Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08TOKYO1762
2008-06-26 08:11:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:
REQUEST PASSED TO ENGAGE JAPAN ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO
how-toVZCZCXYZ0000 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHKO #1762 1780811 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 260811Z JUN 08 FM AMEMBASSY TOKYO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5418 INFO RUEHRL/AMEMBASSY BERLIN IMMEDIATE 1451 RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA IMMEDIATE 2690 RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL IMMEDIATE 0604 RUEHOT/AMEMBASSY OTTAWA IMMEDIATE 9700 RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS IMMEDIATE 6176 RUEHRO/AMEMBASSY ROME IMMEDIATE 2132 RUEHNO/USMISSION USNATO IMMEDIATE 1267
C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 001762
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/26/2018
TAGS: PREL SMIL MARR MOPS NATO AFIN ASCH CACM GM
IT, FR, JA
SUBJECT: REQUEST PASSED TO ENGAGE JAPAN ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO
AFGHANISTAN SECURITY
REF: A. TOKYO 1464
¶B. TOKYO 1593
¶C. SECDEF DTG 031932Z JUN 08
¶D. TOKYO 1623
¶E. TOKYO 1657
¶F. STATE 68003
Classified By: DCM JOE DONOVAN FOR REASONS 1.4 B/D
(C) Embassy Tokyo Political-Minister Counselor Michael
Meserve delivered reftel points to Afghan Ambassador Haron
Amin on Thursday, June 26, 2008. Ambassador Amin said he
would urge his Japanese contacts, as he has been doing up to
this point, to make additional contributions to Afghanistan.
Ambassador Amin approved of the joint approach to Japan,
asserting that some Japanese leaders are resistant to
unilateral outside pressure from the United States. To avoid
the possibility of casualties and increase the chance of
convincing Japan to participate in a PRT, Amin suggested they
be offered Panjsher Province as an area to dispatch an SDF
force. Amin described Panjsher as "completely
peaceful...noting nothing has happened there," adding it is
close to Baghram and easily supplied.
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