkiye the capabilities of producing these fighters domestically at no cost, with the sole guideline being that these fighters can never end up in foreign hands.

Please let me know your thoughts.

Sincerely,
Lord Julian Harcourt
Minister of War and Defence
Honourable Indian Company

Jay

 

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[Recipient]: Lord Julian Harcourt < Alex > [Sender]: Minister of National Defense, Türkiye < TTTayanMSB@tr.gov > [Subject]: Confidential // Military Transfer

Dear Lord Harcourt, I have recieved your request for a foreign military sale and can confirm the Turkish Government has approved the export of the Tulpar IFV and TB2 UCAV at the agreed price attached in this email. Given the scale of this sale we would be willing to provide the limited production license for only one Juan Carlos-class amphibious assault ship, but must note that the Turkish Government cannot promise that the transaction will be complete if a third-party license holder blocks the transaction. Regarding the proposal for the production of the HAL Tejas Mk.1 the Turkish Government finds the proposal for Bayraktar and a consortium of other Turkish aerospace companies to produce the HAL Tejas Mk.1 for the HIC to then be shipped to India after. Given the current scale of your order, we would find a 5% profit per aircraft appropriate and can agree to produce each Tejas for 24,500,000.00. With the assurances of my highest consideration, Turhan Tayan Minister of National Defense Republic of Türkiye

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Government of Türkye Payment for Surplus Military Equipment Date: February 18, 2009 Item Quantity Per Unit Price Total Price Bayraktar TB2 MALE UCAV 90 $5,750,000.00 $517,500,000 Otokar Tulpar Infantry Fighting Vehicle 766 $1,500,000.00 $1,149,000,000 Juan-Carlos 1 $750,000,000.00 $750,000,000.00 TOTAL AMOUNT DUE: $2,416,500,000 Please find the payment information attached below. Payment Information:​ Payment Method: Bank Transfer Bank Name: Turkiye Transaction ID: TRK2009-INX028