Identifier
Created
Classification
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09TOKYO137
2009-01-23 02:01:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:
TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - EXECUTIVE ORDER TO
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UNCLAS TOKYO 000137
SIPDIS
STATE FOR I/RF, PA/PR/FPC/W, IIP/G/EA, EAP/PD, R/MR,
EAP/J, EAP/P, PM;
USTR FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE;
TREASURY FOR OASIA/IMI;
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA;
CP BUTLER OKINAWA FOR AREA FIELD OFFICE;
PACOM HONOLULU FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
SUBJECT: TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - EXECUTIVE ORDER TO
CLOSE GUANTANAMO
UNCLAS TOKYO 000137
SIPDIS
STATE FOR I/RF, PA/PR/FPC/W, IIP/G/EA, EAP/PD, R/MR,
EAP/J, EAP/P, PM;
USTR FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE;
TREASURY FOR OASIA/IMI;
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA;
CP BUTLER OKINAWA FOR AREA FIELD OFFICE;
PACOM HONOLULU FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
SUBJECT: TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - EXECUTIVE ORDER TO
CLOSE GUANTANAMO
1. LEAD STORIES: Asahi gave front-page play to
Secretary of State Clinton's first day on the job at
the State Department on Thursday.
2. "President Obama Orders Closing of Guantanamo" The
liberal Mainichi wrote from Washington (1/23):
"President Obama ordered on Thursday the closing of the
detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
within a year. The President will seek to carry out his
campaign pledge and regain international confidence in
the U.S. by promptly closing the camp, which is deemed
a 'negative legacy' of the previous administration."
3. "President Obama Begins to Restore 'Ethical Dignity'
of U.S." The moderate Yomiuri's Washington
correspondent wrote (1/23): "The Presidential order on
Thursday demonstrated the Obama administration's move
to restore the 'ethical dignity' of the U.S. However,
many difficult issues lie ahead in connection with the
closure of Guantanamo, such as the search for nations
to accept the detainees."
4. "President Signs Order to Close Guantanamo" A
Washington correspondent of the business-oriented
Nikkei reported (1/23): "The President signed an
executive order to close Guantanamo within one year. He
showed his efforts to the nation and the world to carry
out his campaign pledge and make a policy change from
the Bush administration. However, there are major
challenges ahead, such as securing alternate facilities
to detain terror suspects."
5. "Clear Departure from Bush Diplomacy" A
correspondent reported from Washington in the liberal
Tokyo Shimbun wrote (1/23): "... The President
demonstrated his position of departing from the Bush
diplomacy by developing his own diplomatic and security
policies. Supporters of the 'change' advocated by
President Obama will be disappointed, however, if the
President fails to carry out his campaign pledge to
pull out American troops from Iraq within 16 months.
The executive order set a one-year deadline for the
closure. There is no clear prospect for the transfer of
the 250 detainees at the camp. Despite his 'hasty'
decision, the closure will not be easy, as many nations
are hesitant to accept the detainees out of concern for
public security and the related financial burden."
ZUMWALT
SIPDIS
STATE FOR I/RF, PA/PR/FPC/W, IIP/G/EA, EAP/PD, R/MR,
EAP/J, EAP/P, PM;
USTR FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE;
TREASURY FOR OASIA/IMI;
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA;
CP BUTLER OKINAWA FOR AREA FIELD OFFICE;
PACOM HONOLULU FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
SUBJECT: TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - EXECUTIVE ORDER TO
CLOSE GUANTANAMO
1. LEAD STORIES: Asahi gave front-page play to
Secretary of State Clinton's first day on the job at
the State Department on Thursday.
2. "President Obama Orders Closing of Guantanamo" The
liberal Mainichi wrote from Washington (1/23):
"President Obama ordered on Thursday the closing of the
detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
within a year. The President will seek to carry out his
campaign pledge and regain international confidence in
the U.S. by promptly closing the camp, which is deemed
a 'negative legacy' of the previous administration."
3. "President Obama Begins to Restore 'Ethical Dignity'
of U.S." The moderate Yomiuri's Washington
correspondent wrote (1/23): "The Presidential order on
Thursday demonstrated the Obama administration's move
to restore the 'ethical dignity' of the U.S. However,
many difficult issues lie ahead in connection with the
closure of Guantanamo, such as the search for nations
to accept the detainees."
4. "President Signs Order to Close Guantanamo" A
Washington correspondent of the business-oriented
Nikkei reported (1/23): "The President signed an
executive order to close Guantanamo within one year. He
showed his efforts to the nation and the world to carry
out his campaign pledge and make a policy change from
the Bush administration. However, there are major
challenges ahead, such as securing alternate facilities
to detain terror suspects."
5. "Clear Departure from Bush Diplomacy" A
correspondent reported from Washington in the liberal
Tokyo Shimbun wrote (1/23): "... The President
demonstrated his position of departing from the Bush
diplomacy by developing his own diplomatic and security
policies. Supporters of the 'change' advocated by
President Obama will be disappointed, however, if the
President fails to carry out his campaign pledge to
pull out American troops from Iraq within 16 months.
The executive order set a one-year deadline for the
closure. There is no clear prospect for the transfer of
the 250 detainees at the camp. Despite his 'hasty'
decision, the closure will not be easy, as many nations
are hesitant to accept the detainees out of concern for
public security and the related financial burden."
ZUMWALT