Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07TOKYO161
2007-01-12 09:16:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:
JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL IRANIAN
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C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 000161
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
ISN, T, TREASURY, EUR, AND NEA. TREASURY PASS TO AMIT
SHARMA.
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/12/2017
TAGS: ETTC JA IR KNNP PARM PREL PTER
SUBJECT: JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL IRANIAN
DESIGNATIONS UNCER E.O. 13382
REF: SECSTATE 02945
Classified By: Polical Section Deputy Carol T. Reynolds for reasons 1.4
(b) and (d).
(C) Embassy Tokyo Political officers delivered reftel
demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
Non-Proliferation Science and Technology Officer Satoshi
Kikuchi and to the MOFA Second Middle East Division Iran Unit
Chief Takashi Kamada on January 10, 2007. Kamada said he was
already aware of the designations from reported conversations
between Minister of Finance Koji Omi and Department of
Treasury Under Secretary of Treasury for Terrorism and
Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey. In addition, Deputy
Financial Attache shared the demarche with Ministry of
Finance (MOF) Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi
Fukushima on January 10, 2007. Fukushima expressed
frustration that Japan was caught off-guard because the
designations were leaked before Japan was informed.
DONOVAN
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
ISN, T, TREASURY, EUR, AND NEA. TREASURY PASS TO AMIT
SHARMA.
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/12/2017
TAGS: ETTC JA IR KNNP PARM PREL PTER
SUBJECT: JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL IRANIAN
DESIGNATIONS UNCER E.O. 13382
REF: SECSTATE 02945
Classified By: Polical Section Deputy Carol T. Reynolds for reasons 1.4
(b) and (d).
(C) Embassy Tokyo Political officers delivered reftel
demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
Non-Proliferation Science and Technology Officer Satoshi
Kikuchi and to the MOFA Second Middle East Division Iran Unit
Chief Takashi Kamada on January 10, 2007. Kamada said he was
already aware of the designations from reported conversations
between Minister of Finance Koji Omi and Department of
Treasury Under Secretary of Treasury for Terrorism and
Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey. In addition, Deputy
Financial Attache shared the demarche with Ministry of
Finance (MOF) Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi
Fukushima on January 10, 2007. Fukushima expressed
frustration that Japan was caught off-guard because the
designations were leaked before Japan was informed.
DONOVAN