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07TOKYO1129
2007-03-15 08:13:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Tokyo
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MEDIA REACTION Q SIX-PARTY TALKS - TOKYO
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UNCLAS TOKYO 001129
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR I/RF, PA/PR/FPC/W, IIP/G/EA, EAP/PD, R/MR,
EAP/J, EAP/P, PM;
USTR FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE;
TREASURY FOR OASIA/IMI;
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA;
CP BUTLER OKINAWA FOR AREA FIELD OFFICE;
PACOM HONOLULU FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION Q SIX-PARTY TALKS - TOKYO
LEAD STORIES: Most Thursday morning papers front-paged an
anticipated Treasury Department announcement concerning
its investigation into the Macau-based Banco Delta Asia,
with the dailies speculating that Washington will
officially lift part of its financial sanctions on North
Korea.
UNCLAS TOKYO 001129
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR I/RF, PA/PR/FPC/W, IIP/G/EA, EAP/PD, R/MR,
EAP/J, EAP/P, PM;
USTR FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE;
TREASURY FOR OASIA/IMI;
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA;
CP BUTLER OKINAWA FOR AREA FIELD OFFICE;
PACOM HONOLULU FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION Q SIX-PARTY TALKS - TOKYO
LEAD STORIES: Most Thursday morning papers front-paged an
anticipated Treasury Department announcement concerning
its investigation into the Macau-based Banco Delta Asia,
with the dailies speculating that Washington will
officially lift part of its financial sanctions on North
Korea.
1. "Six-Party Talks: Concern About Possible US Betrayal"
The conservative Sankei editorialized (3/15): "The six-
party talks in Beijing are at a critical juncture.
Accelerating economic aid to North Korea before it has
made the decision to give up its nuclear weapons would be
suicide for the six-party talks. Japan's position of no
aid without a settlement of the abduction issue and its
call for denuclearization have great acceptance among the
public here. Should the US, which shares a common
awareness of North Korea, dismiss Japan's position, this
would do deep and irreperable damage to the US-Japan
relationship. It was obvious that the DPRK tried in its
recent working-group meeting in New York to obtain 50,000
tons of heavy fuel oil while putting off sealing its
nuclear facilities. It is regrettable that even though
North Korea's involvement in the counterfeiting of US
currency is obvious, there are moves in the US to put
some of Pyongyang's illicit activities on the back
burner. Leniency on the part of the US might lead China
and South Korea to accept the North's attempt to postpone
shutting down and sealing its nuclear facilities....
Moreover, if the US acquiesces and agrees to accept only
the shutdown and sealing of North Korea's nuclear
facilities, Japan will not be readily convinced. Should
the US and Japan come to perceive the threat differently,
their alliance will face a crisis."
SCHIEFFER
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR I/RF, PA/PR/FPC/W, IIP/G/EA, EAP/PD, R/MR,
EAP/J, EAP/P, PM;
USTR FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE;
TREASURY FOR OASIA/IMI;
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA;
CP BUTLER OKINAWA FOR AREA FIELD OFFICE;
PACOM HONOLULU FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION Q SIX-PARTY TALKS - TOKYO
LEAD STORIES: Most Thursday morning papers front-paged an
anticipated Treasury Department announcement concerning
its investigation into the Macau-based Banco Delta Asia,
with the dailies speculating that Washington will
officially lift part of its financial sanctions on North
Korea.
1. "Six-Party Talks: Concern About Possible US Betrayal"
The conservative Sankei editorialized (3/15): "The six-
party talks in Beijing are at a critical juncture.
Accelerating economic aid to North Korea before it has
made the decision to give up its nuclear weapons would be
suicide for the six-party talks. Japan's position of no
aid without a settlement of the abduction issue and its
call for denuclearization have great acceptance among the
public here. Should the US, which shares a common
awareness of North Korea, dismiss Japan's position, this
would do deep and irreperable damage to the US-Japan
relationship. It was obvious that the DPRK tried in its
recent working-group meeting in New York to obtain 50,000
tons of heavy fuel oil while putting off sealing its
nuclear facilities. It is regrettable that even though
North Korea's involvement in the counterfeiting of US
currency is obvious, there are moves in the US to put
some of Pyongyang's illicit activities on the back
burner. Leniency on the part of the US might lead China
and South Korea to accept the North's attempt to postpone
shutting down and sealing its nuclear facilities....
Moreover, if the US acquiesces and agrees to accept only
the shutdown and sealing of North Korea's nuclear
facilities, Japan will not be readily convinced. Should
the US and Japan come to perceive the threat differently,
their alliance will face a crisis."
SCHIEFFER