DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE INDUSTRIES

C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 001520 SIPDIS SIPDIS TREASURY FOR AMIT SHARMA ;ISN/CPI FOR JENNIFER CHALMERS AND ANTHONY RUGGIERO. E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/06/2017 TAGS: PARM PREL EFIN ISN JA SUBJECT: DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE INDUSTRIES ORGANIZATION UNDER E.O. 13382 REF: SECSTATE 40909 Classified By: Ambassador J.Thomas Schieffer, for reasons 1.4(b)(d) ¶1. (C) Embassy passed a non-paper (reftel) regarding designation of Iran's Defense Industries Organization (DIO) on Monday, April 2, 2007 to Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima, who noted that such information was "precious". POLoff delivered the non-paper to Second Middle East Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano and invited his comments. Finally, ESToff spoke with Non-Proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division official Isami Takada on 2 April. Takada responded by thanking us for the statement and said that Japan will continue to try to work with the U.S. on this very important matter. We will continue to report responses to E.O. 13382 and any follow up questions from our counterparts. SCHIEFFER