Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09TOKYO1135
2009-05-19 07:42:00
SECRET
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:
DEMARCHE DELIVERED AND ACTION REQUEST -- NIAG
how-toVZCZCXYZ0003 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHKO #1135 1390742 ZNY SSSSS ZZH P 190742Z MAY 09 FM AMEMBASSY TOKYO TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3060
S E C R E T TOKYO 001135
SIPDIS
ISN FOR MARK FELIPE, EAP/J, NEA, T
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/18/2024
TAGS: PARM PREL ETTC MNUC JA IR
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED AND ACTION REQUEST -- NIAG
9060: POSSIBLE TRANSFER OF JAPANESE-ORIGIN SPECTROMETER TO
IRAN
REF: STATE 49961
Classified By: A/EMIN PAUL HOROWITZ FOR REASONS 1.4(B),(D)
S E C R E T TOKYO 001135
SIPDIS
ISN FOR MARK FELIPE, EAP/J, NEA, T
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/18/2024
TAGS: PARM PREL ETTC MNUC JA IR
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED AND ACTION REQUEST -- NIAG
9060: POSSIBLE TRANSFER OF JAPANESE-ORIGIN SPECTROMETER TO
IRAN
REF: STATE 49961
Classified By: A/EMIN PAUL HOROWITZ FOR REASONS 1.4(B),(D)
1. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3.
2. (S) Emboff delivered reftel non-paper to Atsushi
Tanizawa, Deputy Director, Security Export Control Policy
Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and his
successor, Hiroaki Machii, May 18. Tanizawa said METI is
willing to look into the transaction and said his ministry's
efforts would be more effective if it could contact Horiba
directly. Accordingly, he asked if he could share
information in the non-paper with the firm and also asked if
the USG had additional information on the type of
spectrometer in question.
3. (S) ACTION REQUEST: Please advise whether METI is
authorized to share the information in reftel talking points
with Horiba and if there is additional information about the
type of spectrometer. EMBASSY Tokyo point of contact is Ed
Luchessi, Economic Officer, LuchessiEP@state.sgov.gov.
ZUMWALT
SIPDIS
ISN FOR MARK FELIPE, EAP/J, NEA, T
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/18/2024
TAGS: PARM PREL ETTC MNUC JA IR
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED AND ACTION REQUEST -- NIAG
9060: POSSIBLE TRANSFER OF JAPANESE-ORIGIN SPECTROMETER TO
IRAN
REF: STATE 49961
Classified By: A/EMIN PAUL HOROWITZ FOR REASONS 1.4(B),(D)
1. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3.
2. (S) Emboff delivered reftel non-paper to Atsushi
Tanizawa, Deputy Director, Security Export Control Policy
Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and his
successor, Hiroaki Machii, May 18. Tanizawa said METI is
willing to look into the transaction and said his ministry's
efforts would be more effective if it could contact Horiba
directly. Accordingly, he asked if he could share
information in the non-paper with the firm and also asked if
the USG had additional information on the type of
spectrometer in question.
3. (S) ACTION REQUEST: Please advise whether METI is
authorized to share the information in reftel talking points
with Horiba and if there is additional information about the
type of spectrometer. EMBASSY Tokyo point of contact is Ed
Luchessi, Economic Officer, LuchessiEP@state.sgov.gov.
ZUMWALT