Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07TOKYO3167
2007-07-11 09:04:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:
JAPAN UNWILLING TO COMMIT ABOUT TOP IOM JOB
how-toVZCZCXYZ0000 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHKO #3167 1920904 ZNY CCCCC ZZH P 110904Z JUL 07 FM AMEMBASSY TOKYO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5403 INFO RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 3122 RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 4986
C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 003167
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/10/2017
TAGS: AORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG JA
SUBJECT: JAPAN UNWILLING TO COMMIT ABOUT TOP IOM JOB
REF: STATE 93920
Classified By: Ambassador J. Thomas Schieffer for reasons 1.4 (b) and (
d).
(C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel
demarche July 6 and followed up July 9 with MOFA Humanitarian
Assistance Division Principal Deputy Director Hisanobu
Mochizuki. Mochizuki noted that Ambassador McKinley had
approached the Japanese Ambassador to Geneva seeking support
for a third term. Japan will not support Ambassador
McKinley, and will "give due consideration" to Ambassador
Swing, but is holding out to see if any EU country candidates
surface, reported Mochizuki.
SCHIEFFER