Identifier
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08TOKYO1762
2008-06-26 08:11:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:  

REQUEST PASSED TO ENGAGE JAPAN ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO

Tags:  PREL SMIL MARR MOPS NATO AFIN ASCH CACM GM 
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DE RUEHKO #1762 1780811
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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

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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.
SCHIEFFER