DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN UAV PROGRAM SEEKING

S E C R E T TOKYO 002554 SIPDIS DEPT FOR ISN/MTR AND EAP/J E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/17/2033 TAGS: PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR TW SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN UAV PROGRAM SEEKING JAPANESE-ORIGIN ITEMS REF: STATE 097993 Classified By: Ambassador J. Thomas Schieffer for Reasons 1.4(b),(c) a nd (d) ¶1. (S) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano September 16 and left a copy of the Iran UAV non-paper (reftel). Matano accepted it without comment. Poloff explained that the Embassy would also be sharing the non-paper with Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Export Control Division counterparts and that we realize METI has the lead on this type of issue. ¶2. (S) Econoff delivered reftel demarche to METI Director of the Office of International Affairs for Secure Export Control Takao Shishikura September 17 and left a copy of the non-paper. Shishikura said he could not recall specifically but the Japanese manufacturer Tonegawa-Seiko Company Ltd. was familiar as a target of proliferation concern. Shishikura asked if he could share the information in the non-paper with the Japanese entity to prevent export of such items in the future. Econoff replied that the information is highly sensitive with instructions to release only to Japanese officials; Shishikura acknowledged the need to protect the information. Econoff also told Shishikura the non-paper had been shared with MOFA's Second Middle East Division. SCHIEFFER