Identifier
Created
Classification
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07TOKYO2851
2007-06-25 02:31:00
SECRET
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:  

TOKYO RESPONSE TO UNSCR 1747:FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE TO

Tags:  PREL EFIN ETRD OECD 
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DE RUEHKO #2851 1760231
ZNY SSSSS ZZH
P 250231Z JUN 07
FM AMEMBASSY TOKYO
TO RUCNIRA/IRAN COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHSS/OECD POSTS COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEATRS/TREASURY DEPT WASHDC PRIORITY
RHEHAAA/NSC WASHDC PRIORITY
RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC PRIORITY
RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4834
S E C R E T TOKYO 002851 

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

TREASURY FOR VICKIE ALVO

E.O. 12958: DNG: CO 06/21/2017
TAGS: PREL EFIN ETRD OECD
SUBJECT: TOKYO RESPONSE TO UNSCR 1747:FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE TO
PROMOTE RESTRICTIONS ON EXPORT CREDITS/FINANCING TO IRAN

REF: A. SECSTATE 81876


B. SECSTATE 50834

C. SECSTATE 37801

D. SECSTATE 14071

E. SECSTATE 4760

F. SECSTATE 081875

Classified By: Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Joe Donovan.
Reasons 1.4 b/d

S E C R E T TOKYO 002851

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

TREASURY FOR VICKIE ALVO

E.O. 12958: DNG: CO 06/21/2017
TAGS: PREL EFIN ETRD OECD
SUBJECT: TOKYO RESPONSE TO UNSCR 1747:FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE TO
PROMOTE RESTRICTIONS ON EXPORT CREDITS/FINANCING TO IRAN

REF: A. SECSTATE 81876


B. SECSTATE 50834

C. SECSTATE 37801

D. SECSTATE 14071

E. SECSTATE 4760

F. SECSTATE 081875

Classified By: Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Joe Donovan.
Reasons 1.4 b/d


1. (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4.


2. (S) FINATT delivered ref A points to Ministry of Economy
Trade and Industry, Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau,
Trade Insurance Division Director Michihiro Kishimoto, on
June 21. To the first of two suggested follow-on actions to
UNSCR resolutions 1737 and 1747, &OECD Export Credit Group
Action8, Kishimoto had no immediate response beyond a
request for further time for deliberation by the Government
of Japan.


3. (S) To the second suggested follow-on action, &seeking
broader measures in our upcoming negotiations on a third
sanctions resolution8, Kishimoto quickly asked how
"Government of Iran" would be defined in the context of such
a resolution. Kishimoto confirmed his concern over the issue
of export credits to Iranian public firms. Kishimoto further
requested clarification of how &private sector8 would be
defined in such a resolution regarding export credits.


4. (S) Action request: Post requests guidance on how finely
calibrated the respective definitions of "government" and
"private sector" would be in any third sanctions resolution.


5. (S) Kishimoto noted that the suggested follow-on actions
would prove &difficult8 for the Government of Japan, adding
that Japan was frustrated by both the objective of the
sanctions, and the lack of concrete information on why
entities like Bank Sepah and Bank Saderat had run afoul of
previous sanctions. Kishimoto concluded by asking for some
time to confer with other government officials, and remarked
that while &the U.S. position is understandable, sanctions
should be applied reasonably, and not in a way that punishes
Japanese firms and businesses.8


6. (S) Comment: Kishimoto's response, while not official, was
somewhat negative, including his request for definitions of
public and private sector. Support from the Government of
Japan on a third UNSCR resolution against Iran could meet
with some resistance, as frustration over the consequences of
UNSCR 1737 and 1747 may have numbed the appetite for any
actions that unduly affect the activities of Japanese firms
doing business with Iran.
schieffer