DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL

UNCLAS TOKYO 000005 SENSITIVE SIPDIS DEPT FOR ISN, T, NEA/IR DEPT PLEASE PASS TREASURY E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KNNP EFIN PARM IR JA SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES REF: A. STATE 133198 ¶B. HICKS-CHALMERS EMAIL 12/22 ¶1. (SBU) Econoff delivered demarche points contained in ref to Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MOFA) Nonproliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Division official Isami Takada December 22. Takada commented his office is already aware of the designation, but he welcomed the additional background information on the companies involved. He noted too that Japan has already acted against all entities designated by the UN Security Council. He agreed to make the additional background information available to his counterparts within MOFA and at the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry. ZUMWALT