Identifier
Created
Classification
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06TOKYO6328
2006-11-01 10:10:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:  

JAPAN: DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN UNDC VICE-CHAIRMANSHIP

Tags:  MNUC PARM PREL UNGA IR CDG JA 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 006328 
 
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/01/2011 
TAGS: MNUC PARM PREL UNGA IR CDG JA
SUBJECT: JAPAN: DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN UNDC VICE-CHAIRMANSHIP 
DELIVERED 
 
Classified By: Political Section Deputy Carol Reynolds. Reasons: 1.4 
(b) and (d). 
 
(C) Embassy Political Section Deputy delivered reftel 
demarche on November 1 to MOFA Arms Control and Disarmament 
Division Principle Deputy Director Nobuharu Imanishi, urging 
Japan to put forward a candidate for Asia,s Group slot as 
UNDC Vice-Chairman. Imanishi expressed surprise that the 
Asia Group might nominate its regional candidate as early as 
November 1 and promised to consult with Japan representatives 
in New York. Japan would support another candidate if a 
country besides Iran fields an alternative, Imanishi 
indicated. He shared concerns about UNDC effectiveness and 
emphasized Tokyo,s commitment to diplomatic efforts to 
promote nonproliferation. 
SCHIEFFER