JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO TERRORIST FINANCE DEMARCHE ON

UNCLAS TOKYO 000177 SIPDIS SIPDIS EEB/ESC/TFS (DBENDANA),NEA/I (JKONDOS),NEA/IR (RGERBER), S/CT (TDROZDENKO) AND TREASURY PLEASE PASS TO AMIT JEAN-PAUL DUVIVIER. E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KTFN JA SUBJECT: JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO TERRORIST FINANCE DEMARCHE ON DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF FOUR INDIVIDUALS AND ONE ENTITY UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 13438 REF: SECSTATE 03749 ¶1. (SBU) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche on the U.S. Department of Treasury domestic designation of four individuals and one entity for executing, directing, and supporting violent attacks against Iraqi citizens, Iraqi government officials, and Coalition Forces to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division official Miyako Ishimura on January 18. Deputy Financial Attache also conveyed the information to Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima. Both counterparts thanked Embassy officers for the information and agreed on the need for continued cooperation on terrorist finance issues. SCHIEFFER