Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08TOKYO1305
2008-05-13 07:58:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:
JAPAN WILL DECIDE ON IOM DG ELECTION EARLY JUNE
how-toVZCZCXYZ0003 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHKO #1305 1340758 ZNY CCCCC ZZH P 130758Z MAY 08 FM AMEMBASSY TOKYO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4201 INFO RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 3320 RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 9778
C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 001305
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/12/2018
TAGS: AORC PREF PREL SMIG JA
SUBJECT: JAPAN WILL DECIDE ON IOM DG ELECTION EARLY JUNE
REF: A. STATE 46929
¶B. 07 TOKYO 3167
Classified By: Charge d'Affairs Joseph R. Donovan for reasons 1.4 (b) a
nd (d)
(C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered Ref A demarche
May 12 to MOFA Humanitarian Affairs Division Principal Deputy
Director Hisanobu Mochizuki. Japan will not decide which
candidate to support until the last minute, said Mochizuki,
repeating Ref B's comment that Japan is "favorably
considering" Ambassador Swing's candidacy. Mochizuki was
surprised to hear that Ambassador Swing had cancelled his
trip to Tokyo, saying that the candidate had told a Japanese
official "just last week" that he would be visiting Japan.
DONOVAN