Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09TOKYO1476
2009-06-30 07:10:00
SECRET
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:
JAPAN: RESPONSE TO POSSIBLE TRANSACTION BETWEEN
how-toVZCZCXRO2146 OO RUEHDT RUEHPB DE RUEHKO #1476 1810710 ZNY SSSSS ZZH O 300710Z JUN 09 FM AMEMBASSY TOKYO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 4198 INFO RUCNARF/ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE RUEHKSO/AMCONSUL SAPPORO IMMEDIATE 5485 RUEHFK/AMCONSUL FUKUOKA IMMEDIATE 4962 RUEHOK/AMCONSUL OSAKA KOBE IMMEDIATE 8765 RUEHNH/AMCONSUL NAHA IMMEDIATE 7293 RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC IMMEDIATE RUEKJCS/CJCS WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE RHHMUNA/HQ USPACOM HONOLULU HI IMMEDIATE RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC IMMEDIATE RHEFDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE RHMFISS/USFJ IMMEDIATE RHEHAAA/NSC WASHDC IMMEDIATE
S E C R E T TOKYO 001476
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EAP/J, ISN/MTR
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/30/2019
TAGS: PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KN BM JA
SUBJECT: JAPAN: RESPONSE TO POSSIBLE TRANSACTION BETWEEN
JAPANESE FIRM AND NORTH KOREAN WEAPONS TRADING ENTITY
REF: STATE 65286
Classified By: Political Minister Counselor Michael Meserve for reasons
1.4 (b) and (d).
(S) Embassy officers delivered reftel non-paper to Ministry
of Economy, Trade, and Industry Security Export Control
Division International Affairs Director Takao Shishikura and
to MOFA Northeast Asia Division Deputy Director Hirotake
Hayashi on June 26. Both officials said that Japan shares
U.S. concerns and that they will look into the potential
business relationship between the Korea Mining Development
General Trading Corporation and the Akiyama Trading
Corporation.
ZUMWALT