IRAN'S CANDIDACY FOR IOM EXCOM CHAIR: JAPAN'S

C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 003020 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/31/2026 TAGS: PREL SMIG AORC UNGA IR JA SUBJECT: IRAN'S CANDIDACY FOR IOM EXCOM CHAIR: JAPAN'S RESPONSE REF: STATE 86004 Classified By: Political Minister Counselor W. Michael Meserve. Reason s:1.4 (b/d). ¶1. (U) This message contains an action request, para 3. ¶2. (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche to MOFA Humanitarian Assistance Division Principal Deputy Director Masanori Nakano on June 1, 2006. Nakano said the Japanese Mission to the UN in Geneva had already been approached about this issue and the Government of Japan was preparing a response that would likely be sent through its mission in Geneva. In discussing the issue, Nakano asked which other countries the United States planned to approach, and what their responses have been to date. ¶3. (U) ACTION REQUEST. Please provide information on responses from other countries, as appropriate, as requested by Nakano. SCHIEFFER