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00STATE228771	OPEN ASSIGNMENTS LIST OF SENIOR LEVEL GENERALIST [...] BID DEADLINE: THE WINTER 2000-2001 AND SUMMER 2001 CYCLE HAVE BEEN COMBINED. THIS CABLE PRESENTS THE OPEN ASSIGNMENTS VACANCY LIST FOR SENIOR LEVEL POSITIONS FROM WHICH ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES SHOULD CREATE THEIR BID LISTS FOR THE 2001 SUMMER CYCLE. BIDDERS WITH A NOVEMBER 2001 TED MAY ALSO BID [...]	2000-12-01 20:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	APER

00STATE228772	OPEN ASSIGNMENTS LIST OF MID-LEVEL GENERALIST AND ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST VACANCIES, NOW THROUGH OCTOBER 31,2001. (COMBINED WINTER 2000 - SUMMER 2001 CYCLE). [...] No summary [...]	2000-12-01 20:48:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	APER
00STATE229013	OPEN ASSIGNMENTS LIST OF FS-01 GENERALIST AND [...] BID DEADLINE: THE WINTER 2000-2001 AND SUMMER 2001 CABLES HAVE BEEN COMBINED. THIS CABLE PRESENTS THE OPEN ASSIGNMENTS VACANCY LIST FOR FS-01 POSITIONS FROM WHICH ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES SHOULD CREATE THEIR BID LISTS FOR THE 2001 SUMMER CYCLE. BIDDERS WITH APRIL AND NOVEMBER 2001 TEDS MAY ALSO BID [...]	2000-12-01 23:08:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	APER
01RANGOON1171	CHINESE QUIETLY SUPPORT REFORM? [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE CHINESE DCM TOLD US THE PRC CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE ONGOING POLITICAL DIALOGUE, AND BELIEVES THE MILITARY REGIME IS SINCERE IN ITS DEALINGS WITH AUNG SAN SUU KYI (ASSK). WHILE HE STATED HIS BELIEF THAT OUTSIDE PRESSURE IS COUNTER- PRODUCTIVE, HE GAVE SOME REASON TO BELIEV [...]	2001-07-27 11:03:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV CH BM
01STATE176819	AFGHANISTAN'S POLITICAL FUTURE (CORRECTED COPY) [...] (C) ACTION ADDRESSEES SHOULD DRAW FROM POINTS BELOW IN DISCUSSIONS WITH HOST GOVERNMENTS REGARDING U.S. VIEWS ON THE POLITICAL FUTURE OF AFGHANISTAN. NOTING SPECIFICALLY THAT THESE ARE PRELIMINARY THOUGHTS, ACTION ADDRESSEES SHOULD REQUEST HOST COUNTRY INPUT. EMBASSY ISLAMABAD HAS MADE A SIMIL [...]	2001-10-11 01:17:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF PK
01STATE176853	AFGHANISTAN'S POLITICAL FUTURE [...] (C) ACTION ADDRESSEES SHOULD DRAW FROM POINTS BELOW IN DISCUSSIONS WITH HOST GOVERNMENTS REGARDING U.S. VIEWS ON THE POLITICAL FUTURE OF AFGHANISTAN. NOTING SPECIFICALLY THAT THESE ARE PRELIMINARY THOUGHTS, ACTION ADDRESSEES SHOULD REQUEST HOST COUNTRY INPUT. EMBASSY ISLAMABAD HAS MADE A SIMIL [...]	2001-10-11 02:45:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF PK
02AMMAN3077	JORDANIAN MINISTERS SEEK WASHINGTON MEETINGS ON [...] (sbu) Planning Minister Bassem Awadallah called the Ambassador late Sunday, June 9, to say that Prime Minister Abul Ragheb had asked that he go to Washington at the end of this week with Minister of State for Economic Affairs Mohammed Halaiqah. Awadallah hopes to join Halaiqah (who has been [...]	2002-06-10 14:32:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN JO
02AMMAN4682	(NIAG 2057) JAPANESE EMBASSY ASKS FOR MORE [...] (S/NF) Japanese Embassy Counselor (and Japanese Charge in Iraq) Masashi Kono called on PolCouns August 18. Referring to Embassy Tokyo's demarche (ref b) on Iraq's possible purchase of thermal luminescence dosimetry equipment from Japan through the Jordanian company al-Eman Investment Group ( [...]	2002-08-19 13:41:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	KNNP PARM PREL GM JA IZ JO
02AMMAN5751	JAPANESE DIPLOMAT REPORTS BAGHDAD NORMAL, BASRA [...] (C) On October 2, a source in the Japanese Embassy's Iraq Division provided A/Polcouns a readout of his recently completed three week visit to Iraq. The source had been in Iraq from September 7 to 27 and had traveled from Baghdad to Basra and back by car September 14-16. Overall, he said that [...]	2002-10-03 15:41:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ JA JO
02COLOMBO1553	SRI LANKA: DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETS PRIME MINISTER: [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a very cordial half-hour August 22 meeting (followed by a press conference and a working dinner) with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Wickremesinghe, Deputy Secretary Armitage stressed US support for the GSL's ongoing SIPDIS efforts to reach a negotiated solution to Sri Lanka's 2 [...]	2002-08-23 02:26:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PINS PREL PTER CE ECONOMICS LTTE
02HANOI1405	AA/S WOOD HOLDS WIDE-RANGING DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DURING A MAY 20-22 VISIT TO HANOI, IO AA/S WOOD DISCUSSED COUNTERTERRORISM, THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC),NATIONAL ASSEMBLY REFORM, THE MONTAGNARDS, MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS, AND THE MIDDLE EAST WITH GVN AND COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV) OFFICIALS, STUDENTS FROM THE [...]	2002-06-03 06:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PHUM VM CTERR ETMIN HUMANR DPOL HIV AIDS
02HANOI2493	NONG DUC MANH VISITS JAPAN: ACCORDING TO SCRIPT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. NONG DUC MANH, GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV),VISITED JAPAN OCTOBER 2-5. BOTH SIDES PREDICTABLY LABELED THE CAREFULLY SCRIPTED VISIT AS A "SUCCESS." IN ADDITION TO "REAFFIRMING THE STRONG BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP," TOPICS INCLUDED THE NEED FOR VIETN [...]	2002-10-15 07:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ETRD EAID ECON JA VM
02HANOI3099	ASSESSING NONG DUC MANH'S LEADERSHIP [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. NONG DUC MANH IS PERHAPS THE MOST TELEGENIC VIETNAMESE LEADER SINCE HO CHI MINH. DESPITE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 03099 01 OF 03 310253Z CONSTANT MEDIA EXPOSURE, LITTLE I [...]	2002-12-31 02:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL VM
02HANOI589	VIETNAM'S INCREASING ROLE IN THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY. VIETNAM HAS MOVED STEADILY TO INCREASE ITS PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL AND MULTILATERAL FORA SINCE THE COMMUNIST PARTY (CPV) DIRECTED THE GVN TO IMPLEMENT A MORE OUTWARD ORIENTED FOREIGN POLICY AT THE SEVENTH PARTY CONGRESS IN 1991. TODAY, VIETNAM HAS MEMBERSHIP IN 62 GLOBA [...]	2002-03-14 09:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI EAID ECON VM UN HUMANR APEC ASEAN
02HARARE620	OUR TAKE ON ELECTION OBSERVATION EFFORTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE GOZ HAS TO A LARGE DEGREE SUCCEEDED IN ITS EFFORTS TO KEEP PRYING OUTSIDE EYES AWAY FROM THE PRE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN FIELD AND, IT NOW APPEARS, OUT OF THE POLLING STATIONS ON VOTING DAY. BY DERAILING THE EFFORTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION MISSION AND THE ZIMBABWE ELECTIONS SUPPORT [...]	2002-03-08 12:14:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM ZI
02RANGOON1274	JAPANESE AMBASSADOR RAISES POLITICAL TRANSITION [...] (C) Summary: Japanese Ambassador Yuji Miyamoto delivered a message from Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi when he presented his credentials to Than Shwe on September 16. According to sources at the Japanese Embassy, Miyamoto also went into some detail about political transition, Japanese aid, an [...]	2002-10-01 10:35:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BM JP
02RANGOON1366	BURMA: JAPANESE UNLIKELY TO PUSH REFORM FINANCING [...] (C) Summary: Japanese experts say that Japan plans to discuss economic reform during Prime Minister Koizumi's meeting with Senior General Than Shwe at the November ASEAN 3 meeting in Phnom Penh. They have also promised to share with us a copy of their proposed program for Burmese structural [...]	2002-10-23 09:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON BM
02ROME1826	ITALY: COALITION CONTRIBUTIONS INITIATIVE [...] (U) EMBASSY ROME CONCLUDES THAT IT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE TO DELIVER REF A DEMARCHE TO ITALY. THE GOI IS ALREADY MAKING SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL, MILITARY, AND TROOP CONTRIBUTIONS TO OEF, THE STABILIZATION OF THE BALKANS, ISAF, THE RECONSTRUCTION OF AFGHANISTAN, AND THE PROTECTION OF THE FORMER [...]	2002-04-12 06:31:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR EAID IT
02ROME5079	NORTH KOREANS SIGNAL NEW OPENNESS AT ENERGY [...] AT A RECENT CONFERENCE IN ITALY ON NORTH KOREAN ENERGY NEEDS, THE DPRK DELEGATION APPEARED TO SIGNAL UNUSUAL OPENNESS. ITS PRESENCE AT A CONFERENCE WITH USG AND ROK REPRESENTATIVES WAS ITSELF REMARKABLE, AND ITS FRANK DISCUSSION OF SHORTCOMINGS AND REFORMS WAS MORE SO. DPRK REPRESENTATIVE [...]	2002-10-17 13:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EAID PARM KN IT
02ROME5831	FODAG AMBASSADOR CONVEYS U.S. MESSAGE ON FOOD AID [...] SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR TONY HALL, U.S. MISSION ROME, PRESENTED U.S. VIEWS ON THE GROWING HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA ON DECEMBER 2 TO SELECTED ROME-BASED PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES. AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE HOLY SEE ALSO PARTICIPATED. EU AND AFRICAN REPRESENTA [...]	2002-12-03 14:26:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC AF EAID ETRD EU TBIO FAO WFP FAS
02TEGUCIGALPA3318	HONDURAN ACTION ON SEVEN COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para. 10. 2. (SBU) Summary: PolOff met December 6 with Honduran MFA Director General for Treaties Ivonne Bonilla to demarche Bonilla on the 1988 maritime counterterrorism (CT) convention and protocol and to get a status report on the GOH's slow acti [...]	2002-12-09 22:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KTIA AORC PARM EAIR EWWT KCRM HO
03ABUDHABI3940	UAE aid to Afghanistan totals more than USD [...] (U) Summary and comment: As the World Bank considers approaching the UAEG to co-host an Afghan donors conference on the margins of the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Dubai in September, Post was reminded recently by one of our MFA contacts that the UAE has provided millions of dollars in [...]	2003-08-27 11:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	EAID MARR MASS PREL PGOV OHIP AF TC
03AMMAN4587	FOREIGN PRESS CENTER'S REPORTING TOUR FOR NEAR EAST [...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION NOMINATES MR. PHILIP MADANAT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AMMANNET RADIO FOR SUBJECT TOUR: FULL BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : THE FOLLOWING DATA IS IN A FIXED FORMAT WHICH ENABLES : AUTOMATED PROCESSING IN WASHINGTON AND [...]	2003-07-24 13:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL JO
03AMMAN4700	FOREIGN PRESS CENTER'S REPORTING TOUR FOR NEAR EAST [...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION NOMINATES MR. PHILIP MADANAT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AMMANNET RADIO FOR SUBJECT TOUR: FULL BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : THE FOLLOWING DATA IS IN A FIXED FORMAT WHICH ENABLES : AUTOMATED PROCESSING IN WASHINGTON AND [...]	2003-07-29 10:39:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL JO
03ANKARA356	INPUT FOR CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED REPORT ON [...] Post provided Ref A materials on 12/26/02 to MFA Coordinator for Afghanistan Reconstruction Ambassador Ahmet Okcun whose office responded with information for reports required by U.S. Congress. 2. The information below responds to the matrix compartments: -- Tokyo Pledge in USD millio [...]	2003-01-15 11:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL EFIN AF TU
03ANKARA6860	TURKEY AND DONOR STRATEGIES FOR AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Turkey's Coordinator for Afghan and Iraq Assistance Ambassador Okcun, Turkey takes very seriously its commitments to Afghan and Iraq Reconstruction. Turkey has already fulfilled its USD 5 million commitment for Afghanistan and is eager to disburse its USD 50 millio [...]	2003-11-04 10:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN IZ PGOV PREL TU
03COLOMBO1018	Despite some Opposition criticism, the Tokyo [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Tokyo donors conference continues to generate a positive reaction in Sri Lanka. The president maintains a studied silence, however, despite some criticism of the conference by her party. The Tamil Tigers, who controversially did not go to Tokyo, have also been mum, thus fa [...]	2003-06-11 09:54:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EAID KPAO CE JA NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1061	GSL tries to calm situation after sinking of [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of the June 14 sinking of a Tiger ship, the GSL is trying to calm the situation, assuring the Tigers that it is looking into ways to devolve power to the north/east. Minister Moragoda, a key adviser to the PM, has expressed deep concerns to us about the navy's [...]	2003-06-17 09:22:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS CE JA NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1073	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 92 (06-18-03) [...] (C) Just wanted to flag that the situation remains relatively quiet in the aftermath of the June 14 sinking of the Tiger ship off the northeast coast (Colombo 1061, 1053). From what we hear, however, the Tigers remain very, very angry over the incident. Thus far, however, the group has conf [...]	2003-06-18 09:55:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CE MV LTTE
03COLOMBO1078	In positive news for peace process, Norwegian [...] (C) SUMMARY: After a brief hiatus in contacts, Norwegian facilitators met with the Tamil Tigers on June 18. Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar told us the Tigers complained about the June 14 sinking of one of their ships and denied culpability for a wave of recent assassinations. The group als [...]	2003-06-19 09:35:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO113	Japan's Akashi reviews visit to Sri Lanka; [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In a January 17 meeting with the Ambassador, Japanese Special Envoy Akashi reviewed his visit to Sri Lanka, noting that President Kumaratunga had decided not to meet him. He said the donors' conference in Tokyo was set for June 9-10, and he invited Deputy Secretary Armitage [...]	2003-01-21 11:33:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER CE JA NO IN LTTE
03COLOMBO1143	Sri Lanka: Peace process poised to enter new [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the prime minister back from a successful visit to the United Kingdom, Sri Lanka's peace process is on the verge of entering a new phase. The Tigers are hinting at a return to talks, while the government is preparing an interim administration proposal. The Liberation Tiger [...]	2003-07-01 10:38:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINS NO JA CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1425	No breakthroughs in meeting with Tigers, but [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 13 meeting with the Charge', Norwegian Special Envoy Solheim and Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar said the atmospherics of their meeting with the Tigers earlier that day had been positive. They said they had discussed the Tigers' upcoming meeting in Paris. Re conte [...]	2003-08-14 11:12:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO1504	Norwegian envoy meets with Tigers in Paris; EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent peace process developments: Norwegian Envoy Erik Solheim has been involved in meetings with the Tigers in Paris. There are reports that the Tigers will next visit Switzerland for further discussions. In the meantime, the EU chiefs of mission in Colombo issued a press [...]	2003-08-28 10:45:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS CE XG
03COLOMBO1522	Tiger political chief Thamilchelvam's steady [...] (C) SUMMARY: S.P. Thamilchelvam, political chief of the Tamil Tigers, has taken an increasingly high profile role as chief Tiger spokesman on peace track issues. In the meantime, Anton Balasingham, the group's long-time spokesman and negotiator, has not been heard from in weeks. In explai [...]	2003-09-02 10:12:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PINR PINS CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1548	IMI - Investment Opportunities In Sri Lanka [...] The National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka will present "Intrad 2003", an Exhibition and Investor Forum on November 28 - 30, 2003 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The theme is "Regaining Sri Lanka - Invest in Our Infrastructure". 2. "Intrad 2003" will feature 10 key sectors identified for inve [...]	2003-09-06 07:25:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO CE ECONOMICS
03COLOMBO1569	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 131 (09/09/03) [...] (C) FYI. We have the following updates on the peace process: -- Norwegian Ambassador in the east: Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brattskar is in Batticaloa District in the east for a familiarization tour, according to Norwegian Embassy contacts. Brattskar met with eastern Tiger military leade [...]	2003-09-09 10:41:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CE MV LTTE
03COLOMBO1713	Tokyo co-chairs agree on modalities for review [...] (U) Tokyo process co-chairs (Japan, EU - Italy, and EC, Norway and US) met October 1 for briefing on EU Troika meeting in New York on Sept 25 with PM Wickremesinghe. New information from briefing was that: --Italian Foreign Minister Frattini, on behalf of EU, formally offered to host next r [...]	2003-10-02 06:29:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID PREF CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1801	AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON FINANCE MINISTER [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Jeffrey J. Lunstead. Reasons 1.5 B and D. 2. (C) Summary: During his initial courtesy call with Finance Minister Choksy on October 10, the Ambassador raised TDA technical assistance, aid utilization, government procurement problems, and the Iraq Donors Confe [...]	2003-10-17 04:56:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN EAID PREL IZ CE
03COLOMBO1901	MEDIA PLAY: SRI LANKAN MEDIA RESPOND TO LTTE [...] In reftels Colombo reported on the 11/1 unveiling of the LTTE's long awaited response to the GSL's Interim Administration proposals. As noted in reftel (B),the counterproposal elicited immediate and enormous coverage: all major front pages carried the story, and three English, two Sinhala, a [...]	2003-11-04 11:17:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PTER OPRC KMDR OIIP CE LTTE
03COLOMBO715	Key minister expresses confidence that talks [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 24 press conference, Minister G.L. Peiris, the government's chief spokesman and negotiator, expressed confidence that the peace process will get back on track. He noted that the GSL's formal reply to the Tigers' statement pulling out of the peace talks was still bei [...]	2003-04-25 03:10:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS CE NO LTTE
03COLOMBO721	MEDIA PLAY - MORE COVERAGE OF AMBASSADOR WILLS' [...] On April 21, the LTTE announced it was suspending peace talks. In a letter to the GSL, the LTTE listed its reasons for suspending talks as: its exclusion from the 4/14 Washington Conference, problems with the ceasefire accord implementation, and that GSL had not focused enough on rebuilding t [...]	2003-04-28 10:26:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PTER OPRC KMDR OIIP CE EGEN LTTE
03COLOMBO738	In possible sign of a thaw, Tigers meet with [...] (C) SUMMARY: Norwegian facilitators met with the Tigers on April 30. The Norwegians were carrying letters from the GSL in response to the Tigers' recent withdrawal from the peace talks and a key assistance committee. In other news, the peace track gets even busier next week as top LTTE, No [...]	2003-04-30 14:41:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS CE NO JA KWMM
03COLOMBO780	In latest effort, Norwegian facilitators press [...] (C) SUMMARY: Closely following up the visit of a senior Japanese envoy, Norwegian facilitator Erik Solheim met May 8 with Tiger leaders. The meeting was cordial, but the Tigers did not confirm that they will come back to the peace talks or attend the June donors conference. Norway's FM is [...]	2003-05-09 06:38:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO819	NORWEGIAN FM PRESSES TIGERS, BUT NO SIGN OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: NORWEGIAN FM PETERSEN MET WITH THE TIGERS ON MAY 15. DESPITE HIS BEST EFFORTS, THE TIGERS DID NOT SAY THEY WILL RETURN TO THE TALKS, NOR DID THEY COMMIT TO ATTEND THE TOKYO DONORS CONFERENCE. THE JAPANESE EMBASSY HAS CONFIRMED THAT IT HAS RECEIVED NO FURTHER WORD FROM THE TIGE [...]	2003-05-16 06:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO824	Norwegian FM presses Tigers, but no sign of [...] (C) SUMMARY: Norwegian FM Petersen met with the Tigers on May 15. Despite his best efforts, the Tigers did not say they will return to the talks, nor did they commit to attend the Tokyo donors conference. The Japanese Embassy has confirmed that it has received no further word from the Tiger [...]	2003-05-16 06:33:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS CE NO JA
03COLOMBO910	Norwegians deliver GSL proposal re assistance [...] (C) SUMMARY: Norwegian facilitators delivered the latest GSL proposal re assistance to the Tigers late May 28. The Tigers indicated that they need time to review it. The government is only beginning to brief the public on the matter, but, based on what we are hearing, the proposal would go [...]	2003-05-29 10:50:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO970	GSL looks forward to Tokyo and hopes for big [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GSL is looking forward to the Tokyo donors conference, hoping for a big impact both politically and financially. That said, the Tigers' apparent non-participation is casting a bit of a shadow. The Norwegians plan to be represented in Tokyo by development officials. India m [...]	2003-06-05 11:16:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EAID CE NO JA IN LTTE
03GUATEMALA623	NEW GUATEMALAN AMBASSADORS TO GENEVA, TOKYO, AND [...] (SBU) An excellent MFA source confirmed that Ricardo Alvarado was sworn in at noon on March 4 as Guatemalan Ambassador to Geneva. Ambassador to the OAS, Arturo Duarte, will move to Tokyo and will probably be replaced by Victor Godoy. Bio information below. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Ricardo A [...]	2003-03-07 18:48:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV GT UNHRC
03HANOI1559	VIETNAM: REORGANIZATION OF IPR AGENCIES - FUTURE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a move that has left Vietnamese IPR agencies, foreign donors, and trademark holders/seekers stunned and seriously concerned, the Government of Vietnam has decided to transfer the trademark function from the National Office of Industrial Property (NOIP) in the Ministry of Sc [...]	2003-06-20 10:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON KIPR VM IPROP
03HANOI2678	U.S. and Vietnam initial air services agreement [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: On October 9, the U.S. and Vietnam entered into a five-year air services agreement that, while maintaining some restrictions, contains many Open Skies provisions. The agreement will eventually allow three passenger carrie [...]	2003-10-21 02:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EINV PREL VM
03HANOI956	VIETNAM'S PRIME MINISTER VISITS JAPAN: [...] (U) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Phan Van Khai's recent visit to Japan avoided potentially controversial political issues such as Iraq and North Korea, instead focusing on economic relations and aid. There is optimism that a bilateral investment agreement may be signed by the "end of this year" [...]	2003-04-17 09:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD EAID ECON PGOV JA VM
03ISTANBUL258	DIFFERENCES AMONG U.S. FIRMS GIVE RISE TO NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: With Turkey's new AK government just having marked its hundredth day in office, representatives of American pharmaceutical companies indicate they have not yet judged the time ripe to raise the intellectual property and pricing issues that have beset them in recent years. Despi [...]	2003-02-28 06:14:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BEXP KIPR TU
03KUWAIT98	AFGHANISTAN: CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED REPORT ON [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-14 06:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL AF KU
03OTTAWA2103	UNDOF: DRAWDOWN OF CANADIAN CONTINGENT [...] (C) Canada confirmed to us that is does intend to reduce its contribution to the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) over the next 12 months, but that it will not do so before ensuring adequate backfill by others. We discussed reftel (A) concerns with Barbara Martin, Director of Foreign A [...]	2003-07-23 17:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PREL IS SY CA JA
03RANGOON1058	JAPANESE EMBASSY ADVOCATES ENGAGEMENT WITH BURMESE [...] (C) Reftel A conclusion that there is a discrepancy between MOFA Tokyo and the Japanese Embassy in Rangoon matches our assessment that Japanese Ambassador Miyamoto and his senior staff strongly oppose their headquarters on Burma policy. As we noted in refs B and C, Miyamoto, and his political [...]	2003-09-02 12:35:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BM JA
03RANGOON1375	JAPAN ENCOURAGES RAZALI TO UNDERTAKE SECRET [...] (C) Summary: The Japanese Ambassador to Burma, Yuji Miyamoto, is urging U.N. Special Envoy Razali to conduct his dialogue efforts "in secret" and to replace his pro-ASSK liaison officer in Rangoon, two points the Japanese believe might lead the SPDC to be more cooperative. The Japanese also w [...]	2003-10-31 00:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM JA
03RANGOON1421	JAPANESE ON RAZALI ADVISOR DE RIEDMATTEN [...] (C) Japanese DCM Hiroshi Kawamura called on DCM November 5 to clarify his ambassador's position regarding Swiss citizen Leon de Riedmatten, Razali advisor and head of Humanitarian Dialogue in Rangoon. 2. (C) Kawamura stated that his Ambassador, Yuji Miyamoto, had not demarched or suggeste [...]	2003-11-06 05:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM
03RANGOON1623	BURMA: 2003-2004 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Burma is the world's second largest producer of illicit opium and the second largest cultivator of opium poppy. The gap between Burma and the number one producer of illicit opium and number one cultivator of poppy, Afghanistan, increased considerably in 2003. Burma remains the primary sourc [...]	2003-12-22 09:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM PTER BM TAGS
03RANGOON190	JAPANESE VIEWS OF RAZALI'S MISSION [...] (C) Summary: According to Japanese Embassy sources in Rangoon, at the upcoming UN meetings in Tokyo, Japan will argue that the current sanctions-based western approach to Burma has failed and should be revised to allow for a more gradual process of transition, more direct aid support and more [...]	2003-02-11 07:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BM UN
03RANGOON194	UN SEES LOOMING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary: The UN country team in Burma has painted a stark picture of the nation's humanitarian situation. It has also forecast dire consequences for Burma's poor, and for regional stability, if the situation is not addressed quickly. The UNDP Resident Representative in Rangoon will prese [...]	2003-02-13 08:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID SOCI ECON BM
03RANGOON446	RAZALI'S NEXT VISIT [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-09 09:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BM
03ROME372	IRAQ HUMANITARIAN CONTINGENCY PLANNING [...] (C) EMBASSY DELIVERED REFPOINTS TO ATTILIO IANNUCCI, THE MFA'S DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE. IANNUCCI SHARED THAT THE GOI WAS "THINKING ALONG THE SAME LINES" AS THE USG ON PLANNING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN THE EVENT OF A WAR WITH IRAQ. IANNUCCI SAID THAT ITALY IS ALRE [...]	2003-01-30 19:02:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL IO IT WFP
03ROME5694	ITALY: 2004 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] (U) The following is Rome's contribution to the 2004 burdensharing report to Congress. For the purpose of this cable, US. dollar amounts are calculated at the exchange rate of USD 1 = Euro .90 except when noted. Embassy point of contact for this report is Pol-Mil Officer Susanne Rose, tel: [...]	2003-12-23 11:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	JA KS KU MCAP PREL SA US MARR IT QU TC NATO
03SANAA2550	YEMEN-DPRK: SCUD REPAIRS, NO FUTURE MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: Defense Minister Aliwa informed Ambassador on 10/20 that an August visit of North Korea's Deputy Minister of Industry had yielded agreement for DPRK experts to install replacement parts needed to restore defective SCUDs to operational status. In response to precise questioning by [...]	2003-10-22 13:59:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PTER PGOV PREL ADCO ADPM YM
03TEGUCIGALPA1863	REPLACING PEREZ-CADALSO: HONDURAS SEEKS NEW [...] (U) SUMMARY: Guillermo Perez-Cadalso Arias, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, is being sworn in this week as the president of the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH). In order to make himself eligible for the position, Perez-Cadalso officially resigned as Foreign Minister on J [...]	2003-08-07 14:15:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINS PINR ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2656	HONDURAS RATIFIES THREE COUNTERTERRORISM [...] Summary: The GOH has ratified three outstanding counterterrorism (CT) conventions (two ICAO and one IAEA). The GOH is now a party to 10 international CT conventions. Post is pressing hard for the GOH to ratify the two IMO and two OAS CT conventions still outstanding. Persistent efforts by Emb [...]	2003-11-12 17:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL KTIA AORC PARM EAIR EWWT KCRM HO
03VATICAN1033	TAIWAN AT THE HOLY SEE: CLINGING TO ITS LAST [...] (U) SUMMARY: WHILE TAIWAN IS WELL AWARE THAT THE HOLY SEE WILL SHIFT ITS DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS TO BEIJING AS SOON AS IT CAN; TAIPEI CONTINUES TO USE ITS LAST EMBASSY IN EUROPE TO PRESENT ITSELF AS A MATURE DEMOCRATIC STATE THAT PLAYS A CONSTRUCTIVE ROLE IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF DEMOCRACY AND HU [...]	2003-03-13 05:17:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	CH PREL TW VT
04ABUDHABI1992	SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER, GEN ABIZAID, [...] (U) GENERAL ABIZAID: WELCOME BACK TO THE UAE. WE HAVE REQUESTED MEETINGS FOR YOU WITH ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE SHAYKH KHALIFA BIN ZAYED AL NAHYAN, AS WELL AS WITH ABU DHABI DEPUTY CROWN PRINCE AND UAE ARMED FORCES CHIEF OF STAFF LT GEN SHAYKH MUHAMMAD BIN ZAYED AL NAHYAN (MBZ). BOTH SHAYKHS WI [...]	2004-06-16 12:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PINS PREL PTER PGOV TC
04ABUDHABI3491	IRAQ: TOKYO DONORS' MEETING [...] (SBU) We delivered ref a demarche September 22 (and followed up October 3),urging the UAEG to attend the Tokyo donors meeting on Iraq and to disburse their Madrid pledge as quickly as possible, to MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi. Al-Noaimi said that the UAEG had received Japan's invitatio [...]	2004-10-04 15:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN PREL IZ TC
04AMMAN7506	Iraqi Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFFI) [...] (SBU) On September 6 the Japanese Embassy in Amman hosted an information sharing meeting on the current activities of the Iraqi Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFFI) in the run up to the October 13-14 Tokyo Donor Conference. The meeting was chaired by IRRFI Donor Committee chief Amba [...]	2004-09-09 06:02:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EAID IZ
04AMMAN9891	UNRWA SUCCESSION - UNRWA STAFF AND DONORS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. UNRWA's small cadre of reformist senior managers are resigning themselves to the growing possibility the SYG will extend Peter Hansen's tenure as UNRWA ComGen. They fear that major donors' inability to coalesce around a viable alternative, combined with the fact that [...]	2004-12-14 13:35:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL KPAL JO UNRWA
04BANGKOK7313	THAI VIEWS OF A MORE ASSERTIVE CHINA [...] (C) Summary. When analyzing China's growing influence in the region, Thai experts tend to: accept China's growing power as inevitable; hope that problems associated with China's growing strength will either fix themselves or be mitigated by other powers like the United States or India; and, [...]	2004-10-20 11:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PGOV TH CH ASEAN BURMA
04BRATISLAVA621	EU CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: JAPANESE DECLINE; SLOVAKS [...] (C) SUMMARY. JAPANESE POLOFFS IN BRATISLAVA DECLINED TO DEMARCHE WITH U.S. POLOFF REGARDING THE EU ARMS EMBARGO ON CHINA. THE SLOVAKS PRESENTED THEMSELVES AS NON-PLAYERS IN AN EU DEBATE, NOTING THAT "IMPORTANT EU MEMBERS" WILL MAKE THE DECISION. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) PER REFTEL A, POLOFF CONT [...]	2004-06-25 14:46:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CH JA LO EUN
04COLOMBO1146	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 090 (07/09/04) [...] (SBU) Two Japanese Embassy Econ officials called on Dean yesterday to discuss our reaction to the UPFA's recently announced economic plan (reporting septel). During the meeting they mentioned that they had been instructed to ask about our perceptions on the economy, particularly anything we [...]	2004-07-09 05:59:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO1597	COLOMBO PLAN: SUGGESTED ADJUSTMENTS TO US-PROPOSED [...] (U) This is an Action Request -- please see Para 8. 2. (U) BACKGROUND ON THE AMENDMENT: The Colombo Plan Working group, created to discuss a proposed constitutional amendment on financial arrears, met on September 24. In addition to the Secretary General and the Maldivian High Commissio [...]	2004-09-27 05:49:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR AORC IR CE
04COLOMBO1919	NORWEGIANS CONCERNED BY JVP-ORCHESTRATED CAMPAIGN [...] (C) Summary. The Norwegians are increasingly concerned by an ugly JVP-orchestrated campaign against their role in the peace process. The situation is exacerbated by President Kumaratunga,s reluctance to pull the JVP into line. The Co-Chair consensus here is that a group call on the Foreign [...]	2004-11-29 10:36:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CE NO LTTE
04COLOMBO1997	CO-CHAIR AMBASSADORS ASK PRESIDENT TO REIN IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three Tokyo Co-chair Ambassadors (US, Japan and Netherlands) met President Kumaratunga December 14 to raise anti-peace process and anti-Norway campaign of government coalition partner JVP and to ask President to take action against JVP. Kumaratunga agreed JVP behavior regarding No [...]	2004-12-15 10:58:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CE LTTE
04COLOMBO2018	SOLHEIM SEES NO PROGRESS TOWARDS TALKS BUT [...] (C) Summary. After making the rounds in Sri Lanka, Norwegian peace envoy Solheim sees little chance of a quick return to the peace table although "things could be worse." He found both sides committed to the cease-fire and neither seeking a return to combat. In the Norwegian view, the pri [...]	2004-12-20 09:11:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CE LTTE
04COLOMBO244	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 022 (02/12/04) [...] (U) Ambassador will be traveling out of Colombo (but within Sri Lanka) from about noon on Friday till Monday afternoon. He should be in cell phone reach during that period. AID Director Carol Becker will be Acting DCM. Joe Novak and Dean Thompson will also both be in Colombo and reachable th [...]	2004-02-12 11:12:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO54	Japanese proposal for donor meeting in Colombo [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan has proposed that Special Envoy Akashi convene a formal "Tokyo Follow-up Meeting" during his late-January visit to Sri Lanka. Both the GSL and most, if not all, other donors think a formal meeting is not a good idea. They prefer to see Akashi's visit as a prelude to a Fe [...]	2004-01-12 10:18:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS EAID PINR CE LTTE
04COLOMBO611	In meeting with Ambassador, new PM expresses [...] (C) Ambassador Lunstead made a congratulatory call on new Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse on April 8. During their 45-minute long discussion, Rajapakse underscored his support for the peace process. In a theme he kept returning to, he also expressed deep concerns about the high d [...]	2004-04-08 12:31:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON MASS CE LTTE
04COLOMBO911	Co-chairs meeting in Brussels receives a [...] (C) SUMMARY: Local reaction to the Sri Lanka donor co-chairs meeting held in Brussels on June 1 has been largely positive. Embassy interlocutors were appreciative of the international community's sustained support for the peace process. Media coverage has been light so far and focused on t [...]	2004-06-03 10:38:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID CE NO JA EU LTTE
04COLOMBO962	AG AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS TOP GSL LIST FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: During its June 1-4 visit to Sri Lanka, the Millennium Challenge Corporation team met with a broad cross-section of government and society. Poor agricultural policies and slow rural development topped the list of perceived obstacles to economic growth, with poor infrastructur [...]	2004-06-09 11:24:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID CE USTR ECONOMICS LTTE
04MADRID2416	SPANISH RESPONSE: MAINTAINING THE EU ARMS EMBARGO [...] (C) Summary: Spain continues to say that they believe the human rights situation in China is improving and that the EU arms embargo no longer makes sense. (Note: In our various approaches to senior levels of the previous government, we received a similar response.) Spain believes that it is i [...]	2004-06-25 15:44:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR CH TW SP EUN
04MADRID3741	SPAIN: IRAQ DONOR'S MEETING TOKYO [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-28 13:42:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN IZ PREL SP
04MANAMA1228	BAHRAIN'S FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES DOD SCHOOL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa stressed to Charge during an August 4 meeting the need to find a way to work together to keep the most important cultural tie, the Department of Defense Bahrain School, operational. Shaikh Mohammed conveyed GOB's offe [...]	2004-08-04 17:22:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EAIR ETRD BA IZ
04MANAMA235	CTAG COUNTRY AMBASSADORS SEE NO IMMEDIATE NEEDS IN [...] (U) CTAG Ambassadors in Bahrain agreed U.S. Embassy-led efforts are meeting key Bahraini needs, but they wondered if the April 2004 Formula One race event's security would be adequate. Over lunch at DCR February 17 with the Ambassadors from Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and the Japanese [...]	2004-02-18 14:22:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ETTC EFIN ASEC PREL BEXP BA
04PANAMA2452	PANAMA PLANS ASSERTIVE, COHERENT FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) The Torrijos administration plans to run a much more ambitious foreign policy than its predecessor, aiming to sell the Panama "brand" to the world. First Vice President and Foreign Minister Samuel LEWIS Navarro has repeatedly indicated to the Ambassador and EmbOffs that the Torrijos team [...]	2004-09-29 21:51:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA540	LA PRENSA FOUNDER ROBERTO EISENMANN SLAMS PANAMA'S [...] (C) Roberto Eisenmann, Jr., founder of Panama's anti-dictatorship daily newspaper La Prensa, since 1990 turned political maverick and op-ed gadfly, recently shared with POL Counselor some caustic commentary on what he called the "outrageous" attitude of Panama's political class and its corrup [...]	2004-03-04 19:40:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV PM POL CHIEF
04PRETORIA4748	TRADE LINKAGES DRIVING SOUTH AFRICA'S BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: Conversations with several Angola watchers from government, business, and academia yielded the common theme that South Africa's relationship with Angola will over the coming years be defined by burgeoning trade linkages between the two. South African firms are investing heavily [...]	2004-10-28 08:05:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	AO ETRD PREL SF EINV
04ROME2489	ITALY - EU ARMS EMBARGO ON CHINA [...] (C) We raised reftel points with senior Italian officials at meetings on June 23, 24 and 25. They acknowledged that there may be a gradually emerging EU consensus on lifting the EU China Arms Embargo, but said that there is no deadline and that the EU does not want to signal to Beijing that t [...]	2004-06-25 17:04:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PHUM ETTC EU CH IT HUMAN RIGHTS
04ROME2854	JAPANESE DONATION OF 250,000 METRIC TONS FOR WFP'S [...] (SBU) WFP advised US Mission that Japan will donate 250,000 tons of cereals to WFP's 2004 emergency operation (EMOP) in North Korea, with delivery over the period August- September/October 2004. The value of the donation is up to U.S. $80 million. Final details of the transaction have been sen [...]	2004-07-23 04:21:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PREF EAGR ECON KN KS UN
04ROME3590	IRAQ: ITALIAN PLANS FOR TOKYO DONORS' MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: Italy may not be able to make its planned Euro 10 million disbursement to the International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFFI) prior to the Tokyo meeting due to chronic budget difficulties. Our judgment is that this is a matter of timing, and that the 2004 pledge is [...]	2004-09-20 04:32:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN PREL IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
04ROME4180	ITALIAN POSITIONS ON NOVEMBER 2 GAERC AGENDA [...] (C) MFA Director for EU CFSP Luigi Mattiolo told poloff that the PSC was busy preparing documentation on Iraq for the GAERC and follow-on Council meeting. He also confirmed that Iraqi PM Allawi will have lunch with the Council at 25 plus 3 on November 5. Member States are firming up an econ [...]	2004-10-28 16:10:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT EUN
04SANAA358	COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP -- 10 FEBRUARY [...] (U) Summary: On 10 February 2004, the Ambassador hosted a meeting of the G-8 Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) local mission representatives at the Residence to discuss and coordinate member-nations' ongoing counterterrorism training and assistance efforts with the Republic of Yemen governm [...]	2004-02-11 16:01:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PREL COUNTER TERRORISM
04THEHAGUE1796	NETHERLANDS/EU CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: PolCouns and PolMilOff met on July 16 with representatives from the Australian, Japanese and Korean Embassies in The Hague to discuss the EU's China arms embargo. Of the three, the Japanese have made the strongest approaches to the GONL on this issue. The Australians have raise [...]	2004-07-16 14:58:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR PHUM CH NL
04THEHAGUE1916	DUTCH PRESIDENCY REPLY ON BURMA/ASEM MESSAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch Presidency Special Envoy Hans van den Broek was reportedly pleased with the results his recent trip to Hanoi, Bangkok, Beijing and Tokyo to resolve the current impasse regarding Burmese participation in the upcoming Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). The Dutch are reluctant to pro [...]	2004-07-30 12:31:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM NL BM
04THEHAGUE2766	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: DUTCH WITHDRAWAL POSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch government is determined to end the current deployment of Dutch troops in Al-Muthanna in mid-March in accordance with assurances provided to parliament last June. Defense Minister Kamp will send a letter to parliament in the next two weeks reaffirming that Dutch forces [...]	2004-10-28 06:48:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR IZ NL NATO

04WELLINGTON840	NEW ZEALAND ON IRAQ ASSISTANCE AND OCTOBER 13-14 [...] The New Zealand government is not yet able to report whether it has disbursed the remainder of the NZ $5.5 million (U.S. $3.3 million) that it had pledged for Iraq assistance at the Madrid Donors' Conference, according to Matt Dalzell of the New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZ [...]	2004-10-05 03:43:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN PREL IZ NZ
05AMMAN1125	IRAQ WORLD BANK CHIEF ON ASSISTANCE ISSUES [...] (U) This message was cleared by Embassy Baghdad. Summary ------------ 2. (U) The head of the World Bank's Iraq Mission discussed with emboff a wide range of Iraq assistance issues, including the upcoming February 8-10 World Bank negotiations with the IIG, planned FY2005 World Bank (IDA [...]	2005-02-09 13:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID ENRG IZ JO
05AMMAN1720	GOJ REOPENING PARIS CLUB DEBT FORGIVENESS REQUEST [...] (C) King Abdullah told Charge on February 26 that during his recent visit to Europe he had heard positive responses from French, German, and British leaders to his request to revisit the question of debt forgiveness, collectively through the Paris Club and bilaterally. Finance Minister Abu H [...]	2005-03-01 16:20:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PREL JO
05ANKARA2322	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-25 12:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5140	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, AUGUST 16- 31, 2005 [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Tempo Magazine in its August 1 [...]	2005-09-02 13:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05BAGHDAD4448	IRMO DIRECTOR'S MEETINGS WITH [...] Summary. During the period of October 16-25, IRMO Director Daniel Speckhard met separately with Ambassadors from the Republic of Korea, Japan, United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, and Australia. The IRMO Director briefed the ambassadors on three initiatives: U.S. plans to establish the first th [...]	2005-10-30 15:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PNAT PREL IZ
05BANGKOK2925	PSI: UPDATE ON SECURING THAI ENDORSEMENT [...] (C) Summary: After a year and a half of U.S. and other lobbying, Thailand apparently has made the basic policy decision to be more supportive of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and is moving through the final steps towards endorsement of the PSI Statement of Interdiction Princi [...]	2005-04-30 06:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PREL TH PSI
05BANGKOK3945	WORKING WITH THAILAND TO ENGAGE OTHER MILITARIES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Thailand affords the United States a unique platform in Asia to work jointly with other Asian military forces, including those from Japan and Indonesia, and to conduct multinational peacekeeping, disaster relief and other exercises. Our largest exercise, Cobra Gold, is America [...]	2005-06-15 09:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MASS TH POL MIL
05BANGKOK4324	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO THAILAND [...] (C) Madame Secretary, all of us in Thailand look forward to your visit to Phuket. The Royal Thai Government is particularly enthusiastic about hosting you: Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (Prime Minister TOCK-sin) and Foreign Minister Kantathi Suphamongkhon (Minister KHAN-ta-tee) plan to [...]	2005-07-01 07:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OVIP TH
05BANGKOK7015	EXILED BURMESE LABOR LEADER RETURNS TO THAILAND [...] (C) Summary: In the past week, the Embassy has been sorting out an unusual story involving U Maung Maung, the exiled Burmese trade union leader, and his return to Thailand on November 3 despite an apparent warning by Thai officials that he would not be allowed to re-enter the country. Maung [...]	2005-11-09 11:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PGOV PREL ELAB TH BM
05BANGKOK7184	EXCELLENT THAI-DPRK RELATIONS NOT SO USEFUL IN [...] (C) Summary. Allegations in a new book that North Korean abducted a Thai woman working in Macao in 1978 have grabbed local headlines and prompted Foreign Minister Kantathi to pledge government efforts to return her to Thailand. Thai officials, however, are finding their North Korean counterp [...]	2005-11-18 04:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TH DPRK
05BANGKOK7242	PATTAYA: THAILAND'S EXTREME CITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The sea-side port city of Pattaya is one of Thailand's major tourist destinations, second only to Bangkok, and a significant contributor to the Thai economy. Attracted to the 'anything goes' reputation that centers around Pattaya's sleazy nightlife, over 4 million foreigners and 10 m [...]	2005-11-22 07:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TH
05BOGOTA10336	NGOS SHARE CONCERNS OVER JUSTICE AND PEACE LAW AND [...] (SBU) On October 20, representatives from five leading human rights NGOs met with WHA/AND Director Philip French to provide their assessments of human rights conditions in Colombia. Three NGOs expressed concern over paramilitary demobilizations and the implementation of the Justice and Peace [...]	2005-11-02 19:31:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PTER KJUS CO
05BRASILIA99	BRAZIL: AMBASSADORIAL MUSICAL CHAIRS [...] (U) At the halfway mark of the Lula administration, President Lula and Foreign Minister Celso Amorim have decided on key Ambassadorial changes, principally in Europe. Several of the high profile Ambassadors had been appointed to their present positions by former President Fernando Henrique C [...]	2005-01-11 12:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD BR
05BRUSSELS478	SRI LANKA CO-CHAIRS MEET IN BRUSSELS, 01/25/2005 [...] SUMMARY: Co-chairs agreed on a press statement emphasizing a strong link between tsunami reconstruction process and building confidence to strengthen the peace process, but without a direct link to resumed peace negotiations. The Co-Chairs agreed on the need for enhanced donor coordination, b [...]	2005-02-02 14:08:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID PHUM CE USEU BRUSSELS
05CARACAS874	NEW OFF-SHORE OIL & GAS ROUND IMMINENT [...] (C) After more than a year of delays, it appears the GOV is ready to launch a new bid round for oil and gas exploration blocks in the Gulf of Venezuela and off Falcon state. ChevronTexaco de Venezuela confirmed March 23 that it had received an invitation to an April 4 ceremony launching the r [...]	2005-03-23 18:27:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET VE
05COLOMBO2136	Special Media Reaction: December 19 Statement by [...] (U) Summary: The statement by the Tokyo Donors Conference Co-chairs after their December 19 meeting in Brussels sparked banner headlines and lead stories of all print and electronic media on December 21. However, only the mainstream independent Daily Mirror and its sister Sinhala paper, Lanka [...]	2005-12-21 09:54:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE
05DJIBOUTI326	STAFFDEL CHAKA GETS STATISTICS ON DJIBOUTI'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 31, HIRC Staff members Malik Chaka and Dr. Pearl Alice Marsh met with Commandant Mohamed Moussa Abar, the Harbor Master and Director of Maritime Security at the Port of Djibouti (see para 9 for bio). Abar explained to the Staffdel how the current port operates, the problem [...]	2005-04-06 14:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL OREP PINR ECON DJ
05DUBAI265	UAE-IRAN PIPELINE REPORTEDLY MOVING AHEAD [...] (C) Summary: Progress on Crescent Petroleum's project to pipe gas from Iran into the UAE, reported reftels, continues apace according to our contacts in the industry. The project looks likely be completed in 2005 or 2006. Contracts for the project's required new infrastructure -- an offshore [...]	2005-01-17 12:22:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL TC IR
05GENEVA2839	MDA: DISSUADING JAPAN FROM AMENDING THE PROTOCOL [...] (C) Summary: Japan is contemplating proposing an amendment to the current text of the additional third protocol (to adopt a new emblem for the Red Cross movement.) This runs counter to the strong U.S. desire not to re-open the draft. While Japan's proposal itself is minor, it is quite possible [...]	2005-11-18 11:12:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS ICRC MDA
05HANOI3099	VIETNAM: COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: Local G-8 Counter Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) Ambassadors were briefed by the Head of the Counterterrorism Department of the Ministry of Public Security, and later met privately with representatives from Australia, the European Commission and the United Nations Office on Drug [...]	2005-11-23 07:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER SNAR VM CTERR
05HANOI3287	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR DECEMBER [...] (SBU) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) cases. The number of active AI-affected areas decreased from 166 communes in 17 provinces to 126 communes in 15 provinces over the past two weeks, with no new reported outbreaks in poultry during the past week. The Government [...]	2005-12-16 06:17:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI835	VIETNAM: IAEA Additional Protocol and Other Arms [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST for NP and EAP/EP. Please see Paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Summary and Comment: We met with our primary GVN arms control and nonproliferation counterpart April 6 to discuss a wide range of outstanding arms control/nonpro issues and the constraints faced by the GVN. [...]	2005-04-08 10:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM ABUD VM AROC CWC CBW OPCW APEC
05HARARE502	FRAUDULENT LANDSLIDE "WIN" FOR ZANU-PF [...] (C) Nearly complete results show ZANU-PF cruising to an overwhelming win in Zimbabwe's parliamentary elections amid mounting (and credible) allegations of fraud by the MDC and civil society. With five seats remaining to be announced, ZANU-PF has taken 74 and the MDC 40, with one independent [...]	2005-04-02 12:47:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ZI SF PGOV PREL MDC ZANU PF
05HOCHIMINHCITY529	U.S. EXPORTER MENACED BY JAPANESE ODA [...] (U) This is an action request for State, Commerce and ExIm Bank. See paragraphs 2 and 11. 2. (U) SUMMARY: A U.S. manufacturer is about to lose a $4.6 million deal to supply jetways or passenger boarding bridges (PBB's) for a new terminal at HCMC's Tan Son Nhat Airport. Vietnamese airport [...]	2005-05-20 12:41:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BEXP BTIO EAID PREL VM
05HOCHIMINHCITY561	INTERVENTION NEEDED TO SAVE JETWAYS DEAL IN VIETNAM [...] (U) This is an action request for State and DOC. Urgent intervention is needed with Japanese agencies in Washington to ensure a US supplier does not get ODA'd out of USD 4.6 million sale with considerable follow-on potential. 2. (SBU) Summary: Over the past days, State and Commercial Serv [...]	2005-05-26 12:14:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BEXP BTIO EAID PREL VM
05KABUL5256	REVISED AFGHANISTAN COMPACT [...] (SBU) The GoA pushed back strongly against Washington's undercutting the reciprocal balance of the Afghanistan Compact but accepted most of our other points. In a December 24 meeting, Senior Economic Advisor to the President Naderi and UNAMA Deputy SRSG Haq reviewed with Ambassador the lates [...]	2005-12-27 12:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID PREL PGOV AF
05KATHMANDU2379	CHINESE MILITARY AID TAKES PRESSURE OFF KING TO [...] (C) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Thapa announced on October 24 that China had committed about 1 million USD for military assistance to Nepal this year, noting that more assistance would follow next year. The Ambassador publicly (septel) and privately (ref A) cautioned that, while Nepal [...]	2005-10-31 11:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS CH NP JP
05KATHMANDU2383	CHINESE MILITARY AID TAKES PRESSURE OFF KING TO [...] (C) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Thapa announced on October 24 that China had committed about 1 million USD for military assistance to Nepal this year, noting that more assistance would follow next year. The Ambassador publicly (septel) and privately (ref A) cautioned that, while Nepal [...]	2005-11-01 04:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS CH NP
05KINGSTON2054	UN REFORM/JAMAICA: PRESSING DIFFICULT COUNTRIES [...] (C) On August 25, Charge, accompanied by Pol/Econ Chief, conveyed Ref A points to Ambassador Douglas Saunders, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). Shortly before Charge was to depart for the MFAFT with Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Sakurai to convey the d [...]	2005-08-31 17:21:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PREL PGOV JM
05KINGSTON622	GOJ FINANCIAL CRIMES DIVISION PROVIDES HEADS-UP ON [...] (C) Summary: Finance Ministry Financial Investigations Division (FID) Chief Technical Director Mike Surridge told Pol/Econ Chief March 4 that FID is investigating a naturalized Jamaican of Pakistani origin for suspected narcotics-related money laundering. The suspect, Mohammed Tufail Ahmed, [...]	2005-03-04 22:22:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PTER ETTC SNAR JM
05KINGSTON624	GOJ FINANCIAL CRIMES DIVISION PROVIDES HEADS-UP ON [...] (C) Summary: Finance Ministry Financial Investigations Division (FID) Chief Technical Director Mike Surridge told Pol/Econ Chief March 4 that FID is investigating a naturalized Jamaican of Pakistani origin for suspected narcotics-related money laundering. The suspect, Mohammed Tufail Ahmed, [...]	2005-03-04 22:33:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PTER ETTC SNAR JM
05KUWAIT4624	OVERVIEW OF GOK ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary. This cable provides an overview of GOK assistance to Afghanistan, including outstanding GOA arrears with the GOK's Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED). The following information is current as of October 2005 and was provided to the Embassy by KFAED in response to [...]	2005-10-29 12:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KU AF
05KUWAIT4626	OVERVIEW OF GOK ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary. This cable provides an overview of GOK assistance to Afghanistan, including outstanding GOA arrears with the GOK's Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED). The following information is current as of October 2005 and was provided to the Embassy by KFAED in response to [...]	2005-10-29 12:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KU AF
05KUWAIT5231	SCENESETTER FOR A/S TONY WAYNE'S JANUARY 7, 2006 [...] (SBU) We look forward to welcoming you to Kuwait. Over the past three years the GOK has embarked on an ambitious program of economic and political reform, with some successes and some frustration. There are significant opportunities for U.S. businesses in Kuwait, which will continue to incr [...]	2005-12-21 13:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON KU
05LIMA2589	FUJIMORI EXTRADITION CASE HAS PROBLEMS SAYS EXPERT [...] (C) The GOP's case to compel Japan to extradite former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is poorly organized and filled with errors, according to noted human rights lawyer and former Truth and Reconciliation Executive Secretary Javier Ciurlizza (strictly protect). Foreign Minister Rodrigue [...]	2005-06-09 19:53:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PE
05LIMA4748	FORMER PRESIDENT FUJIMORI'S ARRIVAL, ARREST IN SANTIAGO IS STUNNING NEWS IN PERU [...] (C) SUMMARY. Former President Fujimori's surprise arrival in Santiago over the weekend adds another complex issue to the strained Peruvian-Chilean bilateral agenda. A Chilean court quickly acted to detain Fujimori, and the GOP is sending a high-level delegation to Santiago to argue for Fujimori's [...]	2005-11-07 19:22:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KJUS PE CI JA
05LIMA4861	FUJIMORI UPDATE: CONSPIRACY CONCERNS A SWIPE AT JAPAN BUILDING AN EXTRADITION CASE LABOR/HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS SUPPORT EXTRADITION PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES LARGELY MUM FUJIMORISTA PARTIES IN DISARRAY [...] (C) Former President Alberto Fujimori's arrest in Chile, pursuant to a Peruvian request for his preventive detention pending submission of an extradition request, continues to be the major domestic political issue in the country. President Alejandro Toledo and Foreign Minister Oscar Maurtua susp [...]	2005-11-15 21:37:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM PE CI
05LIMA5399	JAPAN WAITING FOR NEXT GOVERNMENT TO UPGRADE [...] (C) New Japanese Political Counselor Yasushi Noguchi, during a lunch with Polcouns on 12/21, provided the following read-out on the state of Peruvian-Japanese bilateral relations following ex-President Alberto Fujimori's flight from Japan to Chile: -- The GOJ was astonished by the Peruvia [...]	2005-12-22 15:45:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA PE CI
05MANILA1618	TIP UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Mission has underscored to the GRP the possibility that the U.S. might place the Philippines on the TIP Tier 3 list due to lack of convictions and allegations of official corruption, among other reasons. We have repeatedly requested comprehensive statistics about prosecutions an [...]	2005-04-07 08:30:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB KCOR RP JA
05MANILA3760	LOOMING AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL STRIKE POSES RISKS FOR [...] (C) The Air Transportation Office (ATO) and the Philippine Air Traffic Controllers Association (PATCA) appear locked in an on-going dispute about overtime pay that erupted into several recent work slowdowns last week and the imminent threat of a strike. If the accusations of undermanned con [...]	2005-08-15 08:58:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PREL RP
05MANILA3838	AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER SHORTAGE RAISES SAFETY [...] (C) Civil aviation officials admitted a 44% deficiency in air traffic controllers nationwide and blamed government restrictions on hiring new personnel and adjusting salary levels for the recent work slowdowns and threatened strike. Despite resource constraints and lack of autonomy, civair o [...]	2005-08-19 08:36:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR RP
05MANILA4814	Air Traffic Controller Staffing "Not Unsafe" [...] (SBU) Summary. Our most recent discussions and observations indicated no aviation safety threat at this time due to air traffic controller (ATC) staffing. In a meeting October 6 with DCM, econoffs, and a senior U.S. FAA rep, GRP officials acknowledged a staffing deficit but provided credibl [...]	2005-10-11 01:06:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PGOV EINV RP
05MANILA5276	Philippine Airlines Eyes Boeing Purchase [...] (SBU) Philippine Airlines (PAL) plans to re-fleet to remain competitive and fulfill expansion plans. PAL is now considering the purchase of up to twelve wide-body Boeing 777s. The sticking point appears to be a $114 million deposit on aircraft that PAL forfeited when it canceled a Boeing p [...]	2005-11-08 09:31:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BEXP EINV EAIR ECON RP
05MANILA5326	PHILIPPINES/TIP: INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (U) Summary. In response to Ref A, this message provides information on the Philippines for the Interim Assessment on the Special Watch List countries due in Congress no later than February 1. The Philippine Department of Justice (DoJ) has trebled the number of prosecutors at the national [...]	2005-11-14 09:01:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KWMN KCRM RP JA
05MANILA5709	FURTHER GROUNDWORK ON PROPOSED TRILATERAL [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Japanese are now seeking to shift the dates of the proposed Trilateral Terrorism Cooperation Conference in Manila from mid-January to early February 2006. The primary focus of the meeting would be on maritime security, with help for Philippine National Police (PNP) refor [...]	2005-12-07 08:49:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV ASEC AS JA RP
05MANILA5937	Boeing eyes Cape Town Treaty benefits for airplane [...] (SBU) Boeing Sales Representative Ray Lau updated emboffs on the status of his proposal to Philippine Airlines (PAL) and confided that he is making progress toward the sale of up to 12 wide body aircraft. Lau said it would greatly benefit all Philippine airlines if the GRP ratified the Cape [...]	2005-12-23 02:38:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD BEXP RP
05MANILA971	PHILIPPINES: FIFTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Mission,s fifth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report follows below. The report covers the period from March 2004 through March 2005. Point of contact (POC) is Political Officer David C. Maness, ManessDC@State.Gov, (632) 528-6300 x5165, fax (632) 523-1195. Rank of TIP action offic [...]	2005-03-01 08:25:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB RP
05NEWDELHI2677	WEN VISIT PREVIEW: GOOD VIBES, NO BORDER [...] (C) Summary: High expectations for significant progress on the disputed border and other bilateral irritants during Premier Wen Jiabao's April 9-12 visit to India have given way to realism, although most China experts here expect a very successful trip. The Chinese Ambassador has cautioned th [...]	2005-04-08 13:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD IN CN
05NEWDELHI3132	INDIA LOOKING TO "SUBSTANTIATE" RELATIONS DURING [...] (C) Summary: For Japanese PM Junichiro Koizumi's April 28-30 visit to New Delhi, the GOI will be focused on giving the relationship greater strategic and multilateral breadth, and solidifying Japan's support for India's UNSC campaign, according to our senior MEA interlocutors. Following Chine [...]	2005-04-26 13:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ENRG KNNP IN UNSC
05NEWDELHI3367	KOIZUMI VISIT: LOW-KEY CAP ON A MAJOR MONTH [...] (C) Summary: Japanese PM Junichiro Koizumi's low-key April 28-30 visit to India contrasted sharply with the breathlessness that followed Chinese Premier Wen's visit two weeks earlier. Koizumi and PM Manmohan Singh signed an eight-point program for boosting bilateral relations, particularly i [...]	2005-05-04 13:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD KNNP IN UNSC
05NEWDELHI9205	INDO-JAPANESE INTERESTS CONVERGING AHEAD OF EAST [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Singh is heading to Kuala Lumpur for the December 14 East Asian Summit (EAS) at a time of rapid improvement in Indo-Japanese relations that may finally overcome the sense on both sides of unfulfilled potential. In a December 2 meeting with PolCouns, MEA's Asia Co [...]	2005-12-06 12:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN ETRD ENRG TRGY KNNP CH JA IN ASEAN
05OTTAWA3442	FY 2006 Voluntary Visitor Gerard Bourdeau [...] SUMMARY. Post proposes a ten-day funded Voluntary Visitor program for Gerard (Gerry) Bourdeau, Deputy Minister for International and Intergovernmental Affairs for the Province of Alberta. The proposed project support MPP goals of Secure and Stable Markets (energy security, environmental pr [...]	2005-11-21 14:46:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL CA
05OTTAWA3580	QUAD MEETING ON SRI LANKA IN OTTAWA [...] (C) Summary: A Quad meeting was held in Ottawa November 29 on Sri Lanka on the margins of scheduled meetings on Bangladesh and Pakistan. The participants expressed concern over the downward spiral in the peace process and slackening international attention to Sri Lanka. The participants agr [...]	2005-12-02 22:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	AS CA KDEM PGOV PREL PTER SL UK
05PARIS1588	JAPANESE EMBASSY ON CHIRAC VISIT TO JAPAN, EU ARMS [...] (C) Summary: On March 8, 2005, Japanese DCM confirmed to DCM that President Chirac will visit Japan officially March 26-28. Chirac, who will be accompanied by a French business delegation and Commerce Minister Loos, will attend the 2005 Aichi Expo and later meet with PM Koizumi and the Empero [...]	2005-03-10 11:23:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ETTC JA FR EUN
05PARIS2220	READOUT OF CHIRAC'S MARCH 26-28 OFFICIAL TRIP TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The MFA, the Japanese Embassy here, and the French High Commissioner for Science all provided readouts to Embassy on President Chirac's March 26-28 trip to Japan. According to our interlocutors and the press, Chirac and PM Koizumi continued to express opposing views on both the EU' [...]	2005-04-04 11:31:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TRGY FR JA CH TW
05PARIS4766	AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. G8/AFRICA 3. BURUNDI 4. MALI 5. MADAGASCAR 6. MOZAMBIQUE 7. SUDAN 8. COTE D'IVOIRE 9. ANGOLA 10. BURKINA FASO Â [...]	2005-07-08 11:53:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS6747	NEW FRENCH G-8 FOREIGN AFFAIRS SOUS-SHERPA AND [...] (U) This contains a request for guidance, see para. 5. 2. (S) Summary. The French MFA's new Director for Economic Affairs (Undersecretary equivalent),Jacques Lapouge, will, like his predecessor, serve as G-8 Foreign Affairs Sous-Sherpa. Lapouge is a self-described EU and East Asia expe [...]	2005-09-30 16:25:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	ECON EFIN PREL FR
05PARIS781	OECD SURVEY OF SPAIN'S ECONOMY: EROSION OF [...] The Economic and Development Review Committee of the OECD conducted an economic review of Spain on January 31, 2005. The last such review was held in February 2003. Mr. Angel Torres, Director General at the Ministry of Economy and Finance and Spain's previous EDRC delegate, led the Spanis [...]	2005-02-08 10:38:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN XG XT ZM SP
05PORTAUPRINCE1609	Haiti elections update - June 9 [...] 27 registration centers are now open, 39 more will open "within the next few days," and another 140 or so are being refurbished by UNOPS in order to be opened by June 15, according to UN and OAS officials. These last include a registration center in Delmas and one in Petionville (both in the [...]	2005-06-09 11:41:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO HA
05PRETORIA4340	NIA IMPLICATED IN ANTI-MBEKI SPYING [...] (C) Summary: National Intelligence Agency Director General Billy Masetlha and two of his deputies on October 21 were suspended by Intelligence Minister Ronnie Kasrils after NIA was accused of spying on Saki Macozoma, a prominent businessman and ally of President Thabo Mbeki. Press reports al [...]	2005-10-27 06:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SF
05RABAT2481	THE KING IN JAPAN: MOROCCO CROSSES THE ASIAN [...] Summary: King Mohammed VI traveled to Japan from November 27-30, his first trip to Japan since assuming the throne in 1999. During the visit, the King emphasized the warm relations between the two countries, called on business communities to boost investment, and highlighted Japan's active [...]	2005-12-13 13:37:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MO PGOV PREL
05RANGOON1307	JAPAN IN BURMA: PROFILE IN COWARDICE [...] (C) Summary: The Japanese Ambassador to Burma said he used recent meetings with senior GOB officials to pursue GOJ objectives on democratization, human rights, and economic reform. He believes he succeeded in convincing Burma to reconsider its ILO withdrawal, but indicated that he did not ra [...]	2005-11-17 11:27:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON BM JA
05RANGOON358	DFM TANAKA'S BURMA VISIT: READ-OUT FROM THE [...] (C) On March 25, Japanese Embassy political counselor Ichiro Maruyama provided a full read-out on Deputy Foreign Minister Hitoshi Tanaka's March 22-24 visit to Rangoon, his fourth visit to Burma spanning the past three decades. Maruyama's brief on Tanaka's meeting with Prime Minister Soe Win g [...]	2005-03-25 07:26:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV BM JA
05SANAA1722	YEMEN'S NOMINATION FOR SPECIAL IV FY 05 "TEACHING [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-21 13:20:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL YM
05SANTODOMINGO1366	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan Foreign Minister Tan-Sun Chen visited the Dominican Republic February 24-25 to shore up bilateral relations in response to several recent visits by PRC officials. President Fernandez announced that he would visit Taiwan in April, signalling that he intends to maintain r [...]	2005-03-09 20:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV DR CH TW HA
05STATE107000	NET-CENTRIC DIPLOMACY DEPLOYS TO 50 MORE POSTS [...] During the remainder of the 2005 calendar year, up to 50 more posts will be provided assistance to add content to their classified homepages on SIPRNet through the Net- Centric Diplomacy program. Assistance to selected posts will include a scanner, software, training, and temporary staff augme [...]	2005-06-08 20:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AADP AMGT AINF PREL ECON CMGT ACOA KPAO OIIP
05TELAVIV2532	MEPP ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP: RENEWED [...] (C) Summary: NEA Senior S&T Advisor Charles Lawson discussed renewed Japanese interest in leading the Multilateral Peace Process Environment Working Group with Japanese DCM, GOI Minister of Environment, and GOI MFA Director for Multilateral Peace Talks Coordination. Lawson suggested re-engag [...]	2005-04-22 13:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PREL EAID KPAL IS JA ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
05TOKYO1331	VIEWPOINT OF THE SOUTH KOREAN EMBASSY IN TOKYO [...] (C) ROK Deputy Chief of Mission in Tokyo, Choo Kyu-ho, accompanied by First Secretary Jeong Woon-jin, conveyed his embassy's viewpoints on North Korea, China, and the status of Japan-ROK bilateral relations at a March 7, 2005 lunch with the Charge. DCM Choo presented a rather dismal assessment [...]	2005-03-07 09:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL JA KS KN CH MNNUC
05TOKYO1349	U.S.-JAPAN INFORMAL POLICY PLANNING BILATERAL: [...] (C) Summary: During informal policy planning talks with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Vice Minister Tsuneo Nishida on March 2, Director of Policy Planning Stephen D. Krasner discussed East Asian architecture, China, North Korea and the President's democratization agenda. Nishida said Ja [...]	2005-03-08 07:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	ECIN PREL PARM PINR KDEM CH TW KN JA ASEAN
05TOKYO1440	FOURTH U.S.-JAPAN COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP [...] (C) Summary. Following brief opening remarks by CTWG co-chairs, Political Section Deputy Reynolds and MOFA International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Director Shinsuke Shimizu, Cabinet Secretariat Assistant Counselor Hiroyuki Yamaya kicked off the fourth U.S.-Japan Counterterrorism [...]	2005-03-11 08:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CVIS ETTC KVPR KFRD PTER SENV JA
05WELLINGTON271	HIGHLIGHTING JAPAN-U.S. ALLIANCE, JAPANESE SCHOLAR [...] (C) At a seminar in Wellington, a respected Japanese scholar extolled the strength and benefits of the Japanese-U.S. alliance -- a strength that exists despite Japan's steadfast anti-nuclear and anti-war policies. Implicit in her speech was a contrast with New Zealand, whose vociferously state [...]	2005-03-31 23:15:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA NZ PMIL
06ABUDHABI3027	SCENESETTER FOR SCA A/S AMB BOUCHER TO UAE [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Boucher, Embassy Abu Dhabi welcomes your visit to discuss support for Afghanistan with the UAE leadership. We have requested a meeting with a senior member of the ruling family (the Crown Prince or Foreign Minister). We recommend that you acknowledge the UAE contrib [...]	2006-07-25 14:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER MOPS MASS EINV AF PK AE
06ABUDHABI376	UAE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) On January 30, on the margins of U.S.-UAE FTA negotiations in London, Minister of Economy and Planning Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi provided Econchief with information detailing UAE aid to Afghanistan. She stressed that the UAE would prefer that the UAE treat this information confidentially. [...]	2006-02-06 13:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PREL PHUM AF AE
06ASHGABAT549	ICE SKATING IN THE DESERT AND OTHER CELEBRATIONS TO [...] (SBU) GOTX marked the May 18 holiday of Resurrection, Unity and Magtumguly Poetry with the expected pomp and wastefulness of a grand musical concert and the opening of Turkmenistan's first ice skating rink. At the concert, a Japanese delegation presented President Niyazov with a Japanese tra [...]	2006-05-23 13:25:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI EPET JA FR TX
06BAGHDAD2231	JAPANESE PROPOSES MOVING SLOWLY ON IRAQ COMPACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 22 with, in a meeting with Charge, Japanese Ambassador Yamaguchi expressed concern about "significant gaps" in the U.S. and U.K approach to the International Compact. Yamaguchi acknowledged that the U.S. sees the fall conference as a major event in "sealing" the compact, [...]	2006-06-26 11:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV MARR MOPS PREL EAID PINR IZ JA UK
06BAGHDAD402	SHIA ISLAMIST PM CONTENDERS: NO PERFECT CANDIDATE [...] (S) SUMMARY: None of the contenders for the Shia Islamist Coalition's prime minister nominee is ideal, and we will need to convince whoever the nominee is to construct a good set of structural agreements and program plans to address Iraq's deep problems. SCIRI's Adil Abd' al-Mahdi appears to [...]	2006-02-10 08:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ
06BAKU257	AZERBAIJAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: GOAJ, [...] (SBU) International pressure on the GOAJ to take avian influenza seriously appears to have prompted the GOAJ to take action. Following Ambassador and UN Resident Coordinator,s February 14 approach to Prime Minister Rasizade (reftel) and European Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner,s February 16 pitc [...]	2006-02-17 14:18:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID PGOV KFLU ASEC CASC AJ
06BAKU720	ITOCHU EXPRESSES INTEREST IN BAKU-TBLISI-KARS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Japanese multinational Itochu is seriously interested in the proposed Baku-Tbilisi-Kars rail link. Both Itochu and SOCAR feel the rail link will be necessary to deal with large Caspian oil volumes coming in the future. BP and British Embassy representatives disagree and do not s [...]	2006-05-16 12:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL ELTN AJ GG TR AM JA
06BANGKOK1073	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: STAFFDEL GROVE [...] (U) Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Paul Grove and Cindy Chang, from February 24, 2006 to February 26, 2006. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact is: Anthony Tranchina, Political Officer Tel: 66-2-205-4599 Cell: 66-1-909-8235, UNCLASS E-Mail: TranchinaAM@state.gov. SIPDI [...]	2006-02-23 06:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT TH
06BANGKOK1151	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR EXBS [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Stephen Hall and Douglas Evans from February 26 to March 5. Mr. Hall will arrive on February 28 at 12:05 a.m. on Northwest Airlines Flight 27 from Tokyo and will depart Bangkok at 6 a.m. on March 5 on Northwest Airlines Flight 28 to [...]	2006-02-27 05:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT TH
06BEIJING11183	PRC/JAPAN: BEIJING SATISFIED WITH LI-ASO MEETING, [...] (C) China was satisfied with the tone of the meeting between Foreign Ministers Li Zhaoxing and Taro Aso on May 23 in Doha, MFA Deputy Director of the Japan Division Lu Guijun told poloff, while cautioning that bilateral relations remain difficult. The decision to allow FM Li to meet his count [...]	2006-06-05 11:09:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA CH
06BEIJING11811	HIRC STAFFDEL HALPIN'S CHINA VISIT [...] (SBU) Reftels reported that House International Relations Committee (HIRC) STAFFDEL Halpin, consisting of Dennis Halpin and Hans Hogrefe, cut short its visit to Xinjiang after members of the family of Rebiya Kadeer were detained. As noted reftels, the STAFFDEL and the Embassy repeatedly urged [...]	2006-06-12 03:36:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM CASC ENRG UNAUS CH JP
06BEIJING11931	PRESIDENT HU ACCEPTS INVITATION TO JAPAN, WITH [...] (C) Japanese Ambassador to the PRC Yuji Miyamoto took the opportunity of his June 10 presentation of his credentials to President Hu Jintao to invite the Chinese leader to visit Japan, Japanese Embassy DCM Chihiro Atsumi told the DCM on June 12. President Hu said he would accept the invitatio [...]	2006-06-12 10:27:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA CH
06BEIJING12531	JUNE 15 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN/SCO SUMMIT, [...] Key points made at the June 15 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- Iranian President Ahmadinejad's remarks at the June 15 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit reflected only Iran's position. -- Beijing welcomes Iran's willingness to negotiate with relevant parties to resolve [...]	2006-06-15 11:17:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM PHUM ASEC CH IR
06BEIJING15388	July 13 Preparatory Meeting for Energy Ministerial [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On July 13, China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) hosted a successful preparatory meeting to discuss a proposed five country Energy Ministerial Roundtable in Beijing later this fall. Reflecting input from the Japanese and Korean delegations, the [...]	2006-07-25 23:05:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV EPET CH JA KS IN
06BEIJING16819	FOREIGN MINISTRY CONDEMNS PM KOIZUMI'S SHRINE [...] (C) Summary: Beijing strongly condemned the visit by Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi to Yasukuni Shrine, with the Foreign Ministry stating that PM Koizumi was "challenging international justice and trampling human conscience." Foreign Minister Li told Japanese Ambassador Miyamoto that PM Ko [...]	2006-08-15 10:17:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC JA CH
06BEIJING16879	CHINA-JAPAN RELATIONS: PRC SCHOLARS EXPECT [...] (C) SUMMARY: FOLLOWING PM KOIZUMI'S VISIT TO YASUKUNI SHRINE, CHINESE JAPAN SCHOLARS ARE FOCUSING ON WHAT APPROACH CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY ABE MIGHT TAKE IF, AS WIDELY EXPECTED, ABE BECOMES JAPAN'S NEXT PRIME MINISTER AFTER PM KOIZUMI STEPS DOWN IN SEPTEMBER. ABE WOULD PROBABLY BE ABLE TO AV [...]	2006-08-16 11:37:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA CH
06BEIJING18217	CHINA UNLIKELY TO CO-CHAIR ARF 1540 SEMINAR [...] (C) Summary: China is unlikely to co-host an ASEAN Regional Forum Seminar on USNCR 1540 Implementation with us according to MFA Asian Affairs Department official Ma Jia. Lack of funding prevents China from co-hosting, Ma said, but she suggested that the United States might be able to reclama [...]	2006-08-29 09:49:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM CH
06BEIJING18543	CHINA REACTS TO JAPAN'S PROTEST OVER EAST CHINA [...] (C) SUMMARY: CHINA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN AUGUST 30 AGAIN VOICED DISAGREEMENT WITH JAPAN OVER GAS EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES IN THE EAST CHINA SEA. AFTER TOKYO RAISED OBJECTIONS ABOUT CONSTRUCTION OF NEW CHINESE "STRUCTURES" IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE EAST CHINA SEA IN JULY, BEIJING RESPO [...]	2006-09-01 10:20:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG JA CH
06BEIJING19661	CHINA-JAPAN: BEIJING AWAITS ABE'S REMARKS BEFORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: CHINA HAD NO ROLE IN PUBLICIZING A PHOTO OF PREMIER WEN JIABAO SHAKING HANDS WITH JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER KOIZUMI AT THIS WEEK'S ASEM SUMMIT, A FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL SAID. CHINA REMAINS INTERESTED IN IMPROVING RELATIONS WITH JAPAN, THE OFFICIAL SAID, BUT AWAITS PRESUMPTIVE NE [...]	2006-09-15 10:11:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG JA CH
06BEIJING19793	BEIJING-BASED CHIEFS OF MISSION ON WEN JIABAO IN [...] (C) Premier Wen Jiabao told Prime Minister Blair China is gradually reforming its political and administrative structure. UK Ambassador Ehrman said that the two discussed Iran, Lebanon, North Korea, human rights, trade issues and China's economic growth during their London meeting. FM Li Zh [...]	2006-09-18 09:42:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AMGT CASC FR GM JA UK EUN CH
06BEIJING20107	SEPTEMBER 21 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SINO-JAPAN [...] Key points made at the September 21 MFA press briefing were: -- China hopes new LDP leader Shinzo Abe will make concrete efforts to improve Sino-Japanese relations. -- China and Japan will hold the Sixth Round of their strategic dialogue in Tokyo from September 23 to 24. -- Japan's pr [...]	2006-09-21 10:16:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM EAID JA IR TH LE CH
06BEIJING20679	PRC-JAPAN STRATEGIC DIALOGUE: VFM DAI RETURNS FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY: China's "Strategic Dialogue" with Japan finally ended September 27 amid upbeat rhetoric but no concrete decision about the possibility of a summit meeting between Chinese President Hu Jintao and newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. According to the Japanese Embassy h [...]	2006-09-27 11:51:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA CH
06BEIJING2981	MFA ON DAI - YACHI MEETINGS IN JAPAN [...] (C) China will not change its policy of friendship towards Japan nor its opposition to visits by Japan's leaders to Yasukuni Shrine, EVFM Dai Bingguo told VFM Shotaro Yachi during the fourth session of their Comprehensive Policy Dialogue. According to the MFA Japan Division Director, Yachi ca [...]	2006-02-17 14:23:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH KN JA
06BEIJING4557	JAPANESE ECONOMIC OFFICERS ON MINISTER NIKAI [...] (C) Summary. EconMinCouns and Econoff met with Japanese Embassy Economic Counselor Nishimiya and First Secretary Ishikawa to discuss Trade Minister Nikai,s February 21-23 visit to Beijing (ref A) and other issues. Nikai met with Premier Wen Jiabao, State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan, Ministry of [...]	2006-03-10 09:55:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD WTRO KIPR PREL EFIN CH JA
06BEIJING4560	CHINESE LESS NEGATIVE THAN JAPANESE ON OUTCOME OF [...] (C) Summary: In contrast to the negative Japanese assessment of the March 6-7 Japan-China East China Sea Talk reported reftel, MFA Japan Division Deputy Director Xue Jian claimed some progress had been made. China and Japan reached consensus on the principle of joint development, although bot [...]	2006-03-11 03:56:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG CH JA
06BEIJING5362	PRC-PACIFIC ISLAND CONFERENCE: BUSINESS AND AID, [...] (C) PRC Premier Wen Jiabao will use the first visit by a PRC Premier to a Pacific Island nation to launch a China-Fiji co-hosted economic development and cooperation conference on April 5, according to a MOFCOM American and Oceanian Affairs Division Director. MOFCOM Minister Bo Xilai will joi [...]	2006-03-23 22:47:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID ETRD EFIS ECIN CH FJ PP TW
06BEIJING6852	APRIL 11 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: PRESIDENT HU'S U.S. [...] Key points made at the April 11 MFA press briefing are as follows: - President Hu Jintao will visit the United States April 18-21, Saudi Arabia April 22-24, Morocco April 24-26, Nigeria April 26-27 and Kenya April 27-28. - Beijing hopes President Hu's U.S. trip will help reduce bilateral [...]	2006-04-11 10:41:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON PHUM PARM KNNP CH IR
06BEIJING8803	ARF INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING ON COUNTER TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Summary: The March 26-28 ASEAN Regional Forum Inter-sessional Meeting on Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime focused on discussing "root causes" of terrorism but also gave participants an opportunity to exchange views on recent developments and national experiences in combating t [...]	2006-05-11 11:25:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ARR ARF CH

06BRUSSELS3196	883 Million Euro Hole in 2006 Belgian Budget [...] (U) Summary. Belgium faces a quick scrubbing of its FY 2006 budget late in the year after revenues did not keep pace with projections and a technical gaff resulted in a 883 million euro overestimate of tax revenues. Government critics are faulting the coalition government?s history of last [...]	2006-09-21 14:06:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ELAB BE
06BUENOSAIRES2412	ARGENTINA ON FRANCO-AMERICAN PROPOSAL TO REMOVE [...] (C) On October 24, Poloff delivered ref. A talking points and background paper to Minister Juan Ignacio Tobella of the Office of Terrorism and Other Related Crimes at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Tobella stated that he would pass the proposal to, and coordinate a response with, his colleag [...]	2006-10-25 21:09:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL AR
06CAIRO6459	UNSCR 1718 WILL DEFINE EGYPT'S NORTH KOREA POLICY [...] (C) Poloff delivered ref A demarche on October 17 to MFA Cabinet Advisor for Asian Affairs Moataz Al Zahran, stressing USG concerns over North Korea's test of a nuclear device, and the importance of strict implementation of UNSCR 1718. Poloff emphasized resolution language on prevention of ma [...]	2006-10-18 14:48:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC PNUK PTER EG NK
06CANBERRA1804	PM ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILLEN'S CONSULTATIONS IN [...] (C/NF) A/S Hillen held productive talks with a wide range of Australian Government officials in Canberra November 2-5. He secured GOA consent to meet again bilaterally to consider an Article 98 agreement before the December 12 Australia-United States Ministerial (AUSMIN) consultations. Austra [...]	2006-11-09 22:20:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV PINR AS
06COLOMBO1040	INDIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER SHARES OUR CONCERNS ON [...] (C) Ambassador called on Indian High Commissioner Nirupama Rao June 20 to discuss situation in Sri Lanka, possibility of a US-India joint demarche (ref a),and US proposals for international contact groups on LTTE financing and weapons procurement. Rao had just returned from a two-week vacation in [...]	2006-06-21 09:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN CE
06COLOMBO1292	SRI LANKA: NORWEGIANS BRIEF CO-CHAIRS ON NORTHEAST [...] (C) Summary. Norwegian Special Envoy Jon Hanssen-Bauer, Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brattskar, and Swedish Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) head Ulf Henricsson briefed Chiefs of Mission and Charges from the Co-chairs and Nordic monitor countries August 8 following their August 5-7 trips to th [...]	2006-08-08 13:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1331	SCENE-SETTER FOR SCA PDAS MANN'S AUGUST 16 VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes at a particularly contentious and violent point in the Government of Sri Lanka's (GSL's) conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Low-level tit-for-tat violence plagued the north and the east over the last several months, and at the end of Jul [...]	2006-08-15 08:14:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM CE
06DARESSALAAM1886	TANZANIA: DEMARCHE ON INTRODUCING A PROJECT [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-30 13:18:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TZ
06GUATEMALA429	GOG WEAKNESSES AND U.S. SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: The February 23 announcement that TPS (Temporary Protected Status) has been extended for citizens of El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua prompted immediate critical reaction from President Berger, Vice President Stein and Foreign Minister Briz, culminating in a reproachful meet [...]	2006-03-01 19:05:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID SMIG CVIS ETRD MASS SNAR GT
06HANOI2765	PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung's recent trip to Japan was intended to reaffirm the two countries' friendship and cooperation in a highly visible manner. The PM's schedule included a full array of high-level events and meetings (Ref B). In addition to protocol-driven events, t [...]	2006-10-30 10:00:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD EINV ENRG KIPR JA VM
06HANOI2767	PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung's recent trip to Japan was intended to reaffirm the two countries' friendship and cooperation in a highly visible manner. The PM's schedule included a full array of high-level events and meetings (Ref B). In addition to protocol-driven events, t [...]	2006-10-30 10:49:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD EINV ENRG KIPR JA VM
06JAKARTA1078	INDONESIA REACTS TO RELEASE OF CAVR REPORT [...] (C) Summary. Senior GOI figures and Indonesian politicians have reacted defensively to the allegations of human rights abuses made in the report of East Timor's Committee of Reception, Truth and Verification (reftel). East Timor President Xanana Gusmao presented the report to UN Secretary Gen [...]	2006-01-26 11:06:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KJUS ID TT
06JAKARTA10926	MOVING FORWARD WITH THE MARITIME BORDER NEEDS [...] (S) Summary: Post strongly supports S/CT's proposal for a border control technical needs assessment for the triborder area and will welcome the assessment team to Indonesia, with the below recommendations for S/CT and DS/ATA's further consideration. Post has received encouragement from various [...]	2006-09-01 11:22:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET	PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO ID
06JAKARTA13315	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR RICHARD CROWDER, [...] Embassy Jakarta grants country clearance to Ambassador Richard Crowder, Chief Agricultural Negotiator USTR, Mr. Jason Hafemeister, Deputy Assistant USTR, Mr. Andrew Stephens, Director, USTR and Ms. Ellen Terpstra, Deputy Under Secretary, USDA to visit Jakarta from November 30 through December [...]	2006-11-28 05:56:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	CH OTRA ETRD USTR JA KA ID
06JAKARTA13421	SBY - ABE SUMMIT: PLOWING AHEAD ON TRADE AND ENERGY [...] (C) Summary. Energy and a planned Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) were the centerpieces of President Yudhoyono's November 26 - 29 state visit to Tokyo. President Yudhoyono and Prime Minister Abe announced that the two sides had "reached agreement in principle" on an Indonesia-Japan EPA, [...]	2006-12-06 09:20:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EWWT ENRG KN JA ID
06JAKARTA13451	INDONESIA TRADE AND INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS - [...] Summary. On November 28, Indonesia and Japan agreed in principle to the major elements of a bilateral "Economic Partnership Agreement" (EPA). Parliament approved an amended Customs Law on October 18 that reduces red tape for importers and exporters and imposes stiffer sanctions on smugglers. [...]	2006-12-08 10:41:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON KIPR ID
06JAKARTA2849	INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT, MARCH 2005 TO MARCH 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-03 11:42:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAID ELAB KFRD KJUS KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
06JAKARTA6027	INDONESIA RACES TO BUILD BSL-3 LABS [...] (C) Summary. The avian influenza (AI) threat has sparked a race among Government of Indonesia (GOI) institutions to build Biosafety Containment Level 3 laboratories (BSL-3 labs),ostensibly to perform AI sequencing and other sophisticated procedures. At least seven GOI institutions hope to c [...]	2006-05-15 00:01:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT KFLU ID
06KABUL2285	OPTIONS FOR US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS [...] (SBU) Officials from the Japanese Embassy in Kabul are anxious to restart work on their portion of the Ring Road between Kandahar and Herat as soon as possible. The Japanese Government is considering all options, including recontracting the work to a non-Japanese contractor. The US Army Corps o [...]	2006-05-20 07:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ELTN AF
06KABUL2962	PREPARATIONS FOR DIAG TOKYO CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) At the June 28 pre-meeting before the bi- weekly DIAG Forum, Japanese Ambassador Okuda briefed international representatives on plans for the July 5 DIAG Conference in Toyko. In addition to the planned presentations (DAS Gastright is listed as presenting on the ANA),Canada, the Nether [...]	2006-07-01 14:56:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR AF JA
06KABUL3850	DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR JAPANESE RING ROAD [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Representatives of Embassy Economic Section, CFC-A, USAID/Afghanistan, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineering District (AED) have held several recent meetings with the Japanese Embassy to discuss the status of suspended work on their 114- kil [...]	2006-08-29 10:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ETRN ELTN SNAR ASEC AF
06KABUL3851	DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR JAPANESE RING ROAD [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Representatives of Embassy Economic Section, CFC-A, USAID/Afghanistan, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineering District (AED) have held several recent meetings with the Japanese Embassy to discuss the status of suspended work on their 114- kil [...]	2006-08-29 10:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ETRN ELTN SNAR ASEC AF
06KABUL3852	DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR JAPANESE RING ROAD [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Representatives of Embassy Economic Section, CFC-A, USAID/Afghanistan, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineering District (AED) have held several recent meetings with the Japanese Embassy to discuss the status of suspended work on their 114-kilo [...]	2006-08-29 10:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ETRN ELTN SNAR ASEC AF
06KABUL3853	DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR JAPANESE RING ROAD [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Representatives of Embassy Economic Section, CFC-A, USAID/Afghanistan, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineering District (AED) have held several recent meetings with the Japanese Embassy to discuss the status of suspended work on their 114-kilo [...]	2006-08-29 10:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ETRN ELTN SNAR ASEC AF
06KATHMANDU1319	JAPANESE AMBASSADOR SUPPORTS ACTING QUICKLY TO [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Japanese Ambassador Tsutomu Hiraoka on May 24 in order to push the message that Nepal's traditional donors should increase assistance as quickly as possible to consolidate the democratic transition. Hiraoka replied that he supported increasing assistance to the new [...]	2006-05-25 08:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EAID ASEC NP JP IN
06KATHMANDU200	GOVERNMENT ARRESTS POLITICAL PARTY AND CIVIL [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See paragraph 11. Summary ------- 2. (C) Citing fears that the Maoists would infiltrate the January 20 mass protest program of the seven-party alliance and turn it violent, the government cut phone services and arrested political party and ci [...]	2006-01-19 11:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER NP
06KATHMANDU894	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BHUTANESE REFUGEES WITH [...] (C) On April 3, Australian Ambassador Graeme Lade and Japanese Ambassador Tsutomu Hiraoka separately met with the Ambassador to discuss the Bhutanese refugee issue. While neither the Australians nor the Japanese could immediately agree to the idea of a joint approach with the Danes and Norweg [...]	2006-04-04 12:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF IN NP JA AS BT
06KUWAIT1397	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ADDRESSING UN FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) On April 23, Econoff delivered reftel points to Mansour Alolaimi, First Secretary and Division Director for Afghanistan and Iran at the Ministry of ForQn Affairs. Alolaimi, appearing receptive but noncommittal, explained that only the Foreign Minister, with the approval of the Prime Min [...]	2006-04-24 13:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL AF KU
06KUWAIT167	STRATEGIC INVESTMENT INITIATIVE: THE CURRENT [...] (C) The GOK's initial reaction to the Strategic Investment Initiative (SII) proposal has been positive but guarded. SII was introduced by Secretary Rice at the recent Forum for the Future conference in Bahrain; A/S Wayne and Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed briefed GOK and Kuwaiti aid officials duri [...]	2006-01-18 13:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PREL KU
06KUWAIT185	AFGHAN AMBASSADOR TO KUWAIT ON LONDON CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 21 meeting with the Ambassador on GOK assistance and labor issues, Afghan Ambassador to Kuwait Yussuf Samad praised the USG for its ongoing support to Afghanistan; pointed to GOK unwillingness to re-start assistance absent a solution to old GOA arrears; acknowl [...]	2006-01-21 16:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ELAB PGOV PREL PINR AF XD KU
06LUXEMBOURG568	JUSTICE MINISTER WARNS INTERNATIONAL BANKERS ABOUT NORTH [...] (U) In remarks during an October 23 financial seminar in Tokyo, Luxembourg Minister for Justice and Budget Luc Frieden warned financial institutions to be extremely cautious in any dealings which might involve North Korea. As he has often in other public fora, Frieden touted Luxembourg's "le [...]	2006-10-24 13:34:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN KTFN ECON PTER PGOV EUN LU
06MADRID3007	DEMARCHE TO SPAIN ON CHINA ARMS EMBARGO [...] (C) The DCM discussed the EU's reconsideration of the China Arms Embargo with MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar on December 5. Dezcallar assured the DCM that Spain is not seeking to lift the embargo, nor would it support such an effort. He noted that he had recently [...]	2006-12-07 09:35:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL PGOV PHUM EUN SP CH
06MANAGUA2211	NICARAGUA OPPOSES NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST, [...] (U) This cable responds to reftel and contains an action request in para 2. 2. (C) On October 5, Ambassador delivered reftel points to Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Norman Caldera, suggesting that the fact the Nicaraguan government (GON) maintains diplomatic relations with North Korea could [...]	2006-10-05 23:22:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KN PARM KNNP NU
06MANILA4749	ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILLEN MEETS WITH FOREIGN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Affairs Secretary Romulo reiterated to Assistant Secretary Hillen and Ambassador the Philippine offer to host a round of Six Party talks on the margins of the mid-December ASEAN/East Asian Summits in Cebu, if that would be helpful to the United States. Romulo is optimist [...]	2006-11-20 00:44:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MCAP MOPS PHUM PGOV EAID KN RP
06MANILA4880	VERDICTS IN ALLEGED RAPE CASE; AMBASSADOR PROTESTS [...] Makati City Regional Trial Court Judge Pozon on December 4 found U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Daniel Smith guilty in a November 1, 2006 alleged rape of a Filipina at the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority compound. He proclaimed a sentence of "reclusion perpetua," statutorily no less than 20 and [...]	2006-12-04 10:33:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR CASC KCRM RP
06MANILA4959	PHILIPPINE AIRLINES BUYS BOEINGS [...] (SBU) Summary. Philippine Airlines (PAL) announced on December 7 its purchase of two Boeing 777-ER aircraft, with the option to buy two additional planes, and its lease of two more aircraft. The planes will allow PAL to increase its flights to the United States, including planned new destina [...]	2006-12-12 03:29:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD BEXP RP
06MASERU545	ALLEGED LIBYAN INVOLVEMENT, PARLIMENTARIAN CHANGES: FOREIGN [...] (S) In an expansive October 26 discussion with Ambassador (accompanied by PDEP Chris Smith, notetaker),Foreign Minister Moleleki again expounded on themes alluded to with Ambassador throughout the year, notably the role of Libya and "manipulation" of the GOL political system. Moleleki accus [...]	2006-10-31 15:06:00	Embassy Maseru	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL PTER LY CH LT
06MEXICO3378	MEXICO'S EXPANDING TIES TO ASIA [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of A/S Shannon's visit to Asia post met separately with Japanese and Chinese embassy and Foreign Ministry (SRE) officials, all of whom welcomed increased consultation with the U.S. on Mexico's relations with Asia. Japanese diplomat Noriteru Fukushima echoed Tokyo off [...]	2006-06-19 23:27:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EINV MX
06MOSCOW7084	INITIAL REACTIONS IN MOSCOW TO DPRK MISSILE LAUNCH [...] (C) Summary. The Russian MFA issued a strongly worded statement at 2:00 p.m. Moscow time on July 5 in response to the DPRK missile launches. The MFA spokesman was on the record as day began in Moscow calling the launches a "provocation." Our colleagues in the ROK and Japanese embassies tol [...]	2006-07-05 11:00:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC KN RS
06NAHA103	OKINAWAN EXCEPTIONALISM: THE CHINA THREAT OR LACK THEREOF [...] (C) Summary: Despite China's rapidly expanding economic and military activities, including in waters near Okinawa, Okinawans claim they do not share America's or Japan's sense of threat from China. While many mainland Japanese officials and influentials say they recognize China as a potent [...]	2006-04-26 01:20:00	Consulate Naha	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PINS JA CH TW
06NEWDELHI1174	PRESIDENT KALAM LOOKS FARTHER EAST FOR NEW [...] (C) Summary: Giving new reach to India's "Look East" policy, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's January 31 to February 9 visit to Singapore, the Philippines and South Korea produced new education, defense and economic initiatives in a region whose importance to the GOI is growing steadily. Durin [...]	2006-02-15 14:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEAN ENRG KNNP ETRD ECON SOCI SCUL MASS
06NEWDELHI1572	RGOB REMAINS COMMITTED TO REFUGEE RETURNS [...] (C) Summary: In contrast to Bhutanese Ambassador Tshering's comments in Ref A that the RGOB my not repatriate SIPDIS any refugees, in a February 15 meeting with Poloff, Bhutanese Second Secretary Karma Thinley (Strictly Protect) stated that Thimphu remains committed to repatriating those in [...]	2006-03-06 12:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF IN NP BT
06NEWDELHI512	UNDERSECRETARY BURNS AND FS SARAN DISCUSS NEXT [...] (C) Summary: Undersecretary Burns and Indian Foreign Secretary Saran reviewed ten potential deliverables for the SIPDIS President's visit during a January 20 working lunch. In a meeting later that day, U/S Burns stressed to Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia that I [...]	2006-01-25 05:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAGR PGOV PINR ENRG PHUM PTER SCOI IN
06NEWDELHI6133	THE PM PICKS A WINNER: SHIV SHANKAR MENON TO BE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The August 31 announcement that seasoned diplomat Shiv Shankar Menon will succeed Shyam Saran as Foreign Secretary with Saran moving to a newly-created post as the PM's Special Envoy for the Indo-US Civil Nuclear Deal represents not only a domestic coup for PM Singh, but also bod [...]	2006-09-01 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN
06NEWDELHI8137	PM SINGH VISIT TO JAPAN: TIME FOR THE U.S. TO SEIZE THE DAY ON CLOSER TRILATERAL COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Singh will visit Tokyo December 13-16 as a follow-on to the ASEAN summit. He and PM Abe are expected to have a feel-good series of meetings, including talks on deepening the bilateral relationship, economic and cultural "deliverables," recognition of the expansion of I [...]	2006-12-05 08:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KDEM JA IN
06NEWDELHI8469	NEW DELHI DECLARES PM SINGH'S TOKYO "VERY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan watchers in New Delhi regard PM Singh's Tokyo visit a success, one that achieved India's main goal of taking the relationship one level higher. Economic cooperation agreements highlighted the summit for the Indians, while political principles which had been established in [...]	2006-12-22 01:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EQRD KNNP MARR JA IN
06OTTAWA2484	CANADA RESPONSE: DEMARCHE ON TOP U.S. TRADE, [...] (U) Summary: On August 16, EMIN and Econoff met with Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) officials to discuss reftel, which had been provided to them in late July. DFAIT was represented by outgoing Deputy Director for APEC Christopher Burton, his replacement Karen [...]	2006-08-18 22:51:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON APECO CA
06PARIS4596	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Guantanamo - Trial in Paris [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-05 10:32:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS4628	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - North Korea Missile Tests [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-06 11:14:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS5733	CHINA IN AFRICA: FRENCH ARE WATCHING CLOSELY AND [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: French observers believe China's growing presence in Africa reflects a strategic decision by the PRC to exploit a resource-rich continent susceptible to an aggressive Chinese approach. French contacts express apprehension at Chinese inroads into areas of Africa onc [...]	2006-08-25 15:52:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON EAID ETRD CH XA FR
06PARIS6831	FRENCH SUPPORTIVE OF IRAQ COMPACT, TALABANI VISIT [...] (C) We raised ref A points on the International Compact with Iraq with Ambassador Jean-Pierre Guinhut, the MFA,s Inter-Ministerial Coordinator for Iraq Reconstruction, on October 12. Guinhut reiterated strong French support for the Compact, although he stated that President Talabani,s visit t [...]	2006-10-17 08:21:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL
06PRETORIA5018	ZUMA CAMP REMAINS OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 28, the Durban Consul General met with Rieaz "Mo" Shaik, a former South African diplomat, long-time ANC member, and brother of Durban businessman Schabir Shaik who was convicted of fraud and corruption charges stemming from his relationship with ANC Deputy President J [...]	2006-12-14 08:19:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS SF
06QUITO1578	ECUADOR: ASIAN DIPLOMATS EAGER FOR DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: Our recent outreach to diplomatic counterparts from China, Japan and Korea found them highly aware of USG coordination efforts (described RefTel),and eager to engage in dialogue about the political and economic situation in Ecuador and the region. In deference to USG concerns [...]	2006-06-27 21:11:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON LA CH JA KS EC
06RANGOON140	BURMESE AND SHAN FORCES FIGHT IT OUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent GOB "news" conference announced the surrender of elements of the insurgent Shan State Army - South in northern Shan State. However, the GOB neglected to mention that the surrender followed a serious battle, in which a DEA source claims the Shan killed dozens of Burmese A [...]	2006-02-02 07:29:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PREL BM
06RANGOON152	GOB PLANS DRACONIAN REGULATIONS FOR UN/NGOS [...] (C) Summary: The Burmese regime plans invasive new guidelines increasing its control over UN agencies and NGOs and further restricting the delivery of international assistance. If implemented, the draconian regulations would assign GOB ministries sweeping authority, including oversight of all [...]	2006-02-06 10:02:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID BM
06RANGOON372	BURMA AI OUTBREAK UPDATE - MARCH 20 [...] (U) SUMMARY. No human cases of AI have been reported in Burma to date. A joint FAO/WHO assessment team, accompanied by USAID Bangkok Infectious Diseases Advisor and Embassy's FSN agricultural specialist, visited hospitals and poultry farms in Mandalay and Sagaing Divisions on March 17-18 to [...]	2006-03-20 10:00:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
06ROME27	GOI: BUDGET CUTS WILL NOT REDUCE AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Summary. MFA Special Envoy to Afghanistan, Ambassador Anna della Croce told Charge January 3 that Italy will not allow budget cuts to affect its Berlin pledge of 145 million euros through end-2006. Della Croce expects a decision on GOI participation in the Afghanistan Compact next week [...]	2006-01-04 16:48:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV AF IT AFGHANISTAN
06SEOUL1246	ROKG PROTESTS PROPOSED JAPANESE SURVEYS IN [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se on April 14 informed the DCM that the Japanese Maritime Security Agency through its website announced its intention to conduct geological surveys beginning April 14 in a part of the East Sea (Sea of Japan) that would violate international law, ROK dome [...]	2006-04-14 12:48:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA PBTS KS JA
06SEOUL1271	JAPANESE EMBASSY REPORTS TOKYO TO BEGIN MAPPING [...] (C) The Japanese Embassy in Seoul informed us April 18 that Japan will begin mapping operations on April 21 in waters that both Tokyo and Seoul claim as within their Exclusive Economic Zone. Japanese Embassy First Secretary Yamamoto told poloff that if faced with physical resistance by ROK f [...]	2006-04-18 09:28:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PHSA PREL EFIS MOPS KS JA
06SEOUL1314	DFM YUN BRIEFS DCM ON ROK-JAPAN MARITIME SURVEY [...] (C) In an April 20 meeting with the DCM, ROK DFM Yun reported that earlier in the day, South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon had told the Japanese Ambassador that (1) Japan should immediately abandon its proposed maritime survey of submarine features in waters that Tokyo and Seoul both cl [...]	2006-04-20 09:39:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PHSA PREL EFIS MOPS KS JA
06SEOUL1433	DFM YUN PROVIDES UPDATE ON LIANCOURT ROCKS ISSUE [...] (C) In an April 28 meeting with the DCM, DFM Yun Byung-se offered an update on the ROKG approach to its maritime dispute with Japan. Seoul was (1) preparing for the next round of EEZ talks with Tokyo that would be held by the end of June; (2) providing foreign diplomats with Seoul's justific [...]	2006-04-28 08:51:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PHSA PREL EFIS MOPS KS JA
06SEOUL1434	SWEDISH AMBASSADOR TO DPRK DISCUSSES INTERNAL [...] (C) In an April 24 call on the Ambassador, Swedish Ambassador to the DPRK Mats Foyer confirmed that last year's bumper harvest was not sufficient to overcome the food shortage in North Korea caused by systemic failures in central food distribution. Foyer saw, however, little sign of politica [...]	2006-04-28 08:58:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC EAID SW KN KS
06SEOUL1972	EAP PDAS STEPHENS' JUNE 11 MEETING WITH MOFAT [...] (C) In a June 11 meeting, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) Director General for North American Affairs Cho Tae-yong informed EAP PDAS Kathleen Stephens that the ROKG preferred having Secretary Rice visit the ROK before the July 26-28 ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) meeting so that the [...]	2006-06-14 05:00:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MNUC KN KS
06SEOUL2113	BAN AND ASO DISCUSS MISSILE LAUNCH, EEZ, FUTURE [...] (C) In a June 20 telephone conversation, Japan Foreign Minister Taro Aso and ROK Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon shared concern over the possible DPRK missile test. Aso asserted that Japan would work with the U.S. to take a tough response in the event of a launch. Ban said that the ROK wanted t [...]	2006-06-26 09:28:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHSA EFIS MOPS KS JA
06SEOUL2320	ROK MOFAT AND NSC ON UNSC RESOLUTION: CHAPTER 7 [...] (C) In a follow-up to the Ambassador's meeting with FM Ban Ki-Moon and series of telcons with NSA Song Min-soon (Ref A),A/DCM called on MOFAT Director General for North America Cho Tae-yong and NSC Director General Lim Sung-nam to urge the South Koreans to support the Japanese draft of the U [...]	2006-07-12 12:20:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC KS KN
06SEOUL2399	FOREIGN MINISTER BAN'S UNSYG CAMPAIGN WEATHERING [...] (C) Five months into his official campaign for UN Secretary General, FM Ban continues to seek international SIPDIS support for his candidacy and to demonstrate his commitment to human rights and UN management reform. He reports no major opposition at this point, but is worried that without a sign o [...]	2006-07-18 10:41:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN KS KN
06SEOUL3157	KOREA-JAPAN ONE-TIME AGREEMENT ON SEABED SURVEY [...] (C) Japanese Embassy Seoul explained that the GOJ approached the September 5-9 negotiations with the ROKG about conducting scientific surveys in the disputed seas around the Liancourt Rocks with determination, informing the ROK that Tokyo was prepared to ask for international arbitration if ne [...]	2006-09-13 07:53:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KS JA
06SEOUL3465	ROH-ABE SUMMIT DOMINATED BY HISTORY AND NORTH KOREA [...] (C) MOFAT Asia Bureau DG Lee Hyuk told POL M/C on October 11 that Japanese Prime Minister Abe's summit with President Roh in Seoul on October 9 provided momentum for an improvement in the strained bilateral relationship. The summit meeting, conducted in a frank and sincere manner, was domina [...]	2006-10-11 09:38:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC KS KN JN
06SEOUL4285	SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM'S CONSULTATIONS ON CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) Visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum on December 11 inaugurated a U.S.-Korea consultation on Central Asia. Feigenbaum reviewed with ROKG officials U.S. objectives in the region, including enlisting less traditional partners, such as Korea, to help promote economic libe [...]	2006-12-15 09:23:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD KS UZ KZ
06SEOUL509	ROK FOREIGN MINISTER THROWS HAT INTO UNSYG RING [...] (C) On February 14, the ROK formally announced Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon's candidacy for UN Secretary General. Ban, who has been actively campaigning for several weeks, has apparently been encouraged by initial reactions to his candidacy. MOFAT DG Kim Won-soo, who was recently tapped to be [...]	2006-02-14 08:42:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC KS
06SEOUL862	ROK-JAPAN MAR 7 STRATEGIC DIALOGUE IN TOKYO: LONG [...] (C) In March 13-14 meetings with poloff, MOFAT and Japanese Embassy contacts said South Korean VFM Yu Myung-hwan's exhaustive meetings with Japanese VFM Yachi during the March 7 ROK-Japan strategic dialogue in Tokyo failed to result in progress on a number of bilateral and regional issues. Y [...]	2006-03-16 08:42:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC JA KN KS
06SEOUL931	JAPANESE OFFICIALS IN SEOUL DISCUSS HISTORY ISSUE [...] (C) In a March 22 meeting with POL M/C, Japanese Embassy Political Minister Koji Tomita discussed the so-called history issue that has been a thorn in ROK-Japan relations. He said the GOJ acquired information suggesting that in late February the Chinese Ambassador to South Korea urged ROKG of [...]	2006-03-22 08:49:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KS JA
06SINGAPORE998	AMBASSADOR ADDRESSES BEEF CONCERNS WITH AVA CHAIRMAN [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador assured Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) Chairman KOH Poh Tiong and CEO Dr. Chua Sin Bin that U.S. beef was safe in a March 24 meeting. She said that Singapore's issues with quality control stemmed from differing definitions of what constituted boneless [...]	2006-03-28 08:28:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR KFLU TBIO SENV ETRD ECON SN
06STATE152914	E.O. 13382 ENTITIES -- EXAMPLES OF PROLIFERATION [...] (U) Action request: Department requests that Post deliver the text in paragraph 3 to appropriate host-country officials. The text in paragraph 3 should be left as a non-paper. End action request. 2. (U) Background: The GOJ is planning to take additional measures to implement UNSCR 1695 [...]	2006-09-14 22:36:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM KNNP PREL PGOV KN CH
06STATE157519	IMMIGRATION ADVISORY PROGRAM: APPROVAL OF NOTE [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Per ref A request, the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have reviewed the draft Note Verbale and three Memoranda of Operation (MOO) for the Immigration Advisory Program with the final minor change proposed by Japan,s Ministry [...]	2006-09-21 18:59:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER EAIR CVIS JA
06STATE46975	IRAQ: RESPONSE TO GOJ REQUEST ON SECURITY ASSESSMENT [...] (S) Summary. In response to reftel B, the Department provides points to emphasize regarding USG priorities for Japanese support of Iraq. We are also sending by email a province by province situational assessment which Embassy can draw on. In the most recent quadrilateral meeting in London, [...]	2006-03-24 00:30:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS IZ UK JA
06STATE47923	E.O. 13382 DESIGNATIONS OF TWO SWISS ENTITIES [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Bern and US Mission to the EU please see paragraph 3. Embassies Beijing, Moscow, Seoul, and Tokyo, please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) Background: On June 28, 2005 the President issued Executive Order (E.O.) 13382 allowing the U.S. to block or "freeze" the [...]	2006-03-26 21:08:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC EFIN PGOV MNUC
06STATE61225	UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' APRIL 10 MEETING WITH [...] (U) Classified by: Acting EAP A/S Kathleen Stephens, reason 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) Participants: Morning meeting U.S. Under Secretary Burns EAP A/S Kathy Stephens (acting) P Special Assistant Andrew Shaw EAP/J Director Wendell Albright (acting) JAPAN Deputy Foreign Minister Ni [...]	2006-04-18 15:23:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL MARR MCAP MNUC PARM PINR SNAR IZ IR IN AF JA
06SUVA490	PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM 2006: A/S HILL UNDERSCORES [...] (C) EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill emphatically reaffirmed U.S. commitments and interests in the Pacific at the 2006 Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) summit in Nadi, Fiji. In a new PIF-Leaders "special session" for the United States, Hill countered a suggestion that the U.S. has disengaged [...]	2006-11-13 15:26:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL EAID ECIN ETRD FJ XV
06TASHKENT730	GANIEV AND AZIMOV TO VISIT JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: In the next three months, FM Ganiev and Deputy PM Azimov will both travel to Japan. Ganiev will head the Uzbek delegation to the Uzbek-Japan Joint Committee on the Economy in May, and Ganiev will represent Uzbekistan at the May Central Asia Plus Japan Foreign Ministers Meeting in [...]	2006-04-14 13:04:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL UZ JP
06TOKYO1040	GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER STEINMEIER TALKS UNSC [...] (C) Summary. During his February 20-22 visit to Tokyo, German FM Steinmeier and his Japanese interlocutors agreed to continuing working toward UNSC reform within the G4 framework, with Steinmeier acknowledging that U.S. supports is also important. FM Aso stressed the potentially volatile Eas [...]	2006-02-27 08:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KS IR UNSC GM ENRG ETTC JA
06TOKYO1048	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/28/06 [...] Date of submission 2. Proponents 3. Reasons 4. Result Â [...]	2006-02-28 06:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1058	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/28/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-28 07:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1065	PSI: OPERATIONAL EXPERTS DELEGATION VISIT PLANNING [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST (see para 3). 2. (C) Embassy is pleased to know the ROKG has agreed to participate in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),and that a PSI Operational Experts Group delegation will be coming to Seoul to discuss ROK participation, as well as visiting Ja [...]	2006-02-28 09:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL KS JA
06TOKYO1085	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/01/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-01 06:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1090	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/01/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-01 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1104	JDA BUDGET: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES [...] (C) Summary. Japan's FY 2006 budget, scheduled for Diet approval on March 2, includes a fourth straight year of budget cuts for the Japan Defense Agency (JDA). If this trend continues, Japan will find itself with a less capable force that cannot maintain a defense posture commensurate with i [...]	2006-03-02 04:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PREL JA
06TOKYO1136	JAPAN'S CONCERNS ABOUT IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (C) Summary: Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki met with FM Aso for two hours on February 27 and thirty minutes with PM Koizumi on the 28th. The discussions focused primarily on the nuclear impasse but also covered a range of other bilateral issues. During the meetings, FM Aso and PM Koizumi [...]	2006-03-03 05:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP IAEA JA IR ECON ENER PGOV
06TOKYO1139	BIOGRAPHIC DATA ON JAPAN'S DIET FRESHMEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Since the September 2005 election of 83 freshmen Diet members, Post has had several opportunities to gather biographic data on some of them. What follows is a summation of that data. END SUMMARY. 2. (C//NF) Yoshitami Kameoka of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) revealed d [...]	2006-03-03 05:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR PREL PGOV ECON JA
06TOKYO1151	SENIOR LDP PARTY OFFICIAL PESSIMISTIC OVER [...] (C) Summary: Senior LDP Party official Hidenao Nakagawa said he remained pessimistic over Japan-China relations despite press reporting there had been a positive atmosphere surrounding his recent visit to Beijing. Although the Chinese received him warmly and appeared willing to deal constr [...]	2006-03-03 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD CH JA
06TOKYO1159	AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH VFM YACHI: MAR 2, 2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a working lunch with VFM Yachi on March 2nd, the Ambassador: -- Warned a realistic solution on beef must be found soon. -- Expressed concern over leaks of the KEEN EDGE exercise. -- Praised PM Koizumi's warning to Iranian FM Mottaki. -- Urged Japan to participate in a PRT [...]	2006-03-03 08:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ECON ETRD EAGR PARM PREL CH JA
06TOKYO1169	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/06/06-2 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-06 01:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1186	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/06/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-06 07:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1224	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/08/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-08 01:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1231	IRAQI AMBASSADOR VISITS KOREA, URGES ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. Iraqi Ambassador to Japan, Al-Jumaily, visited Seoul February 22-25 to express appreciation for and encourage further support in reconstruction, discuss future Korean military engagement, and notify MOFAT of Iraq's intention to reopen its embassy in Seoul. As he has done in Japan [...]	2006-03-08 04:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID JA KR IQ
06TOKYO1249	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/08/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-08 08:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1272	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/10/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-10 01:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1300	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/10/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-12 23:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1319	IWAKUNI REFERENDUM WILL NOT IMPACT AIRCRAFT [...] (C) Summary. Eighty-nine percent of participating voters opposed the relocation of the aircraft carrier wing to Iwakuni, in an Iwakuni City referendum held on March 12. However, Defense Minister Nukaga made it clear the same day that the proposed plan "must be implemented." Chief Cabinet Sec [...]	2006-03-13 07:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PREL JA
06TOKYO1382	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/16/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-16 01:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA

06TOKYO1417	JAPAN-BURMA: FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER DELIVERS [...] (C) Summary: In a letter to regime leader Than Shwe, PM Koizumi urged the regime to: -- begin a dialogue with the international community, -- re-open a dialogue with Aung San Suu Kyi -- release all political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi. In delivering the letter, former Fo [...]	2006-03-17 02:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BM CH JA
06TOKYO1436	AMBASSADOR VISITS ABDUCTION SITE OF MEGUMI YOKOTA [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Schieffer visited Niigata City on March 16 and retraced the route 13 year old Megumi Yokota took the night she was abducted by agents of the DPRK in 1977 on her way home from school. He was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Yokota and over 50 reporters. The Ambassador then met [...]	2006-03-17 07:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL JA KN KS
06TOKYO1440	KOMEITO PARTY SUPPORT CRUCIAL TO LDP'S [...] (C) Summary: The once center-left Komeito party is slowly moving toward the right, Embassy contacts tell us, and that trend is unlikely to change even if Komeito President Kanzaki decides to step down later this year. Although the New Komeito Party's support has been crucial to the Liberal [...]	2006-03-17 07:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN MARR KN CH JA
06TOKYO1445	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo welcomes your coming visit. The U.S.-Japan relationship is healthy and strong. Japan is eager to expand its special relationship with the United States. The Department of Homeland Security plays a central role in four of the key elements of a 21st century U.S.-Japan allia [...]	2006-03-17 08:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PTER PREL JA
06TOKYO1447	AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO THE AI [...] (U) ESToff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Economic Cooperation Bureau Aid Planning Division Deputy Director Taro Yamamoto on March 17 and delivered reftel demarche. Yamamoto said that Japan has not yet decided on its response to the current outbreak of H5N1 in Burma. Tokyo is, h [...]	2006-03-17 09:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR EAID KFLU JA FAO WHO BM
06TOKYO1566	MOFA UPDATE ON EAST ASIA SUMMIT DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Summary: In comments to the Embassy on March 22, our MOFA contact on regional integration averred that efforts to create an East Asian community would move ahead, even if progress is slow and unsteady. He informally suggested that the United States might want to take advantage of Russia [...]	2006-03-24 08:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEAN APEC ETRD CH IN RS JA
06TOKYO1567	CONSENSUS EMERGING TO RAISE CONSUMPTION TAX TO 10 [...] (SBU) Summary: A domestic business sector consensus is emerging in favor of raising Japan's consumption tax from 5 to 10 percent, and the Japanese people are ready to accept it, according to LDP Tax Policy Committee Chairman Yanagisawa. A Cabinet decision to increase the rate is expected in [...]	2006-03-24 08:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN JA
06TOKYO1598	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/28/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-28 00:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1610	AMBASSADOR YAMAMOTO DISCUSSES IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) Summary. During a March 27 meeting with the DCM, MOFA Ambassador for Counterterrorism (CT) Cooperation, Reconstruction Activities in Iraq and North Korea Nuclear Issues Tadamichi Yamamoto: -- outlined Japan's immediate plans to assist with Iraq's reconstruction, -- welcomed an updat [...]	2006-03-28 07:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IZ JA
06TOKYO1617	CURTAILING USE OF NORTH KOREAN FLAG OF CONVENIENCE [...] (S) Embassy delivered points contained in reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Northeast Asia Director Naoki Ito on March 23 and Ministry of Finance International Bureau Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima on March 24, 2006. Both officials expressed appreciation to the Uni [...]	2006-03-28 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	KNNP PARM PREL MNUC EWWT PHSA
06TOKYO1734	DPJ LEADERSHIP RESIGNS [...] (SBU) Summary. Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) President Seiji Maehara and DPJ Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama announced their resignations on March 31. This surprise move caught DPJ staffers flatfooted. Maehara and Hatoyama's decision was in response to the ongoing turmoil caused by a DP [...]	2006-03-31 07:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV JA
06TOKYO1735	JAPAN DELAYS DECISION ON CHINA LOAN PROGRAM [...] (C) Summary: Japan has decided to delay a decision on extending ODA yen loans to China for FY 2005 (April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006),reflecting growing political difficulties in the bilateral relationship. The delay resulted from a determination by MOFA that its proposal for a yen loan pr [...]	2006-03-31 07:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID CH JA
06TOKYO1766	JAPAN DECLARES CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-03 06:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNGA UNHRC JA
06TOKYO1801	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/05/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-05 02:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1818	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/05/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-05 08:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1883	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/07/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-07 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1888	JAPAN SEEKING MORE EVIDENCE WHILE CONSIDERING [...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel points regarding Tehran's treatment of religious minorities to MOFA Second Middle East Division on April 5 . On April 7, Second Middle East's Koichi Nakao replied [...]	2006-04-07 08:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI IR JA
06TOKYO1889	OZAWA WINS DPJ PRESIDENCY [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-07 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO1894	WHA ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON: YOUR VISIT TO [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo welcomes your coming visit. You will arrive in Japan at a time when our relationship is as good or better than it has ever been; the government is eager to expand its special relationship with the United States. Japan and the U.S. share many commonalities in our relations w [...]	2006-04-07 12:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	OTRA PREL ETRD ECON LA XK JA
06TOKYO1916	TOKYO VISIT BY U.S. SECRETARY OF COMMERCE GUTIERREZ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On March 30, 2006, in Tokyo, Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez met with Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry; Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare; and Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. He raised beef, enhanced cooperation on IPR protection and [...]	2006-04-10 05:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR PREL ECON JA
06TOKYO1962	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/12/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-12 00:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1978	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/12/06-2 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-12 08:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1984	EAP A/S HILL'S APRIL 12 MEETING WITH MOFA NORTH [...] (C) During an April 12 meeting, MOFA North American Affairs DG Kawai told EAP A/S Hill that Prime Minister Koizumi hopes to resolve several outstanding bilateral issues before he visits Washington in June 2006. Japan understands issues remain concerning the relocation of some Marine Corps as [...]	2006-04-12 10:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EAGR MARR MNUC KNNP PARM KN IN IZ
06TOKYO1985	EAP A/S HILL'S APRIL 11 MEETING WITH MOFA VICE [...] (C) Summary. EAP A/S Hill emphasized to VFM Yachi April 11 the importance of getting North Korea back to the Six-Party Talks negotiating table, while noting the focus of Japan's media on his decision not to meet bilaterally with DPRK officials. Yachi confirmed that North Korean officials ha [...]	2006-04-12 10:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ECON ETRD MARR CH KS KN JA
06TOKYO1989	VCI SENIOR ADVISOR HEINTZELMAN AND ISN/RA SENIOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Bureau of Verification, Compliance and Inspection Senior Advisor for Harry Heintzelman, IV, and ISN Regional Affairs Senior Advisor Eliot Kang met with MOFA non-proliferation officials on April 7 to discuss potential areas of cooperation in dismantling North Korean nuclear facil [...]	2006-04-13 00:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP JA KS KN
06TOKYO2008	WHA A/S SHANNON'S APRIL 10 CONSULTATIONS WITH MOFA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Continuing April 10 consultations, MOFA Latin American DG Sakaba told visiting WHA A/S Thomas Shannon that Japan was waiting for a positive response from Bolivian President Morales. Its three "issues" with Brazil were the status of Japanese-Brazilians in Japan, ethanol imports an [...]	2006-04-13 06:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD EINV APECO ENRG XR XK LA CH
06TOKYO2019	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/14/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-14 01:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2031	RECORD INDUSTRY WORRIES ON IP MULTICAST [...] This is an action request please see paragraph 8. 2. SUMMARY: Three Japanese government working groups are addressing copyright issues for IP multicasting and are leaning towards adopting a change that would probably eliminate the ability of the U.S. recording industry to retain its righ [...]	2006-04-14 06:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON JP
06TOKYO2048	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/17/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-17 00:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2072	TOKYO REMAINS CALM OVER TOKDO/TAKESHIMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: At midnight on April 14, MOFA Northeast Asia Division Director Ito invited Political Officer to the Foreign Ministry to explain why Japan had notified the South Korean government that it intended to send a Maritime Safety Agency vessel to map the seabed in the area surrounding the [...]	2006-04-17 10:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA PBTS KS JA
06TOKYO2093	THE DPJ UNDER ICHIRO OZAWA: WHAT TO EXPECT (WHEN [...] (C) Summary. The election of Ichiro Ozawa as leader of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) could have long-term significance for Japan's political scene, but there will be little or no immediate impact on U.S. interests. Ozawa has created a wide network of contacts throughout a lon [...]	2006-04-18 07:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO2094	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/18/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-18 08:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2144	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/20/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-20 01:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2154	THE AMBASSADOR AND VFM YACHI DISCUSS LIANCOURT [...] (S) At 11:00 a.m. on April 20, the Ambassador spoke with VFM Yachi, at Yachi's request, regarding simmering tensions between Japan and the ROK over a planned Japanese maritime survey near the disputed Liancourt Rocks (reftel). He explained, briefly, that the ROK intended to propose to an int [...]	2006-04-20 06:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR KS JA
06TOKYO2159	JAPAN WORKING TO RESOLVE LIANCOURT ROCK DISPUTE [...] (S) Summary: During an April 20 discussion of Japan's dispute with Korea over Japanese plans to conduct an undersea survey in an EEZ area claimed by the two countries, MOFA informed the Embassy that: -- Korea had rejected Japan's three-part proposal for resolving the issue through dialogue [...]	2006-04-20 07:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR KS JA
06TOKYO2176	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/21/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-21 01:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2182	SUDAN SANCTIONS: JAPAN SUPPORTS U.S EFFORTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-21 05:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC PGOV SU DAFR JA
06TOKYO2196	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/21/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-22 02:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2241	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/26/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-26 01:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2281	JAPAN'S DIET AGENDA: FATE OF POLITICALLY SENSITIVE [...] (SBU) Summary. Three months into the 164th Diet session, Japanese lawmakers are finally turning back to policy after being distracted by scandals for many weeks. Several big bills with broad consensus support are still on track. A planned supplemental budget and the FY06 budget passed the [...]	2006-04-26 10:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON JA
06TOKYO2283	METI'S ASIAN FTA PROPOSAL: TACTICS WITHOUT STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary: METI Minister Nikai's recent regional FTA proposal is a tactical move to counter an expected Chinese-backed regional FTA proposal to be presented to an August ASEAN Plus Three Economic Ministers' meeting. METI however, seems not to have considered the longer-term implications [...]	2006-04-27 06:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PREL ASEAN APECO JA
06TOKYO2311	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/27/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-27 22:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2312	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST TOKYO INFORMATION [...] (U) Tokyo Information Officer Michael J. Boyle requests country clearance to visit the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) from May 17 through May 25, 2006. Boyle will conduct public affairs training for American Embassy Kolonia employees, other USG agencies, and FSM government employees. [...]	2006-04-27 22:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT OTRA KPAO JA FM
06TOKYO2341	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/28/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-28 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2353	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-01 01:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2375	TIMING OF ALLIANCE TRANSFORMATION LEGISLATION [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Tokyo newspapers ran stories this weekend quoting Prime Minister Koizumi as saying that it might be difficult to include implementing legislation for the alliance transformation agreement in the present Diet session ending June 18. Koizumi, who leaves office in September, w [...]	2006-05-01 08:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO2398	15TH JAPAN-EU SUMMIT: FOCUS ON POLITICAL AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. The 15th Japan-EU Summit on April 24 in Tokyo highlighted the maturing Japan-EU partnership. During the Summit: -- PM Koizumi stressed three points: his concern about low public awareness of the Japan-EU relationship, his desire to enhance the strategic dialogue on East Asia' [...]	2006-05-01 09:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON MEPP EUN KNUC UNSC BO UP RS
06TOKYO2564	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/11/06 [...] The relocation plan is to be carried out in a manner of maintaining a balance between the maintaining of the deterrent capability of US forces in Japan and the reduction of burden on Okinawa. 2. The relocation plan is to be carried, based on the government plan, while being mindful of ( [...]	2006-05-11 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2571	JAPAN DETECTS IMPROVED ATMOSPHERE WITH CHINA [...] (C) Summary: In a read out of the May 7-9 Japan-China vice ministerial, MOFA assessed that the PRC is seeking to improve the "atmosphere" of the bilateral relationship. MOFA believes that Beijing now understands that holding bilateral relations hostage to the Yasukuni issue is not in China' [...]	2006-05-11 09:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG ECON CH JA
06TOKYO2612	S/P KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH MOFA DG FOR [...] (C) Summary: Japan is pursuing a series of bilateral Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in Asia in order to meet the challenge of China's active economic diplomacy, even though it would prefer progress within the WTO framework, said MOFA DG for Economic Affairs Bureau Kaoru Ishikawa in a May 10 me [...]	2006-05-12 13:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL ASEAN CH KS JA
06TOKYO2637	S/P KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH DFM NISHIDA [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Nishida told visiting S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner on May 10 that he was not hopeful for a short-term breakthrough in Japan's relations with South Korea. He argued that the Roh government's outlook, policies and low poll numbers explained much about t [...]	2006-05-15 03:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEAN CH KS JA
06TOKYO2638	S/P KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH MOFA DG KAWAI ON [...] (C) Summary. In a May 10 meeting between S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner and MOFA DG for North American Affairs Kawai, DG Kawai: -- expressed appreciation for the successful completion of 2 2 talks, and called for focusing U.S-Japan efforts now on implementation of the DPRI agreement; - [...]	2006-05-15 03:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR XF IN CH RS JA
06TOKYO2639	S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH METI VM [...] Summary: The need to deal with China's growing economic strength and the prospect of ASEAN Plus Three acceptance of a China-backed initiative for a regional free trade agreement (FTA) were the factors behind Trade Minister Nikai's recent proposal for an alternative Asian arrangement, accordin [...]	2006-05-15 03:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL ASEAN CH KS JA
06TOKYO2640	S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH JDA VM [...] SUMMARY: (C) During their May 10 meeting, S/P Director Krasner and Japan Defense Agency (JDA) Administrative Vice Minister Moriya reviewed Japanese efforts to implement the Security Consultative Committee agreement on alliance transformation and the evolution of Japan's role in international s [...]	2006-05-15 04:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL JA
06TOKYO2650	S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 11 MEETING WITH MOFA [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a May 11 meeting, MOFA Disarmament DG Takeshi Nakane told visiting S/P Director Dr. Stephen D. Krasner that although Japan has not yet fixed its position, it remains concerned about the possible effect the U.S.-India nuclear agreement may have on the NPT regime, remains u [...]	2006-05-15 07:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP IAEA IR IS IN JA
06TOKYO2654	U.S.-JAPAN-ROK POLICY PLANNING TALKS, SESSION 4: [...] (C) Summary. In Session 4 U.S.-Japan-ROK policy planning talks, discussion focused on the future of the Middle East. S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner briefed on U.S. policy toward Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP). Japanese DVFM Kohno said that Middle East devel [...]	2006-05-15 07:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IR IZ XF AF KS JA
06TOKYO2656	U.S.-ROK POLICY PLANNING BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary. During a May 11 bilateral lunch meeting between ROK and U.S. policy planners, ROK Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations Park In-kook told S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner that although China is changing, it is still resistant to ideas that could limit [...]	2006-05-15 07:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR CH TW KN KS JA
06TOKYO2659	U.S.-JAPAN POLICY PLANNING BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary. Japan's bid for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council and Japan's leadership role in Asia were the main topics of a May 11 conversation between U.S. and Japanese policy planners. DVFM Kohno told S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner that he had expected the U.S. to make a counte [...]	2006-05-15 08:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC ASEAN KS CH JA
06TOKYO2663	U.S.-JAPAN-ROK POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL, SESSION [...] (C) Summary. In the May 11 U.S.-ROK-Japan Policy Planning Session meeting between S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner, Japanese Deputy Vice-Minister for Foreign Policy Masaharu Kohno and Korean Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations Park In-Kook, the three delegates o [...]	2006-05-15 09:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEAN EAID MARR UNSC IR IZ KS CH JA
06TOKYO2664	U.S.-JAPAN-ROK POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL, SESSION [...] (C) Summary: In Session 2 of the U.S.-Japan-ROK trilateral policy planning talks on May 12, S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner, Japanese Deputy Vice-Minister for Foreign Policy Masaharu Kohno and Korean Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations Park In-Kook outlined t [...]	2006-05-15 09:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL APEC ARF MARR CH KS JA
06TOKYO2666	U.S.-JAPAN-ROK POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL TALKS, [...] (C) Summary. During Session 5 of the U.S.-Japan-ROK trilateral policy planning talks on May 12, ROK Deputy Minister for Policy Planning Park In-kook characterized the NPT regime as under siege and that its "fatal loophole" allows parties to reach the brink of developing nuclear weapons under [...]	2006-05-15 09:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP IAEA KS RS IN JA
06TOKYO2713	J APAN SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION [...] This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. Summary: Japan Copyright Office (JCO) officials had no comments on most of the issues raised in talking points in reftel for 2006 Special 301 Review, focusing instead on the new USG concern about copyrights in IP multicasts. They bel [...]	2006-05-17 07:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR WTRO JP
06TOKYO2714	U.S.-JAPAN-ROK POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL, SESSION [...] (C) Summary: During the May 12 U.S.-Japan-ROK Policy Planning discussion, South Korea DFM Park In-Kook expressed concern over the conditionalities the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) places on recipient governments. Japan DVFM Masaharu Kohno observed that elections were key to the de [...]	2006-05-17 07:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID UNSC PHUM KS CH RS JA
06TOKYO2718	SUNSHINE POLICY REACHES KOREAN COMMUNITY IN JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY On Wednesday May 17, 2006 Ha Byung Ok, leader of the pro-South Korean Residents Union in Japan (Mindan) and So Man Sul, leader of the pro-North Korean General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chosen Soren): -- Signed a joint statement calling for reconciliation betwee [...]	2006-05-17 09:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL JA KS KN
06TOKYO2724	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/18/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-18 01:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2844	TRIPARTITE DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN DECLARATION ON [...] (U) On May 23, Embassy Tokyo political officer joined Embassy of New Zealand Deputy Head of Mission Michelle Slade and Embassy of Australia First Secretary Catherine Wallace in delivering a joint demarche to MOFA Global Issues Department Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division Director [...]	2006-05-23 10:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM AS NZ JA
06TOKYO2873	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/24/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-25 00:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2879	JAPANESE BUSINESS WANTS STRONG US TIES; CONCERNED [...] (SBU) Summary: Incoming Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) Chairman Fujio Mitarai told the Ambassador May 23 that Japan's most important foreign relationship was with the United States. He agreed with Ambassador Schieffer that it was time to consider further integration of the U.S. and Ja [...]	2006-05-25 02:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL CH KS JA
06TOKYO2907	AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MAY 25 [...] The following is an update of avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period May 17-25. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during this period. Details on Draft Guidelines on Japan's ASEAN Tamiflu/PPE Stockpile --------------------------- [...]	2006-05-25 08:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO2916	JAPAN, CHINA FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING: GOOD [...] (C) Summary: During a readout of the May 23 meeting between the foreign ministers of Japan and China, Embassy Tokyo's MOFA contact acknowledged there were no breakthroughs on the issues under discussion but stressed that: -- the meeting was a sign of China's desire to improve bilateral re [...]	2006-05-25 08:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON CH JA
06TOKYO2964	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/30/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-30 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2965	WHALING: PRESS ON JAPAN'S POSITION AT IWC [...] According to press reporting, on May 24, Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) held a joint meeting of its fisheries divisions and pro-whaling caucus to discuss Japan's goals and strategies for this year's International Whaling Commission (IWC) Annual Meeting in St. Kitts and Nevis. [...]	2006-05-30 23:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EFIS KSCA IWC JA ETRD
06TOKYO2980	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/31/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-31 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2992	A/S BOUCHER'S MAY 30 MEETING WITH EUROPEAN DDG [...] (C) Summary. MOFA DDG for Europe Takeshi Yagi told visiting SCA A/S Richard Boucher that Japan will hold its second round of Foreign Ministerial-level talks with Central Asian nations on Monday, June 5. Tokyo hopes the Central Asian countries will adopt an Action Plan that will include int [...]	2006-05-31 23:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KZ KG UZ TI TX JA
06TOKYO3019	JAPAN TO PLACE HOLD ON ZINDANI DELISTING REQUEST [...] (S) Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Deputy Director Miyako Ishimura informed Embassy Political Officer on June 1, 2006 that Japan would place a hold on Yemen's request to remove Abd al-Majid al-Zindani from the UN 1267 Committee list of those su [...]	2006-06-01 10:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL CVIS EFIN ETTC SKEP KVPR PTER JA
06TOKYO302	SECRETARY MINETA ELICITS COMMITMENTS FROM MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: At Secretary Mineta's urging, Transport Minister Kitagawa promised to become involved personally in upcoming civil aviation talks. Minister Kitagawa also agreed with Secretary Mineta on the need to actively pursue the Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA) and to consider [...]	2006-01-19 09:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR JA
06TOKYO3020	IRAN'S CANDIDACY FOR IOM EXCOM CHAIR: JAPAN'S [...] (U) This message contains an action request, para 3. 2. (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche to MOFA Humanitarian Assistance Division Principal Deputy Director Masanori Nakano on June 1, 2006. Nakano said the Japanese Mission to the UN in Geneva had already been ap [...]	2006-06-01 10:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIG AORC UNGA IR JA
06TOKYO3045	ASIAN REGIONAL ARCHITECTURE: EXPLORING DIFFERENCES [...] (C) Summary: Reflecting Japan's preoccupation with the PRC when dealing with the question of Asia regional architecture, and sensitivity to being regarded as a less-than-equal partner, MOFA Asian Affairs Bureau Regional Policy Director Kazutoshi Aikawa, in an exceptionally frank personal op [...]	2006-06-02 08:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD APECO CH RS JA
06TOKYO3057	MEDIA REACTION IRAN'S NUCLEAR ISSUE - TOKYO [...] "Don't Miss Historic Opportunity" The liberal Asahi wrote (6/5): "There are signs of progress on the deadlocked Iranian nuclear issue. This is because Iranian President Ahmadinejad has showed his readiness to consider a comprehensive proposal from the five permanent members of the UN Security [...]	2006-06-05 02:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3117	RE:TRIPARTITE DEMARCHE -- SECOND REQUEST [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-07 00:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL
06TOKYO3129	JAPAN SUPPORTS DPKO POSITION ON RECONFIGURATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-07 07:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO ET ER JA
06TOKYO3134	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/07/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-07 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3161	MOFA'S ISHIKAWA CRITICIZES NIKAI EAST ASIA FTA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan needs WTO negotiations to move forward while MAFF Minister Nakagawa is still in place, MOFA Economic Affairs DG Ishikawa told visiting APEC Ambassador Michalak, but Brazil needs to move first before Nakagawa can play his hand. Ishikawa cited problems with METI Minister Nika [...]	2006-06-08 06:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL JA APECO
06TOKYO3170	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/08/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-08 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3193	FOREIGN MINISTERS RELEASE "ACTION PLAN" AT CENTRAL [...] (C) Summary. The June 5 "Central Asia Plus Japan" dialogue in Tokyo produced an "Action Plan" with specific initiatives for regional cooperation in the areas of counterterrorism, counternarcotics, anti-personnel landmine clearance, poverty alleviation, health care, the environment, disaster p [...]	2006-06-09 05:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PTER PGOV SNAR AF KZ KG UZ TI TX
06TOKYO3208	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/09/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-09 08:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3224	JAPAN MULLING RESPONSE TO SRI LANKA PEACE PROCESS [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-12 06:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR PINS CE JA
06TOKYO3228	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/12/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-12 08:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3263	CHINA RELATIONS: SUPERFICIAL IMPROVEMENT, BUT [...] (C) Summary: On June 13 MOFA's China Director told Embassy Tokyo that: -- China's growing economic dependence on Japan had prompted Beijing to adopt a policy of improving relations with Tokyo despite the risk that PM Koizumi might visit Yasukuni shrine before he steps down from office; [...]	2006-06-14 02:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON EINV CH JA
06TOKYO3277	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/14/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-14 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3279	JAPAN SUPPORTS MID-YEAR MULTINATIONAL FORCE REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-14 08:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IZ JP
06TOKYO3289	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/15/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-15 02:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3319	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/15/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-15 10:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3348	JAPAN NOTIFIED OF DESIGNATION OF FOUR CHINESE [...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Non-Proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division official Teppei Kanda on June 16. Kanda thanked us for the notification and assured us that he had the information he needed. SCHIEFFER [...]	2006-06-16 09:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC EFIN PGOV CH JA
06TOKYO3349	JAPAN ASKS FOR CLARIFICATION REGARDING NICARAGUAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-16 10:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC KDEM PGOV PREL NU JA
06TOKYO3357	JAPAN-CENTRAL AND SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE RELATIONS: [...] (C) Summary. In a recent review of Japan's relations with Central Europe, MOFA officials related that ties with Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia are moving away from assistance and toward direct investment. Japan's relationship with Romania and Bulgaria is largely focused on ener [...]	2006-06-18 23:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON EAID AADP SENV XH ZL ZS JA
06TOKYO3360	JAPAN INFORMED OF U.S. POSITIONS AT PSI HIGH-LEVEL [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-19 02:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC KNPP PARM PHSA PREL JA
06TOKYO3368	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/19/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-19 07:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3394	MDA: JAPAN AGRESS TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-19 09:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM ICRC IS JA
06TOKYO3398	MDA: JAPAN TO OPPOSE CONFERENCE ADJOURNMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-19 09:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM PREF PREL IS JA

06TOKYO3430	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/20/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-20 08:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3432	BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA PEACE IMPLEMENTATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-20 08:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV BK JA
06TOKYO3449	THE VIEW FROM JAPAN'S NORTHERN EDGE: ABSENCE OF [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The lack of a peace treaty hinders development of relations between Russia and neighboring Hokkaido, according to local officials. City officials in Wakkanai, Japan's northern-most city and close neighbor of Russia, point to visa and customs issues as preventing incr [...]	2006-06-21 06:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS ETRD ECIN JA RS
06TOKYO3481	SOME DIET ECONOMIC GOALS ACHIEVED DESPITE [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Koizumi christened the 164th Diet session the "administrative reform" Diet, a fitting moniker in terms of legislative achievement. He refused to extend the Diet past June 18, leaving behind much unfinished business such as Constitutional and educational reform ( [...]	2006-06-22 08:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD JA
06TOKYO3508	164TH DIET SESSION CONCLUDES WITH MUCH UNDONE [...] (SBU) Summary. The 164th Diet session closed on June 18, leaving many in Tokyo unsatisfied. Scandals, a change in the opposition's Diet management style and a Prime Minister determined to finish the session on time left many high-profile bills related to history and national identity in the [...]	2006-06-23 07:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON MARR JA
06TOKYO3509	Why did Vodafone fail in Japan? [...] (SBU) Summary: Vodafone Japan's CFO blamed the failure of the UK mobile phone operator, which was the largest foreign investment in Japan on: 1) bad managers brought in by Vodafone who never understood the local environment; 2) the difference in shareholder expectations of profitability in Euro [...]	2006-06-23 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON JP
06TOKYO3515	DEFMIN NUKAGA LETTER TO SECDEF ON IRAQ DEPLOYMENT [...] (U) Embassy has received a letter from Defense Minister Nukaga to Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld dated June 22 regarding the changes to Japan's deployment of Self-Defense Forces in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (full text in para 2; original to follow via pouch). 2. (U) The letter, rece [...]	2006-06-23 09:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS MOPS PREL IZ JA
06TOKYO3516	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON TERRORIST [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-23 10:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PTER EFIN JA
06TOKYO3529	"OTHER RUSSIA" NGO EVENT: JAPAN UNDECIDED [...] On June 23, Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche seeking Japan's presence at the July 11-12 "Other Russia" NGO event to MOFA Russia Division Principal Deputy Director Kazuhiko Nakamura. Nakamura said that Japan was still considering whether it would send a representative [...]	2006-06-26 06:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI RS JA
06TOKYO3552	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06//06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-27 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3560	THE VIEW FROM NEMURO: HEART OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE [...] (C) Summary: Local governments in Hokkaido Prefecture are promoting the return of the four islands comprising the disputed Northern Territories in part by fostering "mutual understanding" with the islands' Russian residents. Visa-free exchanges and humanitarian assistance are their primary to [...]	2006-06-28 04:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS EFIS RS JA
06TOKYO3567	Japan Backs Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Proposal [...] Summary: (SBU) Japanese Trade and Foreign Ministry officials expressed unanimous support for USTR's proposal to revise the objectives of Japan's efforts to promote a global framework on preventing proliferation of counterfeit and pirated goods by seeking a high-standards Anti-Counterfeiting T [...]	2006-06-28 06:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON JP
06TOKYO3618	JAPAN TO PARTICIPATE IN SRI LANKA CONTACT GROUPS, [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 3. 2. (C) Following ref a instructions, on June 29 Embassy Tokyo Political Officer contacted MOFA Southwest Asia Division Director Shinsuke Shimizu to elicit a more substantive Japanese response regarding the two new contact groups than that [...]	2006-06-29 07:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR PINS CE JA
06TOKYO3632	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06//06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-30 01:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3671	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR JULY 2-8 VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: You arrive in Japan just as President Bush and Prime Minister Koizumi herald the deepening, expanding scope of our bilateral security alliance. Our close coordination against the current North Korean missile threat, as well as recent strides in BMD cooperation, have illustrated th [...]	2006-07-02 23:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	MARR OVIP PREL JA
06TOKYO3676	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/03/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-03 01:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3732	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/05/06 [...] Measures against North Korea (1) Japan calls for a moratorium on North Korea's missile-launching and demands that North Korea return to the six-party talks on its nuclear programs quickly and unconditionally. (2) Japan prohibits the North Korean ship Man Gyong Bong from calling at Japanese p [...]	2006-07-05 08:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3738	TERRORIST FINANCE: IIRO PRENOTIFICATION DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-05 10:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC JA
06TOKYO374	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-25 03:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3743	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/06/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-06 03:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO375	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/25/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-25 03:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3781	RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-06 09:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KN JA
06TOKYO3783	DEMARCHE ON UNSC RESOLUTION ON DPRK MISSILE [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-06 22:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM PREL JA KN
06TOKYO3797	RUSSO-JAPANESE RELATIONS: POST-SUMMIT PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Koizumi plans to raise the Northern Territories territorial dispute during his meeting with President Putin on the margins of the upcoming G-8 Summit, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry. Progress has been made in five of the 12 bilateral agreements signed [...]	2006-07-07 04:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ENRG RS JA
06TOKYO380	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-25 04:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3809	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/07/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-07 09:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO381	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/25/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-25 04:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3818	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/10/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-10 02:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3825	JAPANESE POLITICAL REACTIONS TO THE DPRK MISSILE [...] (C) Summary. Japan's political leaders reacted angrily to the July 5 North Korean missile launches. Most are calling for Japan to respond forcefully against the launches. Some politicians, including Prime Minister Koizumi, are being more cautious when describing the way forward. In a stat [...]	2006-07-10 05:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ECON UNSC KN JA
06TOKYO3826	DPRK MISSILES SHOOT DOWN MINDAN-CHOSEN SOREN [...] (SBU) Summary: A recent reconciliation accord between pro-Seoul and pro-Pyongyang organizations of Korean residents in Japan has become an early casualty of the DPRK missile launches. The agreement, aimed at ending 50 years of confrontation between the rival groups, had been shaky from the [...]	2006-07-10 05:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KS KN JA
06TOKYO3832	GOJ SUPPORTIVE OF GLOBAL INITIATIVE ON NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Ambassador Schieffer and Russian Ambassador Losyukov on July 7, 2006 delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yabunaka. Yabunaka thanked the Ambassadors for informing the GOJ prior to the official announcement of the Initiative at the G8 summit. Noting that Japa [...]	2006-07-10 07:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PINR PINS PTER KNNP IAEA JA RS AS CA
06TOKYO3838	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/10/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-10 22:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3889	DEMARCHE FOR ROKG ON UNSC RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: On July 12, DCM Donovan took advantage of a call by ROK Embassy DCM Kim Young-sun to reiterate the need for a strong UNSC resolution on the DPRK missile launches, for the international community to speak with one voice, and to avoid allowing the DPRK to drive a wedge between the [...]	2006-07-12 09:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR KS KN JA
06TOKYO3892	MESSAGE REGARDING UNSC RESOLUTION ON DPRK MISSILES [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-12 11:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR UNSC KN JA
06TOKYO3924	JAPAN TO VOTE FOR QATAR-SPONSORED RESOLUTION [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel talking points to MOFA UN Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki on July 13. In a subsequent conversation, Takizaki explained that the Qatar-proposed resolution was already in "blue" and that it would be "difficult" to ask the Qataris to [...]	2006-07-13 12:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG IS JA
06TOKYO3925	INFORMATION ON "COMMISSION FOR ASSISTANCE TO A [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-13 12:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM CU JA
06TOKYO397	TECRO ASKS FOR US SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN OBSERVER [...] (C) USAID Counselor and ESToff met with three officials from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in Japan on January 25. TECRO Liaison Division Director Peter M. Y. Tsai, Deputy Director Juei-hu Hsu and Political Division Second Secretary Joe Ting-Chang Hsu requeste [...]	2006-01-25 08:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO SOCI WHO JA KFLU
06TOKYO3988	ROK AMBASSADOR CLAIMS "TURNING POINT" IN SOUTH [...] (C) Summary: ROK Ambassador Ra Jong Yil told Ambassador Schieffer July 18 that public opinion toward North Korea had reached a "turning point" in South Korea as a result of the North's missile launches and bad behavior at the recent South-North ministerial. Ra worried, however, that a visit [...]	2006-07-18 22:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	JA KN KS PREL
06TOKYO4031	GSDF MISSION TO IRAQ HAILED AS IMPORTANT MILESTONE [...] (C) Summary: Media and political reaction to the July 17 withdrawal of the last Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) unit from Iraq on has focused on the success of the mission and its contributions to U.S.-Japan relations. Japanese officials are optimistic that the GSDF's positive experience in [...]	2006-07-20 04:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR JA
06TOKYO4043	TERRORISM FINANCE: ABDELRAZIK DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-20 09:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER JA
06TOKYO406	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/25/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-25 23:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4087	JAPAN SUPPORTS CHAPTER 7 RESOLUTION ON IRAN, ASKS [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-21 09:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IR JA
06TOKYO4088	JAPAN RECEIVES P5-PLUS-ONE INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-21 09:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM AORC EUN IR JA
06TOKYO4135	JAPAN'S MOFA PUNTS NICARAGUAN ELECTION-RELATED [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-25 05:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC KDEM NU JA
06TOKYO4140	TERRORISM FINANCE: JAPAN NOTIFIED OF IIRO [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-25 07:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER JA
06TOKYO4141	TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ABOUSOFIAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-25 07:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER JA
06TOKYO416	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/26/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-26 04:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4212	JAPAN LIFTS SUSPENSION OF U.S. BEEF IMPORTS [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Japan announced July 27 that the suspension of processing of imports of U.S. beef has been lifted. The GOJ imposed the suspension January 20 following the discovery by Japanese inspectors of prohibited spinal bones in a shipment of veal from the United States. [...]	2006-07-27 10:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO4231	ABE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT [...] (C) Summary. A week after Yasuo Fukuda's announcement that he will not run in the September Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential race, it now appears likely that current Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe has locked up the race and will consequently become Japan's next Prime Minister. [...]	2006-07-28 08:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
06TOKYO4245	JAPAN CONSIDERING MIGRATION FORUM ISSUE [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-31 03:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF SMIG UNGA JA
06TOKYO4247	JAPAN SUPPORTS UNSC RESOLUTION ON IRAN, ASKS WHY [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request. See para 3 below. 2. (C) Following reftel instructions, Embassy Tokyo Political Officer contacted MOFA UN Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki July 31 to discuss Japan's position on the reftel para 6 draft UNSC resolution. Takizaki assur [...]	2006-07-31 06:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IR JA
06TOKYO4306	JAPAN ASKED TO TAKE FURTHER MEASURES REGARDING [...] (S) Embassy Tokyo officers delivered ref (A) points to Ministry of Finance International Bureau Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima on July 31, and to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Northeast Asia Acting Director Kosei Murota on August 1. Both officials expressed Japan's full [...]	2006-08-01 08:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	EFIN ETTC MNUC PARM PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO4323	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08//06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-02 01:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4340	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER AND S/P [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the August 08-10, 2006 visit to Japan by S/P Director Stephen Krasner and S/P Member Philip Levy. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Evan Reade. He can be reached at: Office p [...]	2006-08-02 07:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PP JA
06TOKYO4356	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/03/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-03 01:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4365	2006 JAPAN DEFENSE AGENCY WHITE PAPER FOCUSES ON [...] (C) Summary. Alliance Transformation, Chinese activities in the East China Sea, and the proposed upgrade of the Japan Defense Agency(JDA) to a ministry are highlighted in the 2006 White Paper released on August 1. JDA Defense Councilor Tokuchi, the editor of the volume, told the embassy that [...]	2006-08-03 08:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL JA
06TOKYO4368	TOKYO TOUTS CANDIDATE FOR WHO DG: HHS A/S AGWUNOBI [...] (SBU) Summary. On July 24, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Health John Agwunobi met with Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) Minister Jiro Kawasaki and other senior officials to discuss a wide range of regional and bilateral health issues, includ [...]	2006-08-03 12:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
06TOKYO438	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/27/06 [...] The US is taking seriously the inclusion of specified risk materials for BSE being found in a US beef shipment to Japan. It was a great shock to us. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has already removed the companies involved from the list of beef exporters to Japan. It also has increased [...]	2006-01-27 02:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4396	JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER COUNSELS IRANIANS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan has made it clear that it will stand with the international community on the issue of Iranian nuclear proliferation even if it means risking commercial repercussions. In an August 2 meeting with Iranian Vice President Esfandior Rahim Mashay, Foreign Minister Aso counsele [...]	2006-08-04 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP UNSC IR JA
06TOKYO4426	NAGANO GOVERNOR RACE GOES TO POSTAL REBEL [...] (U) Summary. Jin Murai, a former ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Lower House member, defeated independent incumbent Yasuo Tanaka on August 6, in a Nagano Prefecture gubernatorial contest that was seen as more a test of Tanaka's poor leadership than any sort of wider referendum on natio [...]	2006-08-07 08:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
06TOKYO4432	TERRORISM FINANCE: LIST 79 INFORMATION CONVEYED TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-07 09:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC JA
06TOKYO4443	JAPAN: SUPPORTING THE CEASEFIRE IN SRI LANKA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan is disappointed by the lack of progress toward peace in Sri Lanka and is reconsidering its approach to dealing with the LTTE, according to MOFA's Sri Lanka country officer. Tokyo is thinking of taking "tangible measures," likely declaring the LTTE to be a terrorist organ [...]	2006-08-08 03:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CE JA
06TOKYO4453	THE "COLLAPSE OF TRUST" IN JAPAN - ROK RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Japan-ROK relations presently suffer from a &collapse of trust,8 according to Prof. Masao Okonogi, a leading Japanese expert on Korea. Upcoming elections for prime minister of Japan and for president of the ROK will impact the future course of the bilateral relationship, Okonogi [...]	2006-08-08 09:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KS JA
06TOKYO4472	JAPAN WON'T OPPOSE HRC SPECIAL SESSION ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-09 06:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PHUM PREL PTER LE JA
06TOKYO4473	JAPAN WON'T OPPOSE HRC SPECIAL SESSION ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-09 06:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PHUM PREL PTER LE JA
06TOKYO4508	KANDAHAR-HERAT RING ROAD: JAPAN LOOKING FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-10 08:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL AF JA
06TOKYO4512	UNHRC LEBANON RESOLUTION: GOJ TO MAKE LAST MINUTE [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division Principal Deputy Director Yoriko Suzuki August 10. Suzuki said Japan was unconvinced that Article 12 precludes UNHRC jurisdiction over the conflict in Lebanon. She said that Japan shares U.S. concern [...]	2006-08-10 09:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KPAO UNHRC JA
06TOKYO4543	US-JAPAN COORDINATION ON DPRK MISSILES LAUNCHES: [...] (S) Summary: A U.S.-Japan inter-agency meeting August 9 concluded that bilateral coordination in the period surrounding the July DPRK missile launches was extremely good, but room for improvement remained. The Japanese side reiterated their strong desire to learn what steps the USG was con [...]	2006-08-11 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR PINR KN JA
06TOKYO4547	ROK FM BAN KI-MOON'S MEETINGS WITH FM ASO, CCS ABE [...] (C) Summary. During August 8-9 meetings with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe and Foreign Minister Taro Aso, ROK Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon urged his interlocutors to emphasize dialogue with the DPRK, not pressure. Abe and Aso both responded that pressure was needed to produce d [...]	2006-08-11 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KN JA
06TOKYO4549	JAPAN EXPRESSES CONDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR U.S. UNHRC [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-11 08:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM US UNHRC JA
06TOKYO4550	JAPAN BEGINS DELIBERATIONS ON CONTRIBUTION TO NATO [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-11 08:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PARM NATO PINR UP JA
06TOKYO4553	EMBASSY EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THE SPY-1F PROGRAM [...] (S) Summary: Embassy Tokyo is actively engaged in efforts to equip the 19DD destroyer with SM-2 and SPY-1F capabilities. The Ambassador has raised the SPY-1F issue with Defense Minister Nukaga and embassy officers have worked closely with counterparts from Lockheed Martin, the Maritime Staff [...]	2006-08-11 09:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	MARR MASS PREL JA
06TOKYO4554	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL JAMES AND PARTY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the August 15-17, 2006 visit to Japan by Staffdel James and party. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact for the visit will be Brett Blackshaw. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5337 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6811 Mobile [...]	2006-08-11 10:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP OTRA AMGT ASEC AFIN JA
06TOKYO4557	EMBASSY EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THE SPY-1F PROGRAM [...] (S) Summary: Embassy Tokyo is actively engaged in efforts to equip the 19DD destroyer with SM-2 and SPY-1F capabilities. The Ambassador has raised the SPY-1F issue with Defense Minister Nukaga and embassy officers have worked closely with counterparts from Lockheed Martin, the Maritime Staff [...]	2006-08-13 23:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	MARR MASS PREL JA
06TOKYO4559	JAPAN UNABLE TO ACT AGAINST MARITIME INSURER SEPIA [...] (S) Summary. Further to reftels (A) and (B),MOFA NE Asia Division Deputy Director Yutaka Kashiwabara advised Embassy Tokyo Political Officer August 8 that Japan was unable to take further action against suspect maritime insurance company SEPIA. MOFA officials believe that Panama,s issuance [...]	2006-08-14 08:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	EFIN ETTC MNUC PARM PGOV PREL KN JA
06TOKYO4560	JAPAN WANTS UNANIMOUS JOINT ACTION UNDER BERN [...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche August 14 to the MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division's Noriko Tanaka. Tanaka said her division would coordinate with the China and Mongol [...]	2006-08-14 08:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL CH JA
06TOKYO4561	FACTIONS RUSH TO BACK ABE AS TWO MORE CHALLENGERS [...] (SBU) Summary. CCS Abe's August 12 informal announcement that he will run for Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President on September 20 came as no surprise. As the front-runner for weeks, he faces no serious challenge from the two remaining candidates, Finance Minister Tanigaki and Foreign Mi [...]	2006-08-14 22:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
06TOKYO4618	JAPAN WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE TO GUYANA'S ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-15 07:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OAS KDEM PGOV GY JA
06TOKYO4628	YOUR VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Japan comes at a important time in the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance. The July 5 DPRK missile launches have generated unprecedented public and political interest in our bilateral defense relationship, especially in the field of Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD). Your m [...]	2006-08-15 07:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS PGOV JA
06TOKYO4629	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/15/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-15 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4630	S/P KRASNER BRIEFS JAPANESE OFFICIALS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Policy Planning Director Dr. Stephen Krasner in Tokyo on August 9, briefed a number of Japanese MOFA officials on the proposed Partnership for Democratic Governance (PDG). MOFA DDG for International Cooperation Hiroshi Fukada responded that the PDG would fit well with Japan's a [...]	2006-08-15 23:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PREL JA
06TOKYO4643	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ANGELA GJERTSON, U.S. [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 28 - October 4, 2006 visit to Japan by Angela Gjertson, U.S. participant in United Nations Fellowship on Disarmament. 2. (SBU) The Embassy Tokyo Point of Contact will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office [...]	2006-08-16 02:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PARM KNNP CH GM NL JA
06TOKYO4663	JAPAN STATUS UPDATE ON HSPD-6 INITIATIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post has seen progress on several fronts in advancing the HSPD-6 Terrorist Screening Information Initiative. Post's inter-agency working group on HSPD-6 has been working closely to identify and educate key GOJ contacts, and to find solutions to potential obstacles. On June 6, 2006 [...]	2006-08-16 08:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PTER PINR PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO4665	RUSSIAN VESSEL FIRES ON JAPANESE FISHING BOAT NEAR [...] (C) On August 16, MOFA European Affairs Bureau, Russian Division Deputy Director Kazuioshi Onishi confirmed media reports that a Russian vessel had fired on a Japanese fishing vessel in waters near Kaigara Island. MOFA has been able to confirm that one crewmember on the fishing ship died, but [...]	2006-08-16 08:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR JA RS
06TOKYO4666	TERRORISM FINANCE: JAPAN ALERTED TO NEW UN 1267 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-16 09:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN ETTC PREL PTER
06TOKYO4670	ANY JAPANESE COMMITTMENT TO UNIFIL WILL TAKE TIME [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-16 09:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL LE JA
06TOKYO4686	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/17/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-17 01:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4738	JAPAN STILL FORMULATING POSITION ON RECAAP [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-18 06:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT KCRM KTIA PBTS PHSA PREL JA
06TOKYO4739	ABE TO CALL FOR SWEEPING CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION [...] (SBU) Summary. Shinzo Abe, the odds-on favorite to replace Junichiro Koizumi as Japan's next prime minister, plans to make constitutional revision a cornerstone of his campaign in the run up to the September 20 LDP presidential contest, according to an unofficial version reported in the Niho [...]	2006-08-18 07:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
06TOKYO4740	RUSSIA REJECTS JAPANESE PROTEST OVER SHOOTING IN [...] (C) Summary. Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso called in Russian Embassy Charge Mikhail Galuzin on August 17 to demand an apology over an incident in which shots fired by a Russian FSB (Federal Water Service) patrol boat left one Japanese crewmember dead. Aso requested the immediate return [...]	2006-08-18 07:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR JA RS
06TOKYO4755	THE DCM'S AUGUST 18 COURTESY CALL WITH [...] (C) Summary. During a call on August 18 with newly appointed Counterterrorism Ambassador Suda, the DCM shared that DoS and DHS have agreed to return to the March draft of the Note Verbale as the basis for further negotiations on the Immigration Advisory Program (IAP). Since a few points in [...]	2006-08-18 08:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV CE JA
06TOKYO4795	ASO ENTERS LDP PRESIDENT RACE [...] (SBU) Summary. Foreign Minister Taro Aso announced his candidacy for Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Presidency on August 21; however, every indication suggests that frontrunner Shinzo Abe will win by a wide margin. In campaign pledges released the same day, Aso promised to focus on economic [...]	2006-08-22 06:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
06TOKYO4798	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SECNAV DONALD C. WINTER [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the Aug 26-31, 2006 visit to Japan by Secretary of the Navy the Honorable Donald C. Winter, Secretary of the Navy and party as follows: - Mrs. Linda Winter - Honorable B.J. Penn, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, - Col Douglas Wadsworth, [...]	2006-08-22 08:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP OTRA AMGT ASEC AFIN JA
06TOKYO4802	GOJ WELCOMES U.S. VIEWS ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] (C) The GOJ "truly welcomes this U.S. initiative," MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Acting Director General Kunio Umeda said in response to reftel points conveyed by A/DCM Meserve on August 21. Japan was exemplary, A/DCM observed, in having already instituted strict controls and vigilance on [...]	2006-08-22 22:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO JA KN KNNP KS MNUC PARM PREL PTER CT
06TOKYO4803	GOJ WELCOMES U.S. VIEWS ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] (C) The GOJ "truly welcomes this U.S. initiative," MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Acting Director General Kunio Umeda said in response to reftel points conveyed by A/DCM Meserve on August 21. Japan was exemplary, A/DCM observed, in having already instituted strict controls and vigilance on [...]	2006-08-22 22:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO JA KN KNNP KS MNUC PARM PREL PTER CT
06TOKYO4804	GOJ WELCOMES U.S. VIEWS ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] (C) The GOJ "truly welcomes this U.S. initiative," MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Acting Director General Kunio Umeda said in response to reftel points conveyed by A/DCM Meserve on August 21. Japan was exemplary, A/DCM observed, in having already instituted strict controls and vigilance on [...]	2006-08-22 22:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM JA KN KNNP MNUC PREL PTER
06TOKYO4823	S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting on August 9 with S/P Director Stephen Krasner, MOFA North American Affairs Bureau DG Kawai expressed appreciation for our efforts in making Prime Minister Koizumi's recent trip to the United States a success. Kawai shared his expectation that Koizumi's successor wi [...]	2006-08-23 06:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON IR KN KS CH JA
06TOKYO4826	JAPAN EXPECTS RECIPROCAL SUPPORT IN ILC ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-23 09:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	UNGA
06TOKYO4829	IAP DOCUMENTS DELIVERED TO JAPAN [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Officer Mikiko Masuda on August 23, 2006. Masuda thanked us for the Immigration Advis [...]	2006-08-23 10:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV JA
06TOKYO4863	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SARAH PROSSER [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the August 27-30, 2006 visit to Japan by State Department Official Sarah Prosser. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Tandy Matsuda. She can be reached at: Office phone: 81 (0)3 3224-5342 Home phone: 81 (0)3 3224-682 [...]	2006-08-24 09:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA

06TOKYO4876	KOMEITO LEADER TO RESIGN, LDP WEIGHS IN ON [...] (C) Summary. Takenori Kanzaki has announced he will step down in September after eight years as leader of New Komeito, part of a leadership reshuffle that may have wide-ranging implications for Japan's ruling coalition. Akihiro Ota and Toshiko Hamayotsu have been widely touted by the press [...]	2006-08-25 04:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
06TOKYO4889	JAPAN ASKS FOR PATIENCE ON RECAAP [...] (C) Summary. Japan is concerned that early accession by the United States to the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) could dissuade other countries in the region from participating, MOFA Ocean Division Principal Deputy Director [...]	2006-08-25 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT KCRM KTIA PBTS PHSA PREL JA
06TOKYO4913	IRAQI NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR VISITS JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi National Security Advisor Dr. Mowaffak al-Rubaie visited Japan August 22-26. In Tokyo he met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Taro Aso, Minister of State for Defense Fukushiro Nukaga, and briefed MOFA officials on the situation in Iraq. He also met with press representativ [...]	2006-08-28 07:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ JA
06TOKYO4915	JAPAN WILL ATTEND ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF SRI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan supports the proposed Sri Lanka Contact Group and will attend the September 27 meeting. Tokyo wishes to know whether other positive responses have been made to this proposal, whether the September 27 meeting will be the first formal meeting of the Group or whether it will [...]	2006-08-28 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PHUM PTER MARR CE JA
06TOKYO4920	JAPANESE MINISTER VISITS LIBYA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Minister of Science and Technology Iwao Matsuda visited Libya August 13-22 where he met with a number of officials including Libyan Leader Muammar Qadhafi on August 16. Matsuda congratulated Qadhafi for Libya's decision to dismantle its nuclear weapons program. Qadhafi [...]	2006-08-28 22:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ENRG EAID LY JA
06TOKYO4948	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/30/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-30 01:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4966	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/30/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-30 08:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4969	KHATAMI VISITS JAPAN; SEES KOIZUMI; AZADEGAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Koizumi warned former Iranian President Khatami that Iran would be wise to cooperate with the international community rather than continue to isolate itself, during an August 24 meeting. Khatami, in both his public remarks and in his meeting with Koizumi, maintain [...]	2006-08-30 08:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ECON ENGY IR JA
06TOKYO4970	IMMIGRATION ADVISORY PROGRAM: NOTE VERBALE AND MOO [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Embassy Tokyo greatly appreciates the efforts made by the joint Department of State-Department of Homeland Security delegation to secure agreement on the Immigration Advisory Program (IAP) documents. As agreed during the negot [...]	2006-08-30 09:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER JA
06TOKYO4995	JAPAN LIKELY TO SUPPORT DARFUR RESOLUTION, WILL [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel demarche to MOFA UN Policy Division Principal Deputy Director Kitamura on August 31, stressing the need to act quickly and, hopefully, unanimously to address the deteriorating situation in Darfur through the proposed UNSC resolution. 2. ( [...]	2006-08-31 11:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO UNSC SU JA
06TOKYO501	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/30/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-30 08:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5017	ISAO IIJIMA ON SHINZO ABE'S LEADERSHIP, U.S.-JAPAN [...] (C) Summary. Isao Iijima, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's most trusted advisor, shared the following frank and perhaps self-serving observations with Acting DCM Meserve on August 23: -- Shinzo Abe, Japan's next prime minister, may lack the political skills to lead the ruling LDP in next [...]	2006-09-01 07:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR JA
06TOKYO5026	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP PDAS STEPHENS AND EAP/J [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 06-08, 2006 visit to Japan by EAP PDAS D. Kathleen Stephens and EAP/J Desk Officer Gary Oba. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: [...]	2006-09-01 09:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL MARR JA
06TOKYO5027	JAPAN CONCERNED ABOUT 5+5 MEETING AT UNGA [...] (C) On September 1, Embassy Tokyo political officer delivered reftel demarche, which asked 5 5 group members to reconvene at UNGA, to MOFA NE Asia Division Deputy Director Yutaka Kashiwabara. Kashiwabara said that Japanese officials would consider the proposal and attempt to deliver a formal [...]	2006-09-01 09:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP KS MNUC PARM PREL JA
06TOKYO5028	JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER VISITS KAZAKHSTAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 28-29 visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, Prime Minister Koizumi focused primarily on promoting cooperation in developing energy resources, particularly uranium, according to MOFA Central Asia and Caucasus Division Deputy Director Uyama. Koizumi urged Uzbekista [...]	2006-09-01 11:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	ECON ENRG PARM PHUM PREL ZK KZ UZ JA
06TOKYO5036	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CAPSTONE DELEGATION [...] (U) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 6-9, 2006 visit to Japan by Capstone Delegation members. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Geneve Menscher. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home phone: [...]	2006-09-05 03:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA POL JA
06TOKYO5042	A/S HILL CONSULTATIONS WITH MOFA DG SASAE [...] (C) MOFA Asia/Oceania Director General Sasae reiterated to EAP Assistant Secretary Hill on September 4 the need for actions implementing UNSCR 1695, saying we had to show North Korea there were consequences before the next round of DPRK brinksmanship. A/S Hill said USG decisions on implement [...]	2006-09-05 06:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM JA KS KN
06TOKYO5054	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09//06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-06 00:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5065	RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE FOR SUPPORT OF U.S. CANDIDATE [...] (C) REFTEL demarche was delivered to Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. NASA Attach met with Japan,s lead delegate to the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO),Mr. Toru Nakaya, Director of the International Organizations Office, Telecommunications Bureau, Ministry of Internal [...]	2006-09-06 05:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	TSPA JA SENV
06TOKYO5080	NAVY SECRETARY WINTER STRESSES U.S.-JAPAN [...] (C) Summary. During a 20-minute meeting on August 28, Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter told Japan,s FM Taro Aso SIPDIS that the Secretary's visit symbolized the U.S. perception of the importance of cooperation between the navies and governments of both countries. The Secretary emphasize [...]	2006-09-06 08:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS PGOV JA
06TOKYO5082	ADMIRAL FALLON'S MEETING WITH CHIEF CABINET [...] (C) Summary: PACOM Commander Admiral William Fallon told Cabinet Secretary Abe Shinzo on August 24, that US-Japan relations had grown stronger since his visit in 2001 and that this was a welcome development. Abe, responding to Admiral Fallon's questions, outlined his views of China-Japan rel [...]	2006-09-06 09:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR OVIP PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO5084	NAKASONE ON JAPAN AND NUCLEAR ARMS [...] (SBU) Summary: A proposal by former Prime Minister Nakasone that Japan study the option of acquiring nuclear weapons under certain conditions is drawing critical attention here. Although the original written proposal and Nakasone's subsequent remarks to the press are heavily caveated, medi [...]	2006-09-06 22:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM JA MNUC PREL
06TOKYO5138	A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH MOFA NORTH AMERICA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging meeting on September 5, North American Affairs Bureau Director General Chikao Kawai told visiting Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill: -- the timing of the Japanese Prime Ministerial election process makes it impossible to say for certain who will be availabl [...]	2006-09-08 05:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR XB ZK AF CH IR IZ KN
06TOKYO5140	LDP ELECTION OPENS, AS PARTIES AGREE TO ELECT NEW [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Koizumi, in an apparent concession to the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ),has changed the opening date for the Extraordinary Diet session from September 22 to September 26, according to the press. Embassy Tokyo media contacts attributed the flip flop [...]	2006-09-08 05:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
06TOKYO5143	LEBANESE "DISAPPOINTED" BY JAPANESE CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (C) Lebanon is "disappointed" by the small amounts pledged by Japan for reconstruction and humanitarian relief, Lebanon's Charge d'Affaires in Tokyo, Toufic S. Jaber, recently told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer. Japan initially pledged and has disbursed $2 million in humanitarian assistanc [...]	2006-09-08 06:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR LE JA
06TOKYO5161	LDP MEMBERSHIP DECLINES AS VOTING PATTERNS CHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary. Membership numbers for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) have fallen sharply on the mass defections of postal workers since the passage of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's postal privatization package in 2005, according to recently released party statistics. Peaking [...]	2006-09-08 07:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV JA
06TOKYO5187	JAPAN SUPPORTS PUTTING BURMA ON UNSC AGENDA [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-11 06:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BMGT JA
06TOKYO5211	VICE MINISTER YACHI CONVEYS NORTH KOREA-RELATED [...] (C) During a telephone call on September 11, Administrative Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi relayed two North Korea-related requests to the Ambassador. Prime Minister Koizumi will convene a Cabinet meeting on September 19, Yachi said, to announce new sanctions on North Korea. Koizumi wou [...]	2006-09-11 09:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KN JA
06TOKYO5212	RESPONSE TO JAPAN'S E.O. 13382 QUESTIONS [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST: See paragraph 8. 2. (S) SUMMARY: MOFA Asian Bureau DG Sasae told the DCM September 11 that Japan was already aware of the information contained in reftel through its Embassy in Washington, and that most of the information was previously known to his government. [...]	2006-09-11 09:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PARM KNNP PREL PGOV KN CH JA
06TOKYO5215	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL HAGEL [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 3-5, 2006 and October 11-12 visit to Japan by CODEL Chuck Hagel and delegation. An updated schedule will follow. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Marc Forino. He can be reached at: Office phone: 81 (0)3 32 [...]	2006-09-12 03:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN CH VM MG JA
06TOKYO5218	MEDIA REACTION Q FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 - [...] There were no immediate editorials or commentaries concerning memorial services held throughout the US and elsewhere in the world. 2. "Five years After 9/11: Where is bin Laden" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri's Washington correspondent Sakamoto wrote (9/12): "Although Tuesday marked [...]	2006-09-12 05:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5250	MEDIA REACTION Q ATTEMPTED ATTACK ON US EMBASSY [...] There were no immediate editorials or commentaries concerning the attack on the US Embassy in Damascus. 2. "Attack on US Embassy in Damascus: Threat of Terrorism Reemerges" Washington correspondent Kasahara of the liberal Mainichi wrote (9/13): "The attempt by Islamic militants to storm the [...]	2006-09-13 02:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5309	JAPAN'S PLANS FOR THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (U) Summary. Gaining a permanent UNSC seat remains a top foreign policy objective, according to MOFA UN Policy Division Director Takizaki, and Japan looks forward to receiving a U.S. response shortly to Japan's most recent UNSC reform proposal. Japan's domestic political calendar makes it i [...]	2006-09-14 22:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	UNGA UNSC PGOV PREL BM JA
06TOKYO5325	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/15/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-15 07:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5330	JAPAN ON MAINTAINING THE MOMENTUM ON LEBANON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan agrees that momentum must be maintained promoting peace in Lebanon and fully supports the implementation of UNSCR 1701. Tokyo is hesitant to contribute additional funds, however, citing Lebanon's wealth and the fact that assistance pledges at the Stockholm Conference yield [...]	2006-09-15 08:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON IS LE JA
06TOKYO5332	U.S. COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES AGENDA DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-15 08:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	UNGA PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM JA
06TOKYO5333	UNGA HAITI MEETING INVITATION DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-15 08:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC UNGA HA JA
06TOKYO5336	DPRK "LESSONS LEARNED CAPSTONE CONFERENCE" [...] (S) SUMMARY: Senior foreign policy, defense, intelligence, and military officials from the United States and Japan met September 7 in Tokyo to review the U.S.-Japan response to the July 4/5 DPRK missiles launches. The one-day "Lessons Learned Capstone Conference" produced a list of recommen [...]	2006-09-18 22:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR PGOV PINR JA
06TOKYO5339	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/19/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-19 04:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5351	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INR/EAP ANALYST BENJAMIN R. [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 13 -23, 2006 visit to Japan by INR /EAP Analyst Benjamin R. Goldberg. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Embassy Point of Contact for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Office phone [...]	2006-09-19 05:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT OTRA PREL TH JA
06TOKYO5408	IT'S OFFICIAL; ABE WINS [...] (U) Summary. As expected, Shinzo Abe won a decisive victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) election on September 20, defeating Foreign Minister Taro Aso and Finance Minister Sadokazu Tanigaki in a contest that was never really close. He became the 21st LDP president immediatel [...]	2006-09-20 09:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV JA
06TOKYO5413	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PRINCIPLE DEPUTY UNDER [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 24-29, 2006 visit to Japan by PDUSD(P) Christopher Henry and delegation. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Carl Watson. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81 [...]	2006-09-21 00:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO5448	UPDATED BERN PROCESS DEMARCHE LANGUAGE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-21 07:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV CH JA
06TOKYO5450	TAKENAKA RESIGNATION UNSURPRISING [...] (C) Summary. On September 15 Heizo Takenaka, well known economist, reluctant politician, and symbol of Prime Minister Koizumi's reform agenda, announced that he would give up his Diet seat on September 26. Faced with the imminent retirement of Koizumi, his biggest supporter, Takenaka was not [...]	2006-09-21 07:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON JA
06TOKYO5452	JAPAN NOT YET READY TO SUPPORT BURMA RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-21 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BMGT JA
06TOKYO5479	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GTIP SENIOR COORDINATOR MARK [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 07-11, 2006 visit to Japan by GTIP Senior Coordinator Mark Taylor. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224 [...]	2006-09-22 07:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO5485	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INR A/S FORT AND INR/NEA [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 24-26, 2006 visit to Japan by INR A/S Randall Fort and INR/NEA Division Chief John Merrill. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5343 Home phone: [...]	2006-09-22 08:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL AS KS SNAR UK JA
06TOKYO5488	JAPAN QUESTIONS RUSSIAN MOTIVES REGARDING [...] (C) Summary. MOFA and Russian Embassy officials provided alternative interpretations of Russia's July 18 decision to revoke approval of a key environmental study on the Sakhalin-2 energy project, which has effectively stopped progress on the joint venture. Russia's motives for rescinding the [...]	2006-09-22 10:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET ENRG RU JA
06TOKYO5490	JAPAN QUESTIONS RUSSIAN MOTIVES REGARDING [...] (C) Summary. MOFA and Russian Embassy officials provided alternative interpretations of Russia's July 18 decision to revoke approval of a key environmental study on the Sakhalin-2 energy project, which has effectively stopped progress on the joint venture. Russia's motives for rescinding the [...]	2006-09-24 22:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET ENRG RU JA
06TOKYO5514	IRAQI AMBASSADOR CONCERNED ABOUT JAPAN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's Ambassador to Tokyo is concerned that Japan's commitment to playing a leading role in the International Compact With Iraq could falter unless pressed by his government and the United States. He laments the fact that the government of Iraq apparently lacks the depth to pu [...]	2006-09-25 09:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL IZ JA
06TOKYO5516	ABE NAMES NEW LDP EXECS [...] (C) Summary and comment. Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Shinzo Abe named Hidenao Nakagawa, Shoichi Nakagawa (no relation),and Yuya Niwa to the LDP's three top executive posts on September 25. The three positions, which are the key LDP policy and party management slo [...]	2006-09-25 09:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
06TOKYO5526	The Japan Economic Scope - Economic News At- [...] (U) Summary. The Japan Economic Scope (JES) is a weekly e-newsletter produced by Embassy Tokyo's ECON section in collaboration with other sections and constituent Posts. It provides a brief overview of recent economic developments, insights gleaned from contacts, summaries of the latest cab [...]	2006-09-25 23:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO5529	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/26/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-26 01:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5558	JAPANESE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] This is an action message. See para 5. 2. SUMMARY: Russian Embassy Political Officer Sergey I. Kuznetsov and U.S. Embassy Science and Technical Affairs Officer Ayanna Hobbs met with Japanese counterparts at MOFA on 25 September. Using the three briefing documents (reftel) officers exp [...]	2006-09-26 08:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PTER
06TOKYO5564	JAPAN UNCERTAIN ON ATTENDANCE AT CENTCOM IRAQ [...] This is an ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 3. 2. Per reftel, DCM called on Japan's Ambassador for Iraq Reconstruction Gotaro Ogawa September 26 to present Ambassador Satterfield's invitation for Japan to send a civilian representative to the October 3-5 CENTCOM Conference on Iraq in Warsaw. [...]	2006-09-26 08:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PREL IZ JA
06TOKYO5565	A/S FORT DISCUSSES IRAN WITH MOFA INTELLIGENCE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan could potentially bring high value to our analysis of events in Iran due to Japan's diplomatic presence in and extensive commercial relations with Tehran, INR A/S Fort told MOFA Intelligence and Analysis Service (IAS) Director General Takeuchi on September 25. In a meeting [...]	2006-09-26 08:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR IR AF JA
06TOKYO5566	JAPAN'S AMBASSADOR FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION AFFIRMS [...] (C) Japan's newly appointed Ambassador for Iraqi Reconstruction Gotaro Ogawa September 26 reaffirmed to DCM Japan's support for the International Compact With Iraq. Ogawa believes that following meetings in New York and Abu Dhabi that there is a new momentum to promote the Compact. Ogawa also [...]	2006-09-26 08:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PINR IZ JA
06TOKYO5570	HRC: JAPAN RELUCTANT TO PUSH COUNTRY-SPECIFIC [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request, para 5. 2. (C) Political Section Deputy presented reftel demarche September 26 to MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Principal Deputy Director Yoriko Suzuki. Ms. Suzuki responded that like the United States, Japan also wants an effective [...]	2006-09-26 22:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNDC JA
06TOKYO5600	ABE'S CONSERVATIVE CABINET [...] (C) Summary. On September 26 newly elected Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his Cabinet. In general, he made conservative choices and included many politicians with whom he has close relations as well as those who actively supported his campaign. Despite Abe's claim that he would avoid a [...]	2006-09-27 07:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON JA
06TOKYO5624	INR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FORT'S SEPTEMBER 25 [...] (S) SUMMARY: INR A/S Fort and CIRO Director Mitani met September 25 to exchanged views on intelligence cooperation, with A/S Fort suggesting that Japan examine how the Australian intelligence services have handled the protection of classified information. A/S Fort observed that Japan could h [...]	2006-09-28 05:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PINR IR CH JA
06TOKYO5625	INR A/S FORT'S SEPTEMBER 25 LUNCH WITH IAS [...] (S) Summary. Over lunch on September 25, INR Assistant Secretary Fort and MOFA Intelligence and Analysis Service SIPDIS (IAS) Director General Takeuchi agreed that China and South Korea are critical players to resolving the North Korea issue. IAS Deputy Director General Shigeo Matsutomi [...]	2006-09-28 05:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PINR PGOV KN KS CH TH JA
06TOKYO5686	POSTAL PRIVATIZATION: GOJ RESPONSE TO U.S. [...] (SBU) A round of meetings with GOJ officials involved with postal privatization indicates gradual progress toward the goals of greater transparency and a level playing field. Contacts assured us that the Japan Post Corporation (JPC) could not obtain approval for new products through its July [...]	2006-09-29 06:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN JA
06TOKYO5707	PDUSD RYAN HENRY,S SEPTEMBER 25 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a September 25 meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Nishida told Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Henry that U.S. involvement on China and North Korea is critical to maintaining stability in the region. Henry agreed that managing our relationship with China [...]	2006-10-01 22:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL PTER CH KN IZ AF AS JA
06TOKYO5728	The Japan Economic Scope - Economic News At-A- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3 - Abe's Conservative Cabinet 4 - GM Rice Creates Stir with GOJ 5 - Possible Resumption of Civair Negotiations in November 6 - New ANRE Head Bullish on New METI Minister 7 - U.S. Beef a Hot Item 9 - North Korean Supernotes Seized in Western Japan 11 - Governor Kimu [...]	2006-10-02 05:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO5731	JAPAN HOPING MISSILES PANEL WILL BE ABOLISHED [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-02 06:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	UNGA PARM PREL CDG JA
06TOKYO5736	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FOR INR/EAP ANALYST GREGORY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 18-21, 2006 visit to Japan by INR/EAP analyst Gregory D. Knight. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) The Embassy Point of Contact will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-53 [...]	2006-10-02 07:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAP JA
06TOKYO5737	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INR/TNC ANALYST DANIEL [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 14-17 2006 visit to Japan by INR/TNC Analyst Daniel Epstein. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) The Embassy Point of Control for the visit will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81 [...]	2006-10-02 07:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA SNAR PINR JA
06TOKYO5754	TOKYO EMBASSY POC FOR APEC FOOD DEFENSE RISK [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-03 06:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PTER EAGR
06TOKYO5761	ABE TRIP TO BEIJING AND SEOUL [...] (S) Summary: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing on Sunday and with South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun in Seoul on Monday. MOFA Asia-Pacific Director General Kenichiro Sasae confirmed this during a telephone conversation with Charge on the e [...]	2006-10-03 10:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PGOV PREL CH KS JA
06TOKYO5801	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL GROVE [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 15-17, 2006 visit to Japan by Paul Grove, Thomas Hawkins, and Cindy Chang. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Marc Forino. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81 [...]	2006-10-05 05:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AE AF CH GM SN JA
06TOKYO5822	PRIME MINISTER ABE'S UPCOMING TRIP TO BEIJING AND [...] (C) Summary. Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo did not make a second, secret trip to Japan to arrange Prime Minister Abe's trip to Beijing, as reported in the press, MOFA Asian Affairs DG Sasae told Political Minister Counselor Meserve on October 5. Instead, a last-minute breakthroug [...]	2006-10-06 06:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP CH KN KS JA
06TOKYO5824	MOFA DIRECTOR GENERAL DISCUSSES THAILAND, BURMA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: MOFA Director General for Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs Chihiro Atsumi told Charge October 6 that: -- Japan is not happy with the recent coup in Thailand and is concerned about the signals it sends to other states in the region, particularly Burma, but at the same time [...]	2006-10-06 09:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ETRD PINR TH BM IN CE JA
06TOKYO5832	JAPAN CONSIDERING U.S. PROPOSAL ON NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-08 07:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP UNSC NK JA
06TOKYO5858	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10//06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-10 01:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5867	NIH DR.ZERHOUNI'S VISIT TO TOKYO [...] Summary. On September 13, NIH Director Dr. Elias Zerhouni visited Tokyo to attend the JST-NIKKEI Science Symposium after his participation in the STS Forum in Kyoto. In his meetings, Dr. Zerhouni exchanged opinions with officials at the International Medical Cooperation Center of Japan (IMCJ [...]	2006-10-10 07:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO JA
06TOKYO5873	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10//06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-10 07:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5884	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/11/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-11 02:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5887	The Japan Economic Scope - Economic News At- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3 - EB DAS Moore Discusses IPR, Economic Relationship in Tokyo 4 - Investment Initiative Looks Toward Future under Abe Government 7 - Michalak Meetings Signal Progress on Some Investment Issues 11 - AIG flags interest in Japan Post, retirement serv [...]	2006-10-11 02:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO5900	CABINET APPROVES BILL TO EXTEND PARTICIPATION IN [...] (U) The Japanese Cabinet has approved a bill to extend for one year the special anti-terrorism law that enables Japan's Maritime Self Defense Forces (MSDF) to continue to participate in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). The bill will be presented to the Diet where it must be passed by both [...]	2006-10-11 07:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PTER AF JA
06TOKYO5901	HOUSE OF COUNCILORS PRESIDENT PUSHES PARLIAMENTARY [...] (U) Japanese House of Councilors President Chikage Ogi, accompanied by House of Councilors International Affairs Department Director General Yoshiyuki Sadaoka and Secretarial Division Director Satoshi Fujukawa, called on Ambassador October 11 to press for the revitalization of U.S.-Japanese p [...]	2006-10-11 07:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL JA
06TOKYO5904	ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM JAPAN REGARDING THE [...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARAGRAPHS 4-6. 2. SUMMARY: Russian Embassy Political Officer Sergey I. Kuznetsov and American Embassy Science and Technology Officer Ayanna Hobbs met with Japanese counterparts at MOFA on 2 October, and hand-delivered answers provided by Washington (reftel) [...]	2006-10-11 08:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MCAP PINR PINS IAEA FR
06TOKYO5915	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FOREST YANG [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 14-19, 2006 visit to Japan by SEAP/J Political Officer Forest Yang. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Point of contact for the visit will be Eva Robinson. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3) [...]	2006-10-12 05:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO5916	DPRK NUCLEAR TEST RESOLUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-12 05:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC UNSC KNNP KN JA
06TOKYO594	AVIAN INFLUENZA: TOKYO WEEKLY FEBRUARY 2 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the past week. -- MHLW Briefing on AI to Diplomatic Community -- 2. On January 26, ESToff attended a Diplomatic Briefing Session hosted by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) during which the Minist [...]	2006-02-02 08:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO5940	ABE'S VISIT TO CHINA SIGNALS IMPROVING RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's October 8 visit to Beijing was a success, according to MOFA China Division Principal Deputy Director Nomura. Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao both raised the Yasukuni Shrine issue, but it did not impede discussions. Meeting one da [...]	2006-10-12 10:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG CH JA
06TOKYO5941	JAPAN-ROK AGREE ON STRONGER DPRK MEASURES DURING [...] (C) Summary. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's October 9 visit to Seoul was "quite successful," with summit talks proceeding in a "cool-headed" fashion. According to Japanese foreign ministry officials, the leaders reconfirmed basic values shared by the two nations, and PM Abe invited ROK [...]	2006-10-12 10:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PGOV JA KS KN
06TOKYO5942	JAPAN-ROK AGREE ON STRONGER DPRK MEASURES DURING [...] (C) Summary. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's October 9 visit to Seoul was "quite successful," with summit talks proceeding in a "cool-headed" fashion. According to Japanese foreign ministry officials, the leaders reconfirmed basic values shared by the two nations, and PM Abe invited ROK [...]	2006-10-12 22:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PGOV JA KS KN
06TOKYO5943	MOFA PUSHES FOR ASIA-PACIFIC STATISTICAL NETWORK [...] (U) Please see last paragraph for possible action. 2. (SBU) Summary and Introduction: On October 6, MOFA called in selected embassies to promote GOJ's concept of an Asia-Pacific Economic Research Mechanism (APERM) and to encourage high level attendance at a kick off conference in Kyoto, [...]	2006-10-12 22:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD SENV EFIN APEC JA
06TOKYO5978	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ANTOINETTE HURTADE [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 22-25, 2006 visit to Japan by Antoinette Hurtado, US Embassy Caberra Political Officer. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Point of contact for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Off [...]	2006-10-13 06:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO5989	BILATERAL INVESTMENT INITIATIVE LOOKS TOWARD FUTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: In discussions with U.S. APEC Ambassador Michalak on the future of the U.S.- Japan bilateral investment initiative, GOJ counterparts expressed willingness to expand the initiative's agenda to include a study of investment chapters in FTA and possible exchange between U.S. and Ja [...]	2006-10-13 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON JA
06TOKYO5992	JAPAN WILL NOT BUDGE ON DECLARATION OF INDIGENOUS [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-13 09:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KTIA UN JA
06TOKYO6006	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP A/S CHRISTOPHER R. HILL [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 16-19, 2006 visit to Japan by A/S Christopher R. Hill and Special Assistant Thomas B. Gibbons. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Brett Blackshaw. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5337 Home ph [...]	2006-10-16 03:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6012	The Japan Economic Scope Q Economic News At- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents Paragraph 3 Q Japan Announces DPRK Sanctions 4 Q Ambassador Addresses Business Leaders 5 Q MOFA DG Discusses APERM, Economic Relationship 9 Q EMIN Pays Call on Former Foreign Minister Nobutaka MACHIMURA [...]	2006-10-16 06:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6024	JAPAN: UNSCR 1718 DEMARCHE DELIVERED, FURTHER [...] (C) Embassy Political Section Deputy delivered reftel demarche October 16 to MOFA United Nations Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki, explaining that this was the text we were sharing with other world capitals on UNSCR 1718. Takizaki said he was grateful for the information but had no s [...]	2006-10-16 09:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM KN JA
06TOKYO6041	JAPANESE COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS REGARDING GLOBAL [...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARAGRAPH 5. 2. SUMMARY: Embassy Science and Technology Officer Ayanna Hobbs spoke to Japanese counterparts at MOFA on 17 October regarding details on the GI Morocco meeting (reftel). Embassy plans to meet with MOFA on 18 October at 10:00am to continue discu [...]	2006-10-17 07:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MCAP PINR PTER JA
06TOKYO6060	JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON NOVEMBER 2006 CCW [...] (C) On October 17, Embassy political officer delivered reftel demarche on the November 2006 Convention on Conventional Weapons Review Conference to MOFA Conventional Arms (CA) Division official Maiko Tamagawa. Tamagawa expressed thanks for the U.S. nonpaper and said that MOFA wanted to keep i [...]	2006-10-18 05:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP PARM PREL JA
06TOKYO6067	CURRICULUM VITAE OF JAPANESE HEAD DELEGATE AND [...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. SUMMARY: Embassy Science and Technology Officer Ayanna Hobbs met with MOFA on 18 October to review details on the GI Morocco meeting (reftels). Japan raised additional questions, provided the CV of Japan,s head of delegation, and commented on [...]	2006-10-18 06:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MCAP PINR PTER JA
06TOKYO6086	JAPAN WILL CONSIDER CONTRIBUTION TO UNHCR FOR SUDAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-19 05:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM SU JA
06TOKYO6087	PARIS NONPROLIFERATION CONFERENCE: JAPAN TO SEND [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-19 05:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM FR JA
06TOKYO6093	CCS SHIOZAKI PLEASED WITH ABE VISITS TO CHINA, ROK [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki expressed satisfaction that successful visits to China and the ROK had got Prime Minister Abe's administration off to a good start. Japan will play a role in implementing UN sanctions against [...]	2006-10-19 07:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL JA

06TOKYO6101	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOS/VCI RONGSONG JIH [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 23 - 28, 2006 visit to Japan by DOS/VCI Rongsong Jih. 2. (U) The Embassy point of contact for the visit will be Carl Watson. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5558 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6872 Fax: [...]	2006-10-19 23:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6117	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/CT AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 23-25, 2006 visit to Japan by S/CT Ambassador Crumpton and the USG Delegation for Trilateral CT consultations. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224- [...]	2006-10-20 05:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL PTER JA
06TOKYO6120	JAPAN SUPPORTS FRANCO-U.S. DE-LISTING PROPOSAL [...] (C) Political Section Deputy joined French Embassy Political Counselor Pauline Carmona on October 19 to deliver reftel demarche to MOFA International Counter-Terrorism Cooperation Division officer Miyako Ishimura. Ishimura explained that Japan believes it is important to have due process for [...]	2006-10-20 06:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC FR JA
06TOKYO6122	JAPAN TO DECIDE UNSC STRATEGY REGARDING KIRIBATI [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-20 07:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL GT VE JA
06TOKYO6132	JAPAN SEEKS CLARIFICATION ON DOCUMENTS TO BE [...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARAGRAPHS 4-6. 2. SUMMARY On 19 October, Japan received a Notional Agenda for the subject meeting from its Embassy in Morocco, which had been passed to it by the Russian Embassy. Japan is concerned because the agenda indicates that IPNs are expected to reach ag [...]	2006-10-22 22:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MCAP PINR PTER JA
06TOKYO6140	The Japan Economic Scope Q Economic News At- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents Paragraph 3. Japan Announces DPRK Sanctions Paragraph 11. Abe: Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy to be "Engine for Reform" Paragraph 18. Japan and Vietnam Agree To Launch FTA Negotiations Paragraph 22. GE Facing Sanctions Paragraph 27. U.S. Telecoms Policy Deleg [...]	2006-10-23 04:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6159	JAPAN SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-23 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	UNGA LE IS PHUM PREL PTER JA
06TOKYO6163	SAKHALIN 2 PARTNER CONFIDENT PROJECT WILL NOT BE [...] (SBU) Summary. Former Japanese Ambassador to Russia Takehiro Togo, currently senior counselor at Mitsui and Co., which is part of the Sakhalin 2 consortium, told Econoff on October 17 that the Russian government had no desire to pull the plug on the Sakhalin 2 project despite environmental co [...]	2006-10-23 09:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG PREL JA RU
06TOKYO617	JAPANESE IPR ASSOCIATION FOCUSSED ON CHINA AND [...] SUMMARY: The Japan Intellectual Property Association (JIPA) is concentrating its international efforts on: 1) combating Chinese counterfeits of Japanese products and 2) promoting an international mutual recognition system for patent searches, according to Secretary-General Hideo Doi in a rec [...]	2006-02-03 08:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON ETRD JP
06TOKYO6188	ABE BUOYED BY WINS IN OCTOBER 22 BY-ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is the big winner in October 22 by-elections in Osaka and Kanagawa, after LDP candidates swept both races by comfortable margins. The press is attributing the LDP win to Abe's personal popularity in the aftermath of his strong response to the DPRK nucle [...]	2006-10-24 06:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV JA
06TOKYO6222	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/25/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-25 08:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6225	JAPAN HOPES UNPRODUCTIVE UN BODIES WILL BE [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-25 09:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA IS JA
06TOKYO6227	DEMARCHE ON FREEDOM BROADCASTING FROM JAPAN TO [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Deputy October 25 met with MOFA Northeast Asia Division Director Shigeo Yamada to deliver reftel message regarding broadcasting into North Korea from Japan. Yamada responded that the determination of whether Japan can permit, participate in, and/or finance such br [...]	2006-10-26 00:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	BBG PHUM PGOV PREL KS KN JA
06TOKYO6230	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR IRAQ TALKS [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 04 - 08, 2006 visit to Japan by the interagency team led by Deputy Coordinator for Iraq Barbara Stephenson for bilateral conslutations with the Republic of Korea and Japan. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. [...]	2006-10-26 02:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS OTRA PREL IZ KS JA
06TOKYO6248	JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO ENDORSING DOCUMENTS AT THE [...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARAGRAPHS 3-5. 2. On October 25, U.S. and Russian embassy officers delivered global initiative documents to MOFA's International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Principal Deputy Director Zentaro Naganuma. Japan expressed appreciation for the new draft. On October 26 [...]	2006-10-26 09:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL JA
06TOKYO6249	VIETNAM'S PM VISITS JAPAN; ISSUES JOINT STATEMENT [...] (SBU) Vietnam's Prime Minister concluded a positive four-day visit to Japan on October 22, drawing favorable reviews in the press for the growing relationship between the two countries. DPRK sanctions and UN reform were also on the agenda. Prime Minister Dzung stressed his strong opposition [...]	2006-10-26 10:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD EAID JA VN
06TOKYO6250	SECOND CHANCE PROGRAMS AND THE LABOR MOBILITY [...] (C) Current efforts to foster Japanese labor mobility are centered around two pieces of legislation: a new Labor Contracts Law and a revised Labor Standards Law. A key Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) advisory committee is preparing both laws for submission to the regular 2007 D [...]	2006-10-26 22:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EINV PGOV JA
06TOKYO6257	JAPAN'S KEY CONTACTS ON WOMEN'S ISSUES [...] Embassy Tokyo political officer delivered reftel message October 25 to MOFA Human Rights Division Women's Issues Officer Naoko Maeda. Maeda explained that her office is the contact point for international cooperation on women's development projects. 2. There are currently two women minist [...]	2006-10-27 02:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA JA
06TOKYO6294	The Japan Economic Scope Q- Economic News At- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Keidanran Signals Renewed Opposition to Foreign Triangular Merger 4. Japan Ag: More Talk About Reform? 5. Unblocking Beef in Japan's Pipeline 6. Japan's Annual Southern Bluefin Tuna Catch Halved 7. Azadegan: EMIN Calls on METI, MOFA to Discuss Contract Chan [...]	2006-10-30 22:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6295	AMB CRUMPTON MEETINGS WITH CRISIS MGMT CHIEF NODA [...] (C) Summary. Japan is making progress on the 16 items of its 2004 Counterterrorism Action Plan, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for Crisis Management Noda told Ambassador Henry SIPDIS Crumpton and his Australian counterpart October 24. Noda believed gaps in Japan's laws were partly a result [...]	2006-10-31 00:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR PREL JA AU
06TOKYO6298	JAPAN NEGOTIATING FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH GULF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan has entered into Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and is hopeful an agreement can be inked as soon as possible, according to MOFA and METI sources. A major motivating factor for the Japanese is the fact that C [...]	2006-10-31 07:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL ZP JA
06TOKYO6299	JAPAN: MARITIME SERVICES FOR DPRK SHIPS [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-31 07:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA ETTC MNUC PARM
06TOKYO6300	JAPAN: LETTER TO PSI PARTICIPANTS ON UNSCR 1718 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-31 07:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNPP PARM PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS KN JA
06TOKYO6323	IRAQI AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES JAPANESE AND KOREAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Ambassador to Japan Dr. Ghanim al-Jumaily is trying to persuade his Ministry of Foreign Affairs to pay more attention to South Korea on both the security and economic fronts, Jumaily told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer October 30 during a readout on his recent visit to Seo [...]	2006-11-01 06:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS ECON ENRG IZ KS JA
06TOKYO6325	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U/S JOSEPH AND HIS DELEGATION [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 03-05, 2006 visit to Japan by U/S Joseph and his party. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Carol T. Reynolds. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-533 [...]	2006-11-01 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6326	IMPLEMENTATION OF TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS [...] Pursuant to reftel, Embassy Tokyo Political Officer called on Akihito Teruuchi of the MOFA Foreign Policy Bureau's recently created Special Task Force for Stabilization and Reconstruction (J-STAR). Teruuchi, who attended the October 10 meeting in Moscow, was familiar with the Transportation a [...]	2006-11-01 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR KPKO JA
06TOKYO6328	JAPAN: DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN UNDC VICE-CHAIRMANSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-01 10:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PREL UNGA IR CDG JA
06TOKYO6329	ILC ELECTION: JAPAN POSITION UNCHANGED [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-01 11:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ODIP ILC UNGA JA
06TOKYO6346	CIVIL PROTECTION DRILL IN IBARAKI PREFECTURE [...] SUMMARY: On September 29, 2006, in an exercise simulating a large-scale terrorist attack, the Ibaraki Prefectural Government conducted training with the central government, the Self-Defense Force, police, firefighters, and other organizations to practice rescuing citizens under the Civil Prote [...]	2006-11-02 02:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG JA PARM
06TOKYO6358	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/02/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-02 07:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6369	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U/S NICHOLAS BURNS AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 5-6, 2006 visit to Japan by U/S Nicholas Burns, EAP/K Director Sung Kim, NSC Director Victor Cha and Steven Fagin. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Brett Blackshaw [...]	2006-11-06 00:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6384	The Japan Economic Scope Q- Economic News At- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Keidanren to Call for FTA with U.S. 4. Embassy Meets with GOJ Officials on Triangular Merger Issues 5. Louisiana Governor Leads Trade Mission to Japan 6. DPJ Member and Agriculture Expert Matsushita Voices Support for Cooperation on Food Safety 7. MAFF Needs [...]	2006-11-06 22:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6396	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RUST M. DEMING [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 13-19, 2006 visit to Japan by Rust Deming, EAP/J WAE. 2. (U) Point of contact for the visit will be Geneve Menscher. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6423 Mobile phone: [...]	2006-11-07 06:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6404	U.S.-AUSTRALIA-JAPAN SECOND TRILATERAL [...] (S/REL AUS) Summary: U.S., Australian, and Japanese Ambassadors for Counterterrorism and their interagency delegations held the second round of trilateral counterterrorism consultations in Tokyo on October 24. Participants offered general threat assessments for Indonesia, the Philippines, an [...]	2006-11-07 22:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PINR PREL PTER AS ID RP TH AF PK IZ JA KN
06TOKYO6434	JAPAN WILL RECONSIDER ITS STANCE ON CUBA EMBARGO [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-08 09:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA CU JA
06TOKYO6436	UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS ON DPRK CONVENTIONAL ARMS: [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-08 10:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PARM PREL KN JA
06TOKYO6468	INDIAN NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR VISITS JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The primary purpose of Indian National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan's visit to Tokyo October 22-25, was to lay the ground work for Prime Minister Singh's upcoming official visit, currently scheduled to take place in mid-December. During his visit, Narayanan was received by a [...]	2006-11-09 09:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON IN JA
06TOKYO6471	ABE ON THE EVE OF APEC: STRONG, DECISIVE [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Abe has moved quickly and decisively to demonstrate strong leadership since assuming office on September 26. Perceived as pragmatic and effective, he is receiving approval ratings in the 65-75 percent range. Abe's emphasis on close ties with the United States an [...]	2006-11-09 10:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR JA
06TOKYO6475	THOROUGHLY MODERN AKIE ABE; JAPAN'S NEW FIRST LADY [...] (SBU) Summary. After more than five years of living under Japan's most famous bachelor, former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Japan once again has a First Lady. Since the election of Shinzo Abe as prime minister on September 26, Akie Abe has begun to chart a very different course from her [...]	2006-11-12 22:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR JA
06TOKYO6487	JAPAN TO ATTEND SRI LANKA CO-CHAIRS MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-13 05:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPDC CE JA
06TOKYO6488	The Japan Economic Scope Q- Economic News At- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Civair Talks: Beginnings of a Deal? 4. Canada-Japan FTA Off the Rails 5. MAFF Acknowledges Rough Going On Japan-Australia FTA 6. Treasury DepSec Talks Iraq Compact 7. Allgeier Pushes for Doha Round During DVC with Tokyo 8. MOFA Pushes Ahead With Asia Regio [...]	2006-11-13 05:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6490	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP/J DEPUTY DIRECTOR [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 18-21, 2006 visit to Japan by EAP/J Deputy Director Richhart. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact for the visit will be Carl Watson. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5558 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6872 Ce [...]	2006-11-13 06:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6493	JAPAN TELECOM MINISTER ORDERS NHK INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. On November 10, Minister Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) Suga issued a controversial order requiring the international arm of NHK, Japan's public broadcasting company, to transmit reports on North Korea's abduction of Japanese nationals. NHK officials insisted that the [...]	2006-11-13 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO PHUM JA KN KS
06TOKYO6496	JAPAN STILL MULLING U.S. REQUEST RE BROADCASTING [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-13 09:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	BBG PHUM PGOV PREL KS KN JA
06TOKYO6497	U.S.-JAPAN-AUSTRALIA TRILATERAL STRESSES NEED FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-13 09:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PARM KNNP PGOV JA KN
06TOKYO6498	U/S JOSEPH'S NOVEMBER 6 MEETING WITH ACS ANDO, ACS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-13 09:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PARM KNNP AS CH KS KN JA
06TOKYO6499	U.S.-AUSTRALIA-JAPAN TRILATERAL LUNCH ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-13 10:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PARM KNNP MNUC CH AS KN KS JA
06TOKYO6512	MEDIA REACTION - AFGHANISTAN - TOKYO [...] " Afghanistan Five Years On: Reconstruction Looking Shaky" The liberal Asahi editorialized (11/14): "The deteriorating situation in Iraq has brought about the takeover of the US Congress by the Democratic Party and the resignation of Defense Secretary Rumsfeld. What has become of Afghanistan, [...]	2006-11-14 05:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6529	A REVIEW OF JAPAN'S ANTI-TIP POLICY: PROGRESS AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-15 02:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB SOCI SMIG JA
06TOKYO6538	A REVIEW OF JAPAN'S ANTI-TIP POLICY: PROGRESS AND [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 18. 2. (U) Summary and Comment: Increased vigilance by police and immigration officers as well as new legislation has brought positive change to the trafficking-in-persons (TIP) situation in Japan. These measures have forc [...]	2006-11-15 06:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB SOCI SMIG JA
06TOKYO6545	JAPAN UNSURE ABOUT ISRAEL RESOLUTION, WAITING FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-15 09:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM JA
06TOKYO6546	JAPAN OPPOSED TO BELARUS-TABLED RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-15 09:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA BO JA
06TOKYO6559	Top U.S. and Japanese Education Officials See [...] Summary: In a November 13 meeting, Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, ECA State Assistant Secretary Dina Powell, and JapanQs new Education SIPDIS Minister, Mr. Bunmei Ibuki agreed that educational exchange is essential in a globalized economy. The Minister also expressed great adm [...]	2006-11-16 02:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC KPAO SCUL JA
06TOKYO6568	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USDOL EMPLOYEE JOHN [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 26 - December 1, 2006 visit to Japan by US Department of Labor Chemist, John Linkletter. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact for the visit will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5559 Home p [...]	2006-11-16 05:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6576	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/16/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-16 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6584	INVESTMENT WORKING GROUP REVIEWS PAST ISSUES, SETS FUTURE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The U.S.-Japan Investment Working Group (IWG),a joint undertaking of the bilateral Investment Initiative, held its semi-annual meeting on October 31 via digital video-conference. After a review of ongoing investment-related concerns on both sides, most prominently, the final impl [...]	2006-11-17 05:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ELAB ETRD CVIS JA
06TOKYO6587	NUCLEAR WEAPONS DEBATE PERSISTS DESPITE OFFICIAL [...] (C) Summary: Political debate over Japan's possession of nuclear weapons continues despite efforts by Prime Minister Abe to reaffirm the government's strict non-nuclear policy platform. Discussion has largely taken place in the Diet and media, with few indications that the public allergy to n [...]	2006-11-17 05:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM KN JA
06TOKYO6589	TERRORIST FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-17 06:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL JA
06TOKYO6591	U.S.-AUSTRALIA-JAPAN TROLATERAL LUNCH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a Japan-hosted lunch on November 6 following the U.S.-Australia-Japan Trilateral meeting in Tokyo, participants discussed cooperation on Resolution 1718. The GOJ circulated a draft of Q & As to use in the event a ship would not consent to boarding for inspection. U/S Joseph s [...]	2006-11-17 06:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PARM KNNP MNUC CH AS KN KS JA
06TOKYO6592	U/S JOSEPH'S NOVEMBER 06 MEETING WITH ACS ANDO, [...] (C) Summary. On 6 November U/S Joseph and ACS Ando agreed to coordinate as much as practical the formulation and announcement of their respective lists of luxury items to be banned under UNSCR 1718. Asked about the U.S.-proposed UNSCR 1718-related working group, U/S Joseph explained that it w [...]	2006-11-17 06:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PARM KNNP ASCH CH KS KN JA
06TOKYO6595	RULING COALITION PUSHES EDUCATION BILL THROUGH [...] (U) The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) and Komeito Party ruling coalition on Thursday pushed a controversial bill to revise the 1947 Basic Education Law through the lower house despite opposition party efforts to delay deliberations until after the November 19 Okinawa gubernatorial e [...]	2006-11-17 07:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA PREL
06TOKYO6596	JAPANESE OPPOSITION TO UNGA EMERGENCY SPECIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A "no" vote or abstention by the Japanese to the November 17 UNGA Emergency Special Session (ESS) Resolution on Israel cannot be assured, according to MOFA United Nations Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki. Although Japan agrees completely that the resolution is unbalanced [...]	2006-11-17 07:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA XF IS JA
06TOKYO6597	U.S.-JAPAN-AUSTRALIA TRILATERAL STRESSES NEED FOR [...] (S) Summary. During the November 6 U.S.-Japan-Australia Trilateral on implementation of UNSCR 1718, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph and his counterparts Japanese DFM Tsuneo Nashida and Australian DFM David Richie, agreed upon the need for full and effe [...]	2006-11-17 07:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PARM KNNP PGOV KN JA
06TOKYO6614	The Japan Economic Scope Q- Economic News At- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. METI Minister Calls for Deepening of U.S.-Japan Economic Relations 4. Keidanren Joins Call for a U.S.-Japan FTA 5. ACCJ Business White Paper Says Economic Integration Agreement Is Needed 6. Kansai Business Leaders Meet Finance Minister in Osaka; FTAs, EPAs St [...]	2006-11-20 07:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6617	UNSCR 1718 REPORT SHARED WITH JAPAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-20 07:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PREL XX KN JA
06TOKYO6618	JAPAN TO SUPPORT UNSCR TO EXTEND MNF-I [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-20 07:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL UNSC IZ JA
06TOKYO6633	U/S BURNS MEETING WITH SPECIAL ADVISOR FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan welcomes the resumption of the Six-Party Talks, National Security Advisor Koike told U/S Burns November 6. The implementation of UNSC Resolution 1718, Japanese economic sanctions, and pressure from China led North Korea to return to the talks, Koike suggested. Burns and Ko [...]	2006-11-20 10:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR UNSC JA
06TOKYO6634	U/S BURNS NOVEMBER 6 MEETING WITH LDP DIET MEMBERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A group of ruling party Diet members expressed skepticism over North Korea's willingness to abandon its nuclear weapons program during a November 6 lunch with U/S Burns in Tokyo. Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba suggested that the recent agreement to restart Six-Party Talks [...]	2006-11-20 10:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO6635	U/S BURNS MEETING WITH DFM NISHIDA ON IRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan shares U.S. concerns about Russia's obstructionist role in Iran discussions and would like to play a part in pressuring Iran to abandon nuclear enrichment, Deputy Foreign Minister Nishida told U/S Burns on November 6. U/S Burns underscored U.S. concern about Iran's involveme [...]	2006-11-20 10:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA
06TOKYO6645	JAPANESE REPRESENTATION AT FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] It is unlikely Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso will be able to attend the Forum for the Future meeting in Amman November 30-December 1, due to scheduling conflicts and to the fact that the Diet will be in session during that period, according to Jiro Kanzawa, Deputy Director of MOFA's First [...]	2006-11-21 08:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMPI JA
06TOKYO6704	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GARY OBA [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 30-December 5, 2006 visit to Japan by EAP/J Political-Military officer Gary Oba. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Geneve Menscher. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home phone: (81- [...]	2006-11-24 07:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6714	The Japan Economic Scope Q- Economic News At- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Keidanren Releases Report Calling for Joint Study on U.S.-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement 4. LDP Diet Member Katayama Supports U.S.-Japan FTA 5. METI Senior Parliamentary Vice Minister Puts Priority on Doha Round, Asia Regional FTAs 6. Will Council for th [...]	2006-11-27 02:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6727	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP A/S HILL AND THOMAS B. [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 29-30, 2006 visit to Japan by A/S Christopher R. Hill and Special Assistant Thomas B. Gibbons. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5343 Home phone [...]	2006-11-27 06:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6730	VISIT TO JAPAN,S KASHIWAZAKI-KARIWA NUCLEAR POWER [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 15, EmbOffs visited the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station on the western coast of Japan, operated by TEPCO. Embassy staff were provided a tour of unit 6, one of two Advanced Boiling Water Reactors (ABWR) onsite. In addition to a general description of the fac [...]	2006-11-27 07:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG JA PARM PGOV PREL
06TOKYO6731	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/27/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-27 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6736	JAPAN DEBATES COLLECTIVE SELF-DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's proposal to review constitutional interpretations that restrict the exercise of Collective Self-Defense has sparked a sharp debate within the government and ruling coalition. The focus of Abe's initiative has been on whether Japan has the authority to [...]	2006-11-27 23:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO6740	DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR NORTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY: MOFA Director General for North American Affairs Chikao Kawai met with DCM November 27 to discuss a range of bilateral issues: -- Kawai reported that Prime Minister Abe had been very pleased by his meeting with President Bush at the APEC summit in Hanoi and is hoping to travel [...]	2006-11-28 05:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ABLD ETRD EAGR EFIS JA
06TOKYO675	CAN THE KOIZUMI GOVERNMENT MANAGE HIS ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary. The economic debate in this Diet session is shaping up to be more contentious than we anticipated, due to the convergence of five issues the opposition party has exploited to criticize government handling of the economy. Some observers believe the Prime Minister has emerged with [...]	2006-02-07 07:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV JA
06TOKYO6762	JAPAN: YES TO UNSCR 1718 INVITATION AND NEW [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-29 06:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MNUC PARM KNNP JA KN
06TOKYO6788	AGENDA FOR UNSCR 1718 IMPLEMENTATION WORKING GROUP [...] (SBU) Pursuant to reftel instructions, the agenda for the December 8 UNSCR 1718 Implementation Working Group meeting in Washington was delivered November 30 to Mr. Teppei Kanda, Deputy Director of the Non-proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division of MOFA's Foreign Policy Bureau. Kanda [...]	2006-11-30 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC PARM KNNP KN JA
06TOKYO679	ECONOMIC GOALS OF JAPAN'S 164TH DIET SESSION [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Koizumi has labeled this 150 day session the &administrative reform8 Diet to emphasize his continuing commitment toward the structural reform of Japan's economy. Important economic bills this session include an administrative reform bill -- to be submitted by the [...]	2006-02-07 08:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV JA
06TOKYO6824	TAKUMI NEMOTO AND ABE'S EVOLVING ECONOMIC POLICY [...] (C) Prime Minister Abe's initiatives to strengthen the Kantei (Prime Minister's Office) in the policy-making process have created a number of new economic players, one of the most important being Special Assistant to the Prime Minster Takumi Nemoto. There do not appear to be plans for Nemoto [...]	2006-12-04 05:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV JA
06TOKYO6826	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAS EVAN A. FEIGENBAUM, [...] (U) Embassy Tokyo welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 7-9, 2006 visit to Japan by DAS Evan A. Feigenbaum. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Evan Reade. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5325 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6940 Mobile phone: 81- [...]	2006-12-04 05:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6827	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SCA SENIOR ADVISOR ROBERT [...] (U) Embassy Tokyo welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 7-9, 2006 visit to Japan by Robert Deutsch, SCA Senior Advisor. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Evan Reade. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5325 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6940 Mobile [...]	2006-12-04 06:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6846	The Japan Economic Scope -- Economic News At-A- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. GOJ Backsliding on Triangular Mergers 4. Japan Starts Indonesia EPA Process with Focus on Energy 5. ANRE's Arima Outlines Sub-Cabinet Energy Goals 6. Agriculture Minister Seeks to Increase Biofuel Production 7. Hokkaido Agriculture Co-op Proposes Japan's Lar [...]	2006-12-05 02:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6858	CCS SHIOZAKI-DUSD LAWLESS ON DPRI IMPLEMENTATION, [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-05 23:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	MARR PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO6870	REQUEST FOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CAROL REYNOLDS [...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo requests country clearance for Carol Reynolds, Political Section Deputy, to attend a regional conference in Athens, Greece from December 10-12, 2006. 2. (SBU) Itinerary is as follows: Saturday, Dec. 9: 1315 Depart Tokyo via Lufthansa LH 715 1745 Arrive Munich 1 [...]	2006-12-06 08:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA GR JA
06TOKYO6878	Polls Indicate Support for U.S.-Japan Alliance [...] (U) The results of the annual Yomiuri Shimbun-Gallup Poll released on December 2, 2006 indicated that support for the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty is at an all-time high among Japanese, with 66 percent of respondents indicating that the security treaty is useful to Japan, up 4 percent from a yea [...]	2006-12-07 01:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP OPRC KPAO KPLS JA
06TOKYO6889	CUBA: JAPAN RESPONSE TO LIBERTAD ACT QUESTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-07 07:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL JA CU
06TOKYO6896	AGREEMENT REACHED ON GSOMIA TEXT [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. and Japanese negotiators reached substantial agreement November 29 on the text of a General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA),which will set uniform rules across the Japanese government for handling U.S.-origin classified military information. The GSOMIA [...]	2006-12-07 22:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO6900	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KRISTEN SILVERBERG, IO [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 20-24, 2006 visit to Japan by IO A/S Kristen Silverberg and Raymond Hotz. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5559 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6858 M [...]	2006-12-08 01:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA OVIP PREL JA
06TOKYO6909	FORMER LDP OFFICIALS ADMITS LIE ABOUT KOIZUMI DPRK [...] (U) The December 8 edition of Tokyo Shimbun reported that former LDP vice president Taku Yamasaki has admitted that he lied when he told reporters that former prime minister Junichiro Koizumi had expressed a willingness to make a third trip to North Korea. On December 7, Japanese-language news [...]	2006-12-08 08:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA KN
06TOKYO691	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/07/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-07 23:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6910	JAPAN'S PERMREP TO ATTEND UNSC THEMATIC DEBATE; NO [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel demarche December 7 to MOFA UN Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki. He was aware of the issue concerning level of attendance at the debate and explained MOFA was discussing the matter internally. On December 8, Takizaki responded th [...]	2006-12-08 09:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IS JA
06TOKYO6921	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MILBERT D. SHIN, SENIOR [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 21-22, 2006 visit to Japan by Milbert D. Shin, Senior Advisor, S/WCI. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3) [...]	2006-12-11 06:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6924	TERRORIST FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer and Deputy Financial Attach conveyed reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Deputy Director Miyako Ishimura and Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima on December [...]	2006-12-11 07:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC JA KTFN PREL PTER XR
06TOKYO6927	JAPAN-TERRORIST LISTS [...] (C//NF) Japan uses at least five lists to track terrorists and terrorist entities. Two lists are based on United Nation Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs). These two lists are shared across the Japanese government, are available to the public, and are updated on an as-need basis. Th [...]	2006-12-11 08:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN KHLS PGOV PROG JA
06TOKYO6928	SHORT NOTICE FOR JAPAN'S HELP IN UNSC ON BELARUS [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche December 11 to MOFA UN Policy Planning Division Principal Deputy Directors Toshihiro Kitamura and Akihito Teruuchi. Kitamura noted that his division would have to coordinate with the Human Rights Division and the European Policy Di [...]	2006-12-11 08:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PHUM BO JA
06TOKYO6931	The Japan Economic Scope ?- Economic News At-A- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Sub Cabinet in Tokyo 4. Transcript of Press Roundtable after Sub Cabinet 5. Triangular Mergers: Still Pushing as the End Game Approaches 6. Amb. Michalak's Meetings on Triangular Mergers 7. DUSTR Bhatia and Dep. FM Yabunaka Exchange Reg Reform Recommendation [...]	2006-12-11 22:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6940	TOKYO DENIES REQUEST FOR FREEDOM BROADCASTING FROM [...] (U) In response to reftel, on December 8, MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Northeast Asia Division Deputy Director Yutaka Kashiwabara notified Embassy Political Officer that Tokyo officials would not authorize foreign (i.e. U.S.) radio broadcasts to North Korea from Japanese territory. [...]	2006-12-12 05:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	BBG PHUM PGOV JA KN KS

06TOKYO6954	AMBASSADOR AND CCS SHIOZAKI ON NORTH KOREA, CHINA, [...] (S) Summary: Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki outlined Japanese expectations for the upcoming Six-Party Talks during a wide-ranging meeting with the Ambassador on December 11. Shiozaki welcomed the resumption of talks in Beijing, but said Japan is not particularly optimistic about it [...]	2006-12-13 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR KN CH JA
06TOKYO698	FM ASO CHINA COMMENTS: ADVERTISEMENTS FOR HIMSELF? [...] (C) Summary: Our contacts among Japan's China watchers believe FM Aso's recent provocative comments on Japan-China relations are a calculated effort by the Foreign Minister to boost his standing in the race for the LDP presidency. Without making such controversial statements, Aso would have [...]	2006-02-08 05:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH JA
06TOKYO6984	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP A/S HILL AND SPECIAL [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 16-17, 2006 visit to Japan by EAP A/S Christopher Hill and Special Assistant Thomas Gibbons. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: [...]	2006-12-15 05:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6993	TRIANGULAR MERGERS DEBATE REACHES THE END GAME [...] (C) Summary: The triangular mergers debate is reaching the end game. A formal announcement from the ruling party's tax policy committee on the issue of tax deferral for stock swaps will likely come December 14. Chief Cabinet Secretary Shiozaki on December 11 called on the panel to ensure th [...]	2006-12-15 07:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON JA
06TOKYO6994	AMBASSADOR'S DECEMBER 14 LUNCH WITH VICE FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: During a lunch conversation on December 14, Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi and the Ambassador covered a wide range of issues including: -- the U.S.-Japan security relationship ("2 Plus 2" Talks, DPRI); -- Iraq; -- economic issues (sub-Cabinet meetings, "trian [...]	2006-12-15 07:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL ECON PGOV JA BM IZ KS RS AF IR
06TOKYO7002	JAPAN: GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR--PURSUIT OF TERRORIST [...] (C//NF) Summary: Japan uses at least five immigration and watchlist databases to track terrorist and terrorist entities. Two lists are based on United Nations Security Council Resolutions and one is based on Japan's Foreign Exchange Law. These three lists are available to the public and are [...]	2006-12-15 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KTFN KHLS PROG PGOV KS TH TW JA
06TOKYO7003	JAPAN SUPPORTS UNSCR ON IRAN [...] (C) Japan supports passage of the UNSCR on Iran proposed by France and the U.K. and is hopeful it will be passed unanimously, Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi told Ambassador December 14 (see reftel B). 2. (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer followed up by delivering an additional copy [...]	2006-12-15 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IR JA
06TOKYO7004	JAPAN NOT YET ON BOARD WITH UNSC RESOLUTION [...] (C) The Ambassador raised the UNSC resolution on Burma (ref A) with Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi during a December 14 lunch meeting. Yachi said that Japan was pushing Burma to set a definite timetable for transfer of power to a civilian leadership, and had called in the Burmese Ambassa [...]	2006-12-15 08:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM JA
06TOKYO7023	The Japan Economic Scope - Economic News At-A- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Japan and Australia Agree to Begin Talks on Free Trade Agreement 4. Hokkaido Farmers Protest Japan-Australian EPA Negotiations 5. PMs Singh, Abe Likely to Announce EPA Negotiations 6. Sec. Bodman, METI Minister Amari Agree to Cooperate on Energy Security 7. [...]	2006-12-18 07:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO7042	JDA UPGRADE, FORM OVER SUBSTANCE? [...] (C) Summary: On December 15, the Diet passed a set of bills to upgrade the Japan Defense Agency (JDA) to full ministry status. The package of legislation also includes a revision to the Self Defense Forces Law that lists international peacekeeping, rear area support for U.S. forces, Non-comba [...]	2006-12-18 09:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO7047	NO HIGH LEVEL SYRIAN VISITS TO JAPAN PLANNED [...] (C) Japan has no plans to host any high-level Syrian visits in the foreseeable future, according to Hitoshi Ishizuka of MOFA's First Middle East Division. Embassy Tokyo Political Officer told Ishizuka we would be interested in knowing in advance if any such visits do come onto the calendar. [...]	2006-12-19 02:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SY JA
06TOKYO7059	JAPANESE NGO'S AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HOST [...] (SBU) Summary. Japan's first legislatively mandated "DPRK Human Rights Week" highlighted the plight of DPRK refugees and of those abducted by North Korea. The series of events, which garnered modest media attention, featured NGO-sponsored conferences and symposia, along with government-hosted [...]	2006-12-20 04:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL JA KN
06TOKYO7061	JAPAN: JOINT DEMARCHE OF EAST TIMOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-20 06:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RTT AS PO JA
06TOKYO7064	TOP ADVISOR PUSHES "LABOR BIG BANG" FOR GROWTH [...] (C) Prime Minister Abe supports a "labor big bang" as a pillar of the administration's new growth strategy, Council for Economic and Fiscal Policy (CEFP) private sector member Naohiro Yashiro told Embassy officials. Yashiro judges Japan's labor market structures to be out of step with the wo [...]	2006-12-20 06:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB PGOV EINV JA
06TOKYO7067	JAPANESE PLEASED WITH VISIT OF INDIAN PRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese officials are pleased with Indian Prime Minister Singh's December 13-16 Tokyo visit, according to MOFA contacts. During the visit, the "Global Partnership" inaugurated in 2000 was elevated to a "Strategic and Global Partnership" calling for closer political and diplomati [...]	2006-12-20 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAIR EINV ETRD SCUL KNNP IN JA
06TOKYO7071	JAPAN: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Japanese leaders have publicly declared their firm commitment to stand by the United States to combat terrorism over the long term. Japanese support for domestic, regional and global counterterrorism efforts remained steady in 2006. Japan is party to all counterterrorism-related UN convention [...]	2006-12-20 23:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER
06TOKYO7072	JAPAN: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Japanese leaders have publicly declared their firm commitment to stand by the United States to combat terrorism over the long term. Japanese support for domestic, regional and global counterterrorism efforts remained steady in 2006. Japan is party to all counterterrorism-related UN convention [...]	2006-12-20 23:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER
06TOKYO708	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/08/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-08 08:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7081	FTA WITH AUSTRALIA: GOJ WILL DRIVE A HARD BARGAIN [...] (C) There is a long, hard slog ahead after Prime Minister Abe and Australian PM John Howard agreed on December 12 to launch negotiations on a free trade agreement. MOFA officials, including DG for Economic Affairs, Kaoru Ishikawa, described for us the difficulty these talks will pose, parti [...]	2006-12-21 04:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD JA
06TOKYO7096	DIET SESSION A SUCCESS FOR ABE [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Abe has succeeded in gaining passage of most of his key legislative proposals in the extraordinary Diet session that ended on December 19, gaining sound marks for achievement. He has been aided by high popularity ratings throughout most of the legislative term, a [...]	2006-12-21 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EINV MARR JA
06TOKYO7097	U.S.-JAPAN CENTRAL ASIA DIALOGUE: PART ONE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Evan Feigenbaum and a team of State and USAID officials met December 8 with Japanese officials for a day of consultations on Central Asia. The U.S. team aimed to integrate an intensive strategic and policy consultatio [...]	2006-12-21 08:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ECON ZK JA
06TOKYO7108	TERRORIST FINANCE: DOCKRAT PRENOTIFICATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-22 04:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC JA KTFN PREL PTER ZU
06TOKYO711	JAPAN'S UNSC REFORM EFFORT LOOSING STEAM? [...] (C) Summary: Japan's Option C plan "did not fly" with its G3 partners, MOFA's UN Policy Division Director Aikawa told PolOffs February 7. Aikawa did not know how much longer Japan could "paper over" its differences with the G3. Implying that UN Security Council reform may be loosing steam do [...]	2006-02-08 09:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC XA JA
06TOKYO713	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/09/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-09 01:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7132	JAPAN SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT IN HALTING UNDP [...] (C) Summary: In a December 26 meeting with Charge, MOFA Director-General for Global Affairs Ambassador Koji Tsuruoka asked the United States to support its effort to suspend UNDP activities in the DPRK. Tsuruoka cited two reasons for this step: the DPRK's failure to accept UNSCR 1718, and the [...]	2006-12-26 09:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	EAID KFPC KWBG KNNP KUNR PGOV JA UNDP
06TOKYO7133	JAPAN SEEKS UN OCHA POST [...] (SBU) MOFA Deputy Vice Minister Kojiro Shiojiri contacted Charge December 26 to request U.S. support for MOFA Director-General for Global Issues Ambassador Koji Tsuruoka's bid to become UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (OCHA). Japan believe [...]	2006-12-26 09:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN JA
06TOKYO7136	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/27/06 [...] The Yushukan museum will replace seven panels headlined "Russo-Japanese War to Manchurian Incident," "Manchurian History," TOKYO 00007136 005 OF 009 "China Incident," "Hitler," Stalin," Roosevelt," and "Japan-US negotiations." One of the seven panels is about the outbreak of Japan- [...]	2006-12-27 01:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7139	The Japan Economic Scope - Economic News At-A- [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. LDP Member Tatsuya Ito Reviews Regional Architecture Policy 4. Japan - Australia FTA: GOJ Will Drive Hard Bargain 5. Kagoshima Farmers: EPA with Australia, No Worries Mate? 6. Beijing Energy Ministerial Outcome: METI, MOFA Pleased 7. Transparency: GOJ Transla [...]	2006-12-27 06:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO7156	UNSCR 1737: JAPAN ANNOUNCES SANCTIONS ON IRAN, [...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel nonpaper to MOFA UN Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki December 27. Takizaki, in turn, confirmed press reports that the Government of Japan had already informed Iran that it would impose sanctions from January 2007, pursuant to UNSC [...]	2006-12-27 08:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC KNNP UNSC JA
06TOKYO7166	U.S.-JAPAN CENTRAL ASIA DIALOGUE: PART THREE, [...] (SBU) Summary. Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry's (METI) Trade Policy Bureau Central Asia division head and a Japanese trading company researcher met separately with SCA/DAS Evan Feigenbaum on December 8 to discuss the difficult business and political climate in Central Asia. Politi [...]	2006-12-28 02:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO7177	JAPAN'S RESPONSE ON INVITATION TO ARF WORKSHOP ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-28 09:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PARM PGOV PTER ARF JA
06TOKYO7178	DEFMIN KYUMA EXPLORES REVISIONS TO FRF PLAN [...] (C) Summary: Japan Defense Agency (JDA) officials are publicly denying media reports that JDA is considering altering construction plans for the Futenma MCAS Replacement Facility (FRF). Privately, Japanese officials acknowledge that Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma has engaged with Okinawan Gover [...]	2006-12-28 10:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV JA
06TOKYO7179	ABE FACES YET ANOTHER CABINET SCANDAL AND [...] (C) For the second time in two weeks, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has had to accept the resignation of a cabinet official forced to step down because of a scandal. Administrative Reform Minister Genichiro Sata resigned on December 26 in response to allegations that his political organization s [...]	2006-12-28 19:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON JA
06TOKYO7193	ROK FM SONG'S TOKYO VISIT: A REAL "ICEBREAKER" [...] (C) Summary. MOFA and ROK Embassy contacts describe ROK FM Song,s December 26-27 Tokyo visit as &successful8 and &a real icebreaker.8 Song moved to establish a personal relationship with PM Abe and conducted a &heart-to-heart dialogue8 with FM Aso. On bilateral issues, Song asked Japan to: [...]	2006-12-29 06:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA KS KN
06TOKYO730	DFAA SCANDAL TO SNARE DIET MEMBERS, SAY INSIDERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Several Diet Members are implicated and they or their key aides will soon be arrested as part of the ongoing bid-rigging scandal involving Japan's Defense Facilities Administration Agency (DFAA) construction contracts, according to DFAA and Diet insiders. Former Defense Minister [...]	2006-02-09 09:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR JA
06TOKYO756	JAPAN-DPRK TALKS: FURTHER DETAILS FROM N.E. ASIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: MOFA Northeast Asia Director Ito reported "no progress" resulting from the February 4-8 Japan-DPRK talks despite the 20 hours they spent discussing the abduction issue, security concerns, and normalization of relations. Ito identified the likely DPRK motivations for engaging in [...]	2006-02-10 09:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PHUM JA KN
06TOKYO796	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/14/06-2 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-14 08:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO820	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/15/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-15 08:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO822	CHINA WATCHERS PIN HOPES FOR IMPROVED JAPAN-CHINA [...] (C) Summary: No improvement in Japan's relations with China should be expected during Koizumi's remaining seven months in office, according to Diet members and academic China specialists contacted by Embassy Tokyo. Citing domestic political difficulties in both countries, our interlocutors [...]	2006-02-15 09:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON CH JA
06TOKYO823	ABE AND ASO SAY CLASS-A WAR CRIMINALS NOT [...] (C) Summary. Opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leaders grilled Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe and Foreign Minister Aso in the Diet on February 14, regarding World War II and the War Crimes Tribunal. Although both Abe and Aso acknowledged the official line that the war was an act of ag [...]	2006-02-15 09:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH KS JA
06TOKYO827	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/16/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-16 01:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO850	AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT FEBRUARY 16 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the past week. Consulate-General Sapporo contributed to this week's AI report. -- Chugai Planning Domestic Production of Tamiflu -- 2. The Chugai Pharmaceutical Company has finalized plans to produce the antivi [...]	2006-02-16 07:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO860	JAPANESE QUESTIONS ON HMONG CHILDREN [...] (U) Action request: see paragraph three. 2. (C) Post conveyed reftel talking points February 16 to MOFA Asian Affairs Bureau First Southeast Asia Division Principal Deputy Director Atsushi Kuwabara. Kuwabara responded that the Japanese embassy in Vientiane was aware of the problem and [...]	2006-02-16 08:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL LA TH JA
06TOKYO882	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/21/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-21 01:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO907	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/21/06 [...] Azadegan oil field: 260,000 barrels a day 2. Sakhalin 1 (Russia): 250,000 barrels a day 3. Sakhalin 2 (Russia): 160,000 barrels a day 4. Rang Dong oil field (Vietnam): 50,000 barrels a day 5. Mubarras oil field (United Arab Emirates): 20,000 barrels a day (5) Political comment [...]	2006-02-21 23:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO925	JAPAN-ROK RELATIONS: STRONG EMOTIONS WON'T SHAKE [...] (C) SUMMARY: While acknowledging bad relations at the top caused in large part by PM Koizumi's controversial visits to the Yasukuni Shrine, political, academic and diplomatic experts on ROK-Japan relations contacted in the run-up to Shimane Prefecture's February 22 "commemoration" of Takeshima [...]	2006-02-22 09:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR JA KS
06TOKYO929	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/23/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-23 02:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO960	JAPAN-CHINA: CHINA TRYING TO "WALL OFF" YASUKUNI? [...] (C) Summary. A flurry of political exchanges between China and Japan and initiatives arising out of the Dai Bingguo-Yachi "comprehensive policy dialogue" suggest that China's President Hu Jintao has decided to leave the Yasukuni issue aside for the time being and to move ahead on multiple fro [...]	2006-02-23 09:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON ENRG USUN PINR CH JA
06TOKYO968	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/24/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-24 02:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06ULAANBAATAR155	NO COUNTERFEIT DETECTED AMONGST U.S. AND JAPANESE [...] (S/NF) On the evening of March 2nd, a representative of the Japanese Embassy in Ulaanbaatar reported that examiners from the Japanese Finance Ministry had completed two thirds of their examination of the two thousand 10,000 Yen notes and determined all to be genuine. He stated that the team wou [...]	2006-03-03 09:02:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	SECRET//NOFORN	SNAR EFIN PREL PTER ASEC MG
06ULAANBAATAR320	Briefer for EAP Senior Advisor Keith [...] We look forward to your visit, which will provide a good opportunity to both review the relationship and push selected issues. Background on Post ------------------ 2. (U) Briefings during the Friday country team will provide you with background supplementing this scenesetter. The on [...]	2006-04-26 08:06:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON MG
06ULAANBAATAR608	FOREIGN MINISTER ASKS FOR ADVICE ON POSSIBLE DALAI [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para 4. 2. (C) After an August 9 meeting on another matter, Foreign Minister Enkhbold asked to meet the Ambassador one-on-one. Enkhbold said that Gandan monastery had told the government it wishes to invite the Dalai Lama to Mongolia for a visit [...]	2006-08-10 08:12:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI PHUM KIRF MG CH
06ULAANBAATAR625	DALAI LAMA TO VISIT MONGOLIA AUGUST 21-28 [...] (C) The Japanese DCM told EP chief on August 16 that the Dalai Lama will transit Japan next week en route to Mongolia. The DCM said that Tokyo had informed the Japanese embassy here that the Dalai Lama would transit Japan en route to Mongolia on August 21, and would transit Japan again on Au [...]	2006-08-16 06:37:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SOCI MG CH JA
06ULAANBAATAR639	Mongolia Braces for Dalai Lama Arrival, China's Reaction [...] (SBU) The President's Foreign Policy Advisor confirmed to the Embassy on August 21 that the Dalai Lama would arrive later in the day. (Note: The direct flight to Ulaanbaatar from Tokyo arrives at 10:00 PM.) The Dalai Lama will visit at the invitation of the head lama of Gandan Monastery, the [...]	2006-08-21 08:33:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM MG CH
06WELLINGTON714	NZ FAVORS USG CONSULTATIONS ON RECAAP PIRACY [...] (C) PE Couns discussed GNZ views on the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against ships in Asia (ReCAAP) with Michael Swain, Deputy Director of the Security Policy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Despite reftel observation that [...]	2006-09-10 21:19:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EWWT IN KCRM KTIA MY PBTS PHSA PREL SNAR UK
06WELLINGTON825	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THOMAS DAMOUR AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to FAA Officials Thomas Damour and William Henry to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from December 6-16, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to represent the FAA at the joint FAA/CAA New Zealand MIP Meeting. 2. (U) Embassy understands th [...]	2006-10-23 20:25:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAIR ASEC NZ
07ABUDHABI1899	ADIA APPROVES SWF TRILATERAL GROUP; NO DECISION [...] (C) Summary. Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) Managing Director Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed al Nahyan green lighted UAE's participation in a sovereign wealth fund (SWF) trilateral group proposed by Treasury U/S McCormick (ref). The proposed consultative group will include ADIA, the Government [...]	2007-11-19 12:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	AE ECON
07ABUDHABI1999	UAE Foreign Minister on Paris Donors' Conference, Iran, and [...] (C) In a one-on-one meeting with Ambassador December 13 afternoon, Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) covered regional issues, including support for the Palestinian Authority, the Iranian President's appearance at the recent GCC Summit, the NIE, and the need to encourage rapid Lebanese p [...]	2007-12-13 13:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL PARM MNUC KNNP IS IR AE
07AMMAN4227	Israeli Embassy, Japanese, and Jordanian views on Peace [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following Israeli President Peres' late September briefing of Ambassadors Jones and Hale and subsequent request for the U.S. to encourage Jordanian progress on implementing elements of the Peace Valley Project, Post has engaged Government of Jordan (GOJ) officials, representativ [...]	2007-10-18 10:06:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN ETRD PREL SENV KWBG JO IS
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN161	BRUNEI: WHY WE CARE, HOW WE'RE DOING [...] (C) A mid-fiscal year stocktaking confirms that Brunei's significance for the U.S. continues to be summarized in three words: oil, religion, and location. The following developments have occurred in each of these areas so far during FY-07: -- Increased oil and gas exports helped reduce mark [...]	2007-06-07 04:51:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR SENV BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN230	BRAVO ZULU FOR DV FLYOUT TO USS NIMITZ [...] (U) BRAVO ZULU to the USS Nimitz for outstanding support for a DV flyout by the Minister of Energy of Brunei, Pehin Yahya Bakar on August 2. Pehin Yahya, the Commander of the Royal Brunei Air Force and acting CHOD Pehin General Mahmud Saidin, the Permanent Secretary in the Prime Minister's Of [...]	2007-08-03 06:03:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR OVIP PREL EPET BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN240	JAPAN BIGGER WINNER IN TRADE DEAL WITH BRUNEI [...] (C) Japan appears to be the bigger winner in the bilateral Economic Partnership Agreement it signed with Brunei June 18. Japan secured easing of tariffs on automobiles and other manufactured goods, while Brunei gained a dispute settlement dialogue should Japan seek to back out of long term ene [...]	2007-08-09 01:55:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL JA BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN87	BRUNEI TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) Please find below Post's report in preparation for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Please note paragraph numbering is keyed to reftel questions: -------- OVERVIEW -------- A. Brunei is not a major destination for trafficked persons, nor is it a source or transit country. [...]	2007-03-09 06:43:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF BX
07BANGKOK1419	JOINT PSI DEMARCHE - THAILAND STILL RELUCTANT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy joined in the Australian-led demarche on PSI on March 8. The MFA now recognizes that PSI is consistent with international law, but still raised a series of objections to Thailand's endorsement. These included concerns that endorsing PSI could inflame the insurgency in t [...]	2007-03-09 12:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KNNP TH
07BEIJING1841	PRC-JAPAN HISTORY DIALOGUE: COMFORT WOMEN ISSUE [...] (C) Chinese and Japanese historians meet in Tokyo March 19-20 to conduct the second round of a dialogue on modern history intended to calm tensions in both countries, scholars and officials involved with the project told us. Officials say press reports that Premier Wen will cut short his April [...]	2007-03-19 10:51:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI JA CH
07BEIJING2514	STAFFDEL MIXTER DISCUSSES NORTHEAST ASIAN [...] (SBU) China Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) Japan expert Jin Xide told Staffdel Mixter that Premier Wen's visit to Japan aims to enhance China's image in the minds of the Japanese public. Energy, including cooperation on energy conservation and the dispute over gas in the East China Sea, is [...]	2007-04-17 01:26:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV CH JA KS KN
07BEIJING2680	PRC-JAPAN: PREMIER'S TRIP CONTINUES THAW BUT [...] (C) Premier Wen Jiabao's April 11-13 visit to Japan, the first bilateral trip to Tokyo by a Chinese leader in seven years, produced concrete economic agreements and opened new channels for political and security talks but failed to resolve tough bilateral issues, Chinese diplomats and analyst [...]	2007-04-20 09:57:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL ENRG SENV CH JA KS
07BEIJING3648	PRC-JAPAN: EAST CHINA SEA TALKS, LEE TENG-HUI [...] (C) The first round of East China Sea talks following Premier Wen's landmark visit to Tokyo clearly outlined the difficulty of bridging gaps between Beijing and Tokyo and moving toward joint exploitation of East China Sea resources, according to MFA Japan Division Deputy Director Lu Guijun. To [...]	2007-05-31 08:02:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG JA CH KS
07BEIJING4075	SMALL PROTEST AT JAPANESE EMBASSY OVER LEE [...] (SBU) Chinese authorities allowed a small group of approximately 20 protestors to stage a demonstration at the Japanese Embassy on the morning of June 18 over the recently completed visit of former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui to Japan. Emboff observed the demonstrators, who claimed to be pa [...]	2007-06-18 09:11:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CH JA
07BEIJING5064	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES WITH [...] (C) Canberra wants to be "in the loop" regarding discussions of a Northeast Asia Peace and Security Mechanism (NEAPSM),given that Australia is likely to be drawn into any conflict in the region, Australian Ambassador to China Geoff Raby told Ambassador Randt and Japanese Ambassador Yuji Miyam [...]	2007-08-03 10:11:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON SENV PHUM CH JP AS KS KN
07BEIJING5140	AFTER THE JAPAN ELECTIONS, PRC CONTACTS FORESEE [...] (C) Following the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) upper house election defeat on July 29, most PRC officials and analysts we spoke with predicted stability in the Sino-Japanese relationship. The election results themselves will not have much impact on the current positive trend in bilateral [...]	2007-08-07 10:55:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG ECON SENV CH JA
07BEIJING5176	INFORMAL FOREIGN AID DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE [...] (SBU) A Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) official responsible for foreign aid told a visiting USAID official that the Chinese Government would welcome efforts by the United States to cooperate with China on economic development initiatives. The August 2 meeting followed a positive exchange with a [...]	2007-08-08 09:26:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID CH
07BEIJING617	A/S SILVERBERG AND AFM CUI DISCUSS BURMA, HAITI, [...] (C) United Nations successes in 2006 benefited from P-5 cooperation, especially between the United States and China, Assistant Secretary for International Organizations (IO) Affairs Kristen Silverberg told Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai. U.S.-China cooperation resulted in the selecti [...]	2007-01-26 10:10:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC CH BM IR KS KN SU
07BEIJING6851	GAMBARI TO PUSH DIALOGUE IN BURMA; CHINA STILL [...] (C) Summary: Drawing from Ref A talking points, the Ambassador encouraged UN Special Envoy Gambari October 25 to push for more concrete progress in Burma. Gambari confirmed that he will return to Burma "in the first week of November." In addition to praising Chinese efforts on his behalf, G [...]	2007-10-25 23:30:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CH BM
07BEIJING7382	CHINA/JAPAN HIGH-LEVEL ECONOMIC DIALOGUE, FORM WINS OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: Form prevailed over substance at the first ever China-Japan High-Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) in Beijing December 1, 2007. The meeting was co-chaired by Chinese Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan and Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura. Topics included macroeconomic policies, ec [...]	2007-12-06 09:39:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON CH
07BEIJING889	FEBRUARY 6 MFA PRESS BRIEFING [...] Key points made at the February 6 MFA press conference were: -- The Six-Party Talks will resume February 8. -- The Deputy Spokesperson refused to comment on detained AIDS activist Gao Yaojie, referring questions to local authorities. -- China's anti-satellite test does not pose a threat [...]	2007-02-06 13:05:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CH
07BERLIN2008	OCTOBER 30 G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP MEETING FOCUSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The final G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting of the German G-8 Presidency took place in Berlin on October 30, and included focused discussions on geographic expansion and related modalities. The delegates also heard presentations from implementing agencies des [...]	2007-11-02 11:06:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS
07BERN881	FM CALMY-REY "TAKES NOTE" OF USG CONCERNS \ [...] (S) Per instructions in reftel A, CDA met FM Calmy-Rey on \ the evening of September 7 to discuss USG concerns regarding \ the handling of the Iran case at the September 10-14 IAEA \ Board of Governors (BOG) meeting (reftels C/D). As requested \ in ref B, CDA also took the opportunity to raise USG [...]	2007-09-11 09:44:00	Embassy Bern	SECRET	MNUC KNNP ETTC IR SZ
07BRUSSELS233	BELGIAN PLANS ON AFGHANISTAN AT JANUARY 26 [...] (C) Per refs A and B instructions, we outlined U.S. thinking on Afghanistan with the three key players on this issue in Belgium -- the Prime Minister's Office, the Foreign Ministry, and the Defense Ministry. Our contacts were pleased to learn of USG plans to provide additional support for Af [...]	2007-01-24 05:54:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF BE EAID MARR MOPS PINS PREL
07BRUSSELS3037	AMB WOOD DISCUSSES EU,S WORK IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan William Wood met with EU Council Secretariat and Commission officials September 17 and 18 in Brussels to discuss U.S. and EU efforts in Afghanistan. Topics included the EUPOL police training mission, European Commission assistance programs, and coun [...]	2007-10-01 14:07:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU EAID SNAR PTER
07BUCHAREST202	PNL LAUNCHES PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE TO WITHDRAW [...] (C) Liberal Party (PNL) legislators, led by former Defense Minister Teodor Atanasiu and Senator Norica Nicolai opened a new front in the current political war by announcing at a press conference February 21 that they will launch a debate in Parliament on withdrawing Romanian troops from Iraq. [...]	2007-02-22 13:45:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR IZ RO
07BUENOSAIRES240	ARGENTINA'S PLANS FOR THE UPCOMING IAEA COMMITTEE [...] Emboff made reftel points February 6 to First Secretary Sebastian Sayus of the MFA's Office of International Security, Nuclear, and Space Affairs. Sayus, the MFA's point man for the February 13-14 meeting of the IAEA's Committee on Safeguards and Verification (CSV),replied February 7. 2. [...]	2007-02-07 19:19:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	IAEA KNNP AORC ENRG TRGY MNUC
07CANBERRA334	AUSTRALIA - JAPAN JOINT DECLARATION ON SECURITY [...] (U) This message contains an action request - please see para 6 below. 2. (C) On March 5, DFAT North Asia Division First Assistant Secretary (FAS) Peter Baxter and Japanese Embassy SIPDIS Minister-Counselor Shinichi Hosono briefed DCM on the Australia - Japan Joint Declaration on Securit [...]	2007-03-05 07:28:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR KTIA ASEC PREL AS JA
07CHIANGMAI104	BURMA EXILES AND CHINESE OFFICIALS KEEP COMMUNICATION LINES [...] (SBU) Chinese officials maintain communication with Burma exiles based in northern Thailand representing the National League for Democracy - Liberated Area (NLD-LA) and the National Council of the Union of Burma (NCUB),soliciting their views on the situation inside Burma and offering advice. [...]	2007-06-08 08:44:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TH BM CH
07COLOMBO1527	SRI LANKA: CO-CHAIRS SEE LITTLE PROSPECT OF A [...] (C) SUMMARY: A meeting of Co-Chair Ambassadors in Colombo on November 5 concluded there will be little scope for promoting new peace talks in the next several months. Participants agreed to propose to capitals that the Co-Chairs principals meet during the first quarter of 2008 in Tokyo. Sever [...]	2007-11-08 11:43:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS PINR CE
07COLOMBO1676	MALDIVES: AHMED KHALEEL NEW PERMREP IN NEW YORK [...] On December 13, Embassy received a diplomatic note dated December 10, 2007, announcing the appointment of Ahmed Khaleel as Maldives' Permanent Representative to the United Nations. [begin text] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives presents its compliments to the Emb [...]	2007-12-18 09:11:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OVIP PINR UN MV
07COLOMBO230	SRI LANKA: NEW MEGA-CABINET BOOSTS RAJAPAKSA [...] (C) Summary. President Mahinda Rajapaksa's recent cabinet reshuffle has served to consolidate his and his brothers' control, particularly over the all-important defense portfolio. The new United National Party (UNP) ministers have settled for distinctly secondary ministries, while their de [...]	2007-02-06 12:43:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO525	SRI LANKA: PUSH FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In October-November 2006, senior UN officials proposed establishing a UN-sponsored human rights monitoring mission in Sri Lanka. However, the GSL has consistently resisted the idea, most recently citing the existence of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (CoI) on Human Right [...]	2007-04-04 12:49:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PTER CE
07DILI124	PRESIDENT SIGNS ELECTION LAW AMENDMENT, BUT TIME RUNNING [...] (SBU) Summary: President Xanana Gusmao March 26 signed into law the controversial election law amendment, paving the way for ballot printing to start later this week. The amendment addressed several key legislative problems identified by the UN Election Certification Team (UNECT) and had thre [...]	2007-03-27 10:32:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM UN TT
07DILI131	PRIMER ON APRIL 9 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN EAST TIMOR [...] (U) Summary: On April 9 Timorese citizens are scheduled to go to the polls to select from eight candidates who they want to serve as their next president, replacing the iconic Xanana Gusmao. Most observers believe that the election will go to a run off, as the winner must win by a margin of ov [...]	2007-03-30 10:55:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM UN TT
07DILI132	SECURITY SECTOR UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Post remains concerned by developments in the security sector following a United Nations Police (UNPOL) request to the GOET to deploy elements from the East Timorese Defense Force (F-FDTL) into the capital city of Dili. While the Commander of the F-FDTL, Brigadier General Taur Ma [...]	2007-03-31 08:41:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MOPS MARR PGOV PREL ASEC UN TT
07DILI141	THREE FRONTRUNNERS FOR EAST TIMOR'S PRESIDENTIAL RACE [...] (C) Summary: As the East Timorese presidential campaign wraps up, opposition candidate Fernando "Lasama" de Araujo has emerged alongside establishment candidates Jose Ramos-Horta and Francisco "Lu'Olo" Gutterres as a serious contender in the 9 April presidential election. While current Prime M [...]	2007-04-05 09:30:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM UN TT
07DILI143	ALKATIRI CONFIDENT HIS MAN WILL WIN [...] (C) Summary: In an April 5 meeting with Charge d'Affaires, ruling Fretilin party Secretary General and former Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri strongly asserted Fretilin would not be involved in any violence surrounding the presidential campaign, and expressed confidence that Fretilin candidate Fra [...]	2007-04-06 07:58:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS MARR TT
07DILI148	INITIAL ELECTION RESULTS ANNOUNCED, BUT DISPUTES LOOM [...] (SBU) Summary: Amidst emerging disputes over the counting of votes after a calm and smooth election day, East Timor's National Election Commission (CNE) today announced provisional results for the first round of the presidential elections, indicating Fretilin candidate Francisco "Lu'olo" Guterr [...]	2007-04-11 11:28:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TT
07DILI150	ELECTION COUNT INCOMPLETE, BUT PREPARATIONS FOR RUNOFF [...] (C) Summary: The National Election Commission (CNE) yesterday, April 12, began the national tabulation of votes for Monday's presidential election poll. According to IFES representatives working closely with the CNE on this process, there are a number of problems with the district tabulation, [...]	2007-04-13 11:14:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TT
07DILI154	EAST TIMOR STABLE THROUGHOUT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (C) Summary. The government of East Timor conducted its first round of presidential elections April 9 largely without a significant security incident. In fact East Timor has been remarkably calm over the past two months, aside from the occasional martial arts group fight and minor clashes b [...]	2007-04-17 10:08:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MOPS MARR PGOV PREL ASEC UN TT
07DILI158	GUSMAO DISCUSSES ELECTION RESULTS AND CNRT STRATEGY WITH [...] (C) Summary: In an April 18 meeting with Charge d'Affaires, President Xanana Gusmao described the results of the April 9 first round of the presidential elections as essentially a loss for the ruling Fretilin party with its candidates' performance reflecting a broad based desire for change. He [...]	2007-04-20 14:32:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV MAAR KDEM AU TT
07DILI164	SECURITY OUTLOOK IN ADVANCE OF PRESIDENTIAL RUNOFF [...] (C/NF) Summary. With the start of the campaign period for the second round of the presidential election, East Timor for the most part remains calm. Within this context, Charge d'Affaires (CDA) met with International Stabilization Force (ISF) commander Brigadier Mal Rerden April 23 to discu [...]	2007-04-25 08:31:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR ASEC KPKO UN TT
07DILI173	RESISTANCE ALUMNI TURN OUT FOR CNRT'S FIRST NATIONAL [...] (U) Summary: The National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT) held its first national congress April 28-30, under the slogan "The land has been liberated, it's time to liberate the people!" Delegates elected President Xanana Gusmao as the party president and Dionisio Babo Soares as its [...]	2007-05-02 14:46:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM TT
07DILI182	FRETILIN UNDER FIRE FOR CAMPAIGN IRREGULARITIES [...] (C) Summary: East Timor's ruling Fretilin party has come under increasing scrutiny in relation to allegations of illegal campaign activities in advance of the May 9 presidential runoff. While some are likely exaggerated for the purpose of campaign rhetoric, others appear to be much more solidl [...]	2007-05-08 04:35:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TT

07DILI185	LOWER TURNOUT BUT TECHNICALLY IMPROVED ROUND TWO VOTING [...] Summary: The second round of East Timor's presidential election concluded May 9 without incident. There were visible improvements compared to the first round with regard to logistical preparations. The Embassy will urge all parties to use established legal mechanisms for filing complaints, t [...]	2007-05-09 10:16:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV ASEC UN TT
07DILI189	LANDSLIDE RAMOS-HORTA VICTORY GIVES OPPOSITION MOMENTUM [...] (SBU) Summary: It is now a virtual certainty that Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta has won the May 9 runoff in a landslide, having picked up the vast majority of votes previously cast for the losing candidates of round one, while ruling Fretilin party candidate Francisco "Lu'olo" Guterres gaine [...]	2007-05-11 11:49:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TT
07DILI197	ELECTION AND GOVERNMENT TRANSITION UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: With the victory of Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta in the presidential race now officially confirmed by the Court of Appeals, plans are in place for his inauguration on May 20. Deputy Prime Minister Estanislau da Silva will assume the Prime Ministership until June 30, while the [...]	2007-05-18 12:49:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ASEC TT
07DILI218	EAST TIMOR'S PARLIAMENTARY CAMPAIGN OFF TO VIOLENT START [...] (SBU) Summary. Campaign-related violence in the district of Viqueque left three dead over the weekend of June 2 - 3. Viqueque is a Fretilin stronghold and tensions erupted as former President Xanana Gusmao led his new party in campaign rallies there. With help from the International Stabiliza [...]	2007-06-05 06:20:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM AS UN TT
07DILI219	POLITICIZATION, CRONYISM PERSIST IN NATIONAL POLICE [...] (C) Summary: Following the disintegration of the Dili District-based National Police (PNTL) in late May 2006, and numerous allegations of PNTL officers being involved in the violence that beset Dili at that time, the new United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor Leste (UNMIT) put into place a [...]	2007-06-05 07:59:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC KPKO KJUS UN TT
07DILI220	POLITICIZATION, CRONYISM PERSIST IN NATIONAL POLICE [...] (C) Summary: Following the disintegration of the Dili District-based National Police (PNTL) in late May 2006, and numerous allegations of PNTL officers being involved in the violence that beset Dili at that time, the new United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor Leste (UNMIT) put into place a [...]	2007-06-05 08:00:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC KPKO KJUS UN TT
07DILI223	CNRT LEADER XANANA GUSMAO ON ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: In a June 5 meeting with Charge and Poloff, a relaxed and confident Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao, former President and currently leader of the National Council of Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT),which hopes to oust the ruling Fretilin Party in East Timor's parliamentary elections on June [...]	2007-06-06 10:42:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM TT
07DILI230	FRETILIN REASSESSES, PREPARES FOR POSSIBLE OPPOSITION ROLE [...] (C) Summary: The results of East Timor's April-May 2007 presidential elections clearly demonstrated ruling party Fretilin's weakness heading into the June 30 parliamentary elections. Fretilin, which has dominated East Timor's politics since independence, was caught by surprise by the extent to [...]	2007-06-14 13:44:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TT
07DILI232	PROMULGATION OF PROBLEMATIC AMNESTY LAW UNLIKELY FOR NOW [...] (C) Summary: The National Parliament on June 4 approved a Law on Truth and Measures for Clemency for Various Infractions, stipulating that amnesty be provided for a wide array of offenses so long as they were committed between April 20, 2006 and April 30, 2007. If promulgated, the law would ha [...]	2007-06-20 10:38:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS TT
07DILI234	EAST TIMOR PRESIDENT RAMOS HORTA LOOKS AHEAD [...] (C) Summary. In a June 20 meeting with Charge and Poloff, East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta expressed satisfaction with the ongoing parliamentary election campaign and confidence in connection with various post-election political scenarios. He confirmed that he had requested that the Inter [...]	2007-06-21 10:04:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AS PO ID TT
07GUANGZHOU206	Fedex moving forward on South China Hub [...] (SBU) Summary. Fedex is moving strongly forward on both of its China hubs: one in Hangzhou for domestic operations and the other in Guangzhou to serve as its Asia Pacific Headquarters and international hub. A key draw for Guangzhou officials is the proven ability Fedex has demonstrated to att [...]	2007-02-14 09:02:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD CH
07HANOI684	LIKELY MFA RESHUFFLE WOULD SEND NEW AMBASSADOR TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy contacts are suggesting that the MFA's leadership will soon undergo a reshuffle, probably in May. If these reports bear out, three current vice foreign ministers will become ambassadors in Washington, Beijing and Tokyo, and high-level responsibility for the U.S. portfol [...]	2007-04-11 10:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV VM
07HANOI898	AMBASSADOR AND VFM BANG DISCUSS TRIET VISIT, HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: At a May 15 dinner with Vice Foreign Minister (VFM) Le Van Bang and other MFA officials, the Ambassador stressed that time is short for the two sides to reach agreements on potential deliverables to ensure a successful visit by President Nguyen Minh Triet. The two sides discusse [...]	2007-05-16 11:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KIRF OVIP PGOV PHUM PREL VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY1015	VIETNAM IN-COUNTRY PRIORITY ONE REFERRAL [...] (C/NF) Summary: Mission's P-1 Referral Committee has completed consideration of five possible Priority One (P-1) applicants and is referring two to PRM for consideration. Truong Van Duc is a long-time Hoa Hao leader and has spent much of his life in detention. His outspoken, but non- violent, [...]	2007-10-02 08:44:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PHUM SOCI KIRF PGOV PREL VM
07JAKARTA1053	INDONESIA - AVIAN INFLUENZA SAMPLE SHARING UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite Health Minister Fadilah Supari's March 28 pledge to immediately begin sharing avian influenza (AI) samples, and similar pledges following World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Margaret Chan's April 4 Jakarta visit, the Government of Indonesia (GOI) has not yet [...]	2007-04-13 08:51:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1191	INDONESIA- APRIL 27 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. During the week of April 24, a World Health Organization (WHO) team assessed qualifications of the National Institute for Health Research Development (NIHRD) and the Eijkman Institute as potential WHO collaborating centers. During the NIHRD assessment, Dr. Triono Soendoro, NIHRD [...]	2007-04-29 22:32:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1319	INDONESIA SENDS AI SAMPLES TO JAPAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 08:22:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO AMED PREL ID
07JAKARTA1452	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT A/S HILL [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Jakarta and ConGen Surabaya welcome your upcoming visit to Indonesia. Rumbles within the U.S. House of Representatives of possible legislation that would jeopardize normalized military-to-military relations with Indonesia would unravel our recent progress in this area an [...]	2007-05-23 07:20:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR SOCI ID
07JAKARTA1593	INDONESIA - JUNE 8 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesian Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari reportedly announced on June 6 that Indonesia and Australia plan to jointly develop an AI vaccine, but privately, the Australian Embassy and National Institute of Health Research and Development (NIHRD) both expressed surprise at th [...]	2007-06-08 10:24:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2743	INDONESIA - TRILATERAL STRATEGIC ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary. The missions of Australia, the U.S. and Japan in Indonesia, at a September 20 meeting, agreed to pursue several issues in close coordination, including avian influenza sample sharing, encouraging better Government of Indonesia (GOI) compliance with UN 1267 Al-Qaeda-related asset [...]	2007-09-28 02:55:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR KTFN KFLU PREL PTER PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3003	PAPUA -- A GOOD WEEK FOR THE GOVERNOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Papua Governor Barnabas Suebu traveled to London this week to receive a TIME Magazine-sponsored environmental award and tout his conservation plans. Suebu will also visit Beijing where he will open the first Papua provincial government overseas office. Suebu has a solid reputat [...]	2007-10-26 09:56:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SENV PINR ID
07JAKARTA3099	RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGN PURCHASE OF BANK INDONESIA [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite a modest retreat in the June-August period, gross capital inflows to Indonesia remain high and have accelerated in recent months. Concern about a sudden reversal of portfolio inflows prompted public comments from two Bank Indonesia (BI) officials as well as an internal [...]	2007-11-07 10:54:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3302	SITC REQUEST FOR BIOFUELS INFORMATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable respnds to a request for information (ref A) from th U.S. International Trade Commission regarding bofuels adoption and researrch in Indonesia. The Goernment of Indonesia (GOI) is continuing its ambtious 5-year, multi-billion dollar investment pla to boost biofuel prod [...]	2007-12-03 10:52:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV OTRA ID
07JAKARTA698	INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (SBU) Indonesia remained a major sending country for international trafficking in persons (TIP) and faced a very significant internal trafficking problem. Indonesia was also a receiving country for trafficked prostitutes, though their numbers were very small relative to Indonesian victims. [...]	2007-03-12 02:05:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07KABUL137	TEA CLUB OPENS DISCUSSION OF BERLIN JCMB AGENDA [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-15 08:18:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID EFIN AF
07KABUL3087	AF: Anyak mine tender: WB comfortable with current state of [...] (SBU) In a September 13 meeting, World Bank staff informed Embassy Treasury Attach and EconOff that based on the information available to them, the initial evaluation of the Anyak copper mine bids appears to have proceeded according to the process spelled out in tender documents, and in accorda [...]	2007-09-15 13:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL3775	AF: Afghan-Pakistani Bilateral Trade and Security Talks [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: US Embassy Kabul representatives attended the Afghanistan-Pakistan Cooperation Workshop, sponsored by the Canadian Government in Dubai, October 30 - November 1. Senior Afghan and Pakistani officials responsible for customs, immigration and border security spent thre [...]	2007-11-08 01:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EPET EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL3788	AFGHANISTAN: NEW OIL AND GAS FIELD TENDER EXPECTED IN THREE [...] (SBU) The Afghan Ministry of Mines intends to issue a tender for exploration of several blocks of the Amudarya Oil and Gas basin in north-western Afghanistan in February or March 2008 Post learned at the recent Oil and Gas Working Group meeting November 8. Note: The Amudarya basin is also where [...]	2007-11-09 02:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL3932	AF: Aynak Copper: Details of winning Chinese bid remain [...] (SBU) Summary: After a prolonged tender and evaluation process, on October 20, 2007, the state-owned China Metallurgical Group (CMG) was awarded the right to start negotiating a detailed contract for the Aynak Copper Mine project. By some accounts, the Chinese are expected to invest approximat [...]	2007-11-27 08:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF CH
07KABUL3933	AF: Aynak Copper: Details of winning Chinese bid remain [...] (SBU) Summary: After a prolonged tender and evaluation process, on October 20, 2007, the state-owned China Metallurgical Group (CMG) was awarded the right to start negotiatinQdetailed contract for the Aynak Copper Mine project. By some accounts, the Chinese are expected to invest approximately [...]	2007-11-27 08:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF CH
07KATHMANDU1035	MELAMCHI FIASCO HAS JAPANESE WONDERING ABOUT [...] (C) On May 24, Japanese Ambassador Tsutomu Hiraoka indicated to the Ambassador that Japanese soft lending may be affected by recent mishandling of the Melamchi Water Supply Project by Minister of Physical Planning and Works Hisila Yami. Her decision to refuse to award the management contract [...]	2007-05-25 09:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL ECON EAID ADB ABLD JA NP
07KINGSTON299	JAPAN/CARIBBEAN: TOKYO CONSIDERS OPENING ANOTHER [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-01 20:17:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR EAID OFDP JA CH TW
07KUWAIT1511	KUWAIT PETROLEUM TO CLOSE WASHINGTON OFFICE FOR [...] (SBU) Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) General Counsel and erstwhile Director of KPC's Washington Office Shaykh Nawaf Saud Nasir Al-Sabah confirmed to econoff on 11 October that KPC will close its Washington office by the end of November. He explained that the Washington office had initiall [...]	2007-10-13 07:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV KU
07KUWAIT989	OIL MINISTER TORCHED IN GRILLING; FACES NO [...] (C) Summary and comment: On June 25, ten MPs submitted a no confidence motion on the Oil Minister following a nine-hour "grilling" by three opposition MPs on corruption-related charges. The motion was supported by MPs from all four parliamentary blocs, suggesting it will get the 25 votes nee [...]	2007-06-26 13:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
07LONDON4328	(C/NF) UK SHARES U.S. GOALS ON IRAN; WE SHOULD RE-FOCUS UK DOMESTIC EFFORTS AND INCREASE COORDINATION REF: A. STATE 156409 B. STATE 157039 LONDON 00004328 001.2 OF 006 [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-21 16:16:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MNUC EFIN PTER KTFN IR UK
07MADRID2207	OSCE MINISTERIAL: U/S BURNS'S MEETING WITH KOREAN [...] (U) November 28; 6:20 p.m.; Madrid, Spain. 2. (U) Participants: United States Under Secretary Burns Special Assistant Sumona Guha E. Strother Murray (Embassy Notetaker) Republic of Korea Deputy Foreign Minister Shim Yoon-joe Kang Kym-gu, Director, European Regional Cooperation Divi [...]	2007-12-07 12:02:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD OSCE PARM PHUM PREL ABLD ROK
07MADRID848	SPAIN SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. INTERNATIONAL WHALING [...] ESTHOFF made reftel points May 8 to Spanish IWC Commissioner Carmen Asencio, urging Spain to support U.S. IWC priorities. Asencio said Spain would endorse the aboriginal subsistence whaling quota for Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort Sea bowhead whales and agreed with the U.S. positions on the Revised [...]	2007-05-09 11:33:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD SP
07MANAGUA1318	FOREIGN MINISTER DOWNPLAYS GON ENDORSEMENT OF [...] (C) On May 21, the Ambassador raised with Foreign Minister Samuel Santos the Nicaraguan government's (GON) position vis a vis North Korea (DPRK),specifically noting our concern over President Ortega's recent public remarks virtually endorsing the DPRK's efforts to become a nuclear power, a p [...]	2007-05-23 15:24:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KGIT XE NU
07MANILA1301	PHILIPPINES SEEKING CO-SPONSORS FOR 1267 LISTING [...] (S/REL AUS/JA/UK) Summary. Philippine officials informally briefed representatives from U.S., Australian, Japanese, and British Embassies on April 23 seeking a listing of the Rajah Solaiman Movement and some of its key members with the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee and to explore possible co-sp [...]	2007-04-23 09:39:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PTER EFIN ETTC PREL KTFN PINR AS ID JA MY
07MANILA1653	Philippines Turbulent Civair Development [...] (SBU) Summary: Liberalization of civil aviation is crucial to the development of the Philippine economy, particularly by unlocking the potential of Asian tourism into the Philippines. Nevertheless, vested interests have, until recently, kept the GRP from implementing liberal policies. Post [...]	2007-05-21 02:55:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR RP
07MANILA2589	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PHILIPPINE [...] (C) Summary: Meeting July 31 on the margins of the ASEAN summit, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo and Deputy Secretary Negroponte agreed on the importance of continued progress in the Six-Party Talks to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula. A nuclear-armed North Korea was inimical to [...]	2007-08-01 12:03:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN ETRD PREL RP
07MANILA2776	PHILIPPINE AIRLINES CHAIRMAN CONVEYS CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Summary: Philippine Airlines Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Lucio C. Tan met with Embassy Manila Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Jon Lindborg, Econ, and FCS late on August 13 to express his alarm over recently learning of a possible Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Internationa [...]	2007-08-15 08:49:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON RP
07MANILA335	Airlines Jostle for Terminal Space and Lower Fees [...] (SBU) In a highly advantageous deal for the national carrier, the Philippine Government agreed to let Philippine Airlines (PAL) shift its international and domestic operations to the long-mothballed new terminal and to allocate remaining space to foreign carriers. The government is planning [...]	2007-01-30 09:20:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD RP
07MANILA3646	PHILIPPINES CIVAIR: LETTER FROM PHILIPPINE AIRLINES [...] On November 6, 2007 we met with the Philippine public-private task force which was formed in response to the FAA summary report regarding aviation safety oversight. 2. We subsequently received a letter dated November 8 from task force member and Philippine Airline President Jaime Bautista [...]	2007-11-14 07:33:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON RP
07MANILA388	Manila Airport Showcases Security Improvements to [...] Ambassador toured the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on February 1. The Manila Airport Authority described and pointed out its recent security enhancements to ensure secure, efficient, and comfortable passenger travel. The Authority started charging an additional four dollar (200 peso) s [...]	2007-02-02 00:39:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD RP
07MANILA688	PHILIPPINES -- SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Mission's seventh annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report follows below. The report covers the period from April 2006 to March 2007. Point of contact (POC) is Political Officer Barry Fullerton, FullertonTB@State.Gov, (632) 528-6300 x2350, fax (632) 523-1195. Rank of TIP action offic [...]	2007-03-01 11:20:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB RP
07MOSCOW601	RUSSIA-JAPAN RELATIONSHIP: NOT YET A NEW CHAPTER [...] (C) Summary. Despite growing economic ties and a newly launched strategic dialogue, improvements in Russian-Japanese bilateral relations will likely continue to move at a glacial pace. The disputed Kurile Islands remain a sticking point; oil-rich and confident Russians see little gain in mak [...]	2007-02-09 15:54:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON JA RS
07NAHA49	WEATHER GIVES OKINAWA GOVERNOR OPTION OF SIDE-STEPPING [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-16 04:01:00	Consulate Naha	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL JA CH TW
07NEWDELHI3909	JAPANESE PM ABE TAKES ECONOMIC & SECURITY TIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Calling Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's August 21-23 visit to New Delhi a "historic milestone" which witnessed the elevation of the Indo-Japan Global and Strategic Partnership, Japanese Embassy colleagues in New Delhi claimed to be "very happy" with the trip. Ministry of External Af [...]	2007-08-27 14:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON MARR JA IN
07NEWDELHI4989	DELHI DIARY, NOVEMBER 3-15 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi, in coordination with Consulate Chennai, for November 3-15, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Indo-Japan Relations Expected to Continue Positive Trend, But On Hold While Fukuda Gets Settl [...]	2007-11-15 12:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CH JA IN
07NEWDELHI5206	NUCLEAR DEBATE RERUN GETS PERSONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Personal attacks between the ruling Congress Party and opposition BJP leaders marked the eight-hour-plus December 4-5 Rajya Sabha (upper house) nuclear debate in Parliament. Going over the same arguments as in previous Parliament debates, the Left and United National Progressiv [...]	2007-12-05 13:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
07NEWDELHI916	WITH AN EYE ON CHINA, JAPAN AND INDIA KICK OFF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The governments of India and Japan are hoping to commence a new economic partnership with round one of negotiations on the Japan-India Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA),followed by the visit of a high-level Japanese business delegation to India. The Economic Minister of the [...]	2007-02-23 12:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ECIN EINV JP CH IN
07OTTAWA1188	CANADIAN PROGRESS TOWARD FULL APP PARTICIPATION [...] Canadian officials have advised Embassy that they are nearly ready to request formally admission to the Asia Pacific Partnership for Clean Development and Climate. They report that formal letters, signed by Environment Minister John Baird and Foreign Minister Peter MacKay, are being readied [...]	2007-06-20 14:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGCC SENV CA
07OTTAWA1299	CANADA OFFICIALLY REQUESTS APP MEMBERSHIP [...] Officials from Environment Canada and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade confirmed to ESTH Counselor on July 6 that letters signed by Environment Minister John Baird and Foreign Minister Peter MacKay officially requesting Canada's admission to the Asia Pacific Partnershi [...]	2007-07-09 17:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGCC SENV CA
07PARIS688	JAPAN/AFRICA: JAPANESE EMBOFF DISCUSSES WEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chie Kinumaki, an Africa Watcher at Japan's Embassy in Paris, on February 21 discussed efforts to assist 30 Japanese nationals in leaving Guinea; the impasse in Cote d'Ivoire; concerns about China's lack of interest in promoting democracy, human rights, and sound business pract [...]	2007-02-23 09:56:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINR CONS ASEC XY GV IV CH JA FR
07PHNOMPENH315	CAMBODIA AND NEXT STEPS ON BURMA [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador called on MFA Secretary of State Ouch Borith on February 22 at the latter's request, and used the occasion to raise reftel demarche points regarding Burma. Borith, however, was more eager to discuss North Korean affairs, and related his recent discussions with J [...]	2007-02-26 05:56:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM CB BM
07PHNOMPENH429	FRIENDS OF THE ECCC OR RGC? [...] (C) Summary. The main donor coordinating body for Cambodia's Khmer Rouge Tribunal, the Friends of the ECCC, has proven an effective information-sharing group for reviewing ECCC progress and donor activities in support of the Tribunal's work. The ECCC's problems since the November 2006 plen [...]	2007-03-16 09:42:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
07PHNOMPENH535	TRILATERAL COUNTERTERRORISM DIALOGUE IN CAMBODIA [...] (C) Summary. At the Australian High Commission's invitation, representatives of the U.S., Japanese and Australian missions met on April 5 for a Cambodia-specific trilateral counterterrorism (CT) dialogue. Australia framed the dialogue as part of the follow-up to the October 2006 high-level [...]	2007-04-10 09:35:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EAID CB AS JA
07PHNOMPENH62	FINANCE MINISTRY ON CAMBODIA'S BILATERAL DEBT [...] (SBU) On January 10, Pol/Econ Chief met with Deputy Secretary General Vongsey Vissoth at the Ministry of SIPDIS Economics and Finance (MEF) to relay points outlined in reftel A. Vissoth thanked the Embassy for the assurances regarding the USG position vis-a-vis the cut-off date, and ment [...]	2007-01-16 12:07:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON KTIA CB
07PRETORIA1447	PROSPECTS FOR MBEKI FACILITATION IN ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. As recently-appointed SADC "facilitator" for Zimbabwe, President Mbeki is off to the races but may not make it to the finish line. Mbeki has taken on Mugabe in the past and failed, and we should not underestimate Mugabe's ability to outfox him again. Nevertheles [...]	2007-04-24 14:50:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA2937	ANC SUCCESSION STILL UP IN AIR [...] (C) Exactly four months before the ANC elects its new President, the race remains largely undecided. ANC insider Dr. Fazel Randera told PolOff on 17 August that though everyone seems to have a theory, he is uncertain who will prevail in December. Randera argued that, "the days of backroom de [...]	2007-08-22 11:24:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SF
07PRETORIA3183	JAPAN PASSIVE ON ADVOCATING WESTINGHOUSE'S SOUTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Japan is unable to manifest overt support for the Westinghouse bid for building new nuclear plants in South Africa. Toshiba acquired Westinghouse in October of last year, but Mitsubishi also has a commercial relationship with competitor French Areva. The GOJ [...]	2007-09-07 15:31:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG BEXP TRGY PREL IAEA EINV ECON SF JA
07PRETORIA3939	(C) ALLEGATIONS OF POLITICAL INTERFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the run-up to the ANC national conference 16-20 December, allegations of bribes and intimidation directed at ANC branch members and Polokwane delegates are surfacing from Zuma, Mbeki, and Sexwale camps. Press reports allege that ANC branch members in North West are being intim [...]	2007-11-13 15:21:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SF
07RANGOON972	BURMA: REGIME ACTIONS HARDEN JAPANESE, FRENCH, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Journalists and diplomats in Rangoon are scrambling to get read-outs on Gambari's September 30-October 2 visit to Burma, but the senior UN official in Burma will not offer many insights (septel). The Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister could not meet with many senior officials duri [...]	2007-10-03 11:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM JA FR GM BM
07RANGOON977	RAIDS AND ARRESTS CONTINUE IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary: The Charge d'Affaires has been summoned to Nay Pyi Taw to meet with the Deputy Foreign Minister for a one-on-one meeting about the situation; we learned that the Chinese and Russian Ambassadors had been invited for similar meetings today. Nightly arrests and raids on monasteries [...]	2007-10-04 11:29:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07SANTIAGO446	FUJIMORI EXTRADITION RULING MAY BE IMMINENT, [...] (C) Summary: At a dinner with FM Alejandro Foxley March on 16, Constitutional Tribunal President Jose Luis Cea told the Ambassador an initial ruling on Peru's extradition of former President Alberto Fujimori could come within the next two weeks. Despite efforts by Foxley to draw Cea out on the r [...]	2007-03-16 20:40:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS PHUM PE CI
07SEOUL220	POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL, SESSION 1: THE KOREAN [...] (C) During Session 1 of the January 11 U.S.-ROK-Japan Policy Planning Talks, ROK Deputy Foreign Minister Park In-kook, Japanese Deputy Vice Minister Masaharu Kono, and S/P Director Stephen R. Krasner outlined their respective countries' foreign policy priorities and strategies toward North Ko [...]	2007-01-23 08:30:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KS
07SEOUL456	ROK-JAPAN TIES STUCK BETWEEN STAGNATION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a February 9 luncheon with poloffs, Japanese Embassy Political Counselor Yamamoto Yasushi characterized ROK-Japanese relations as stagnant and opined that significant improvement in bilateral relations was unlikely until after the Roh Moo-hyun administration left office be [...]	2007-02-14 09:11:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KS JA
07SHANGHAI247	CFETS UPDATE ON FX AND BOND MARKET DEVELOPMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: China Foreign Exchange Trading System (CFETS) President Xie Duo told Embassy ECON M/C Robert Luke on April 19 that CFETS continued to carry out policies to make China's foreign exchange (FX) trading system more market-based and efficient, including: increasing the number of over [...]	2007-04-25 06:17:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL CH
07SHANGHAI654	SHANGHAI BANKERS ON RMB, PROTECTIONISM AND THE FUTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: China's weak and rigid exchange rate is increasing costs and inhibiting innovation in China's financial sector. Shanghai officials and banking leaders told a visiting Treasury delegation that growing protectionism in the financial services sector would make increased foreign pe [...]	2007-10-05 09:29:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV PGOV CH
07SINGAPORE1492	RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION [...] (SBU) Per ref A, Econoff contacted Positronic Asia Pte. Ltd. on August 13. Positronic Asia is a limited private company that has been operating in Singapore since March 29, 1995. Singapore's online business directory, Biznet, lists the company's principal officers as: Name: Kathleen Dian [...]	2007-08-14 09:23:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC ETRD ECON KOMC SN
07SINGAPORE1517	ANALYSTS UNCERTAIN ABOUT EFFECT OF MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore-based financial analysts believe market volatility could have real economic effects on Asia even though the region has limited exposure to the subprime mortgage and credit derivatives problems afflicting the United States and Europe. Central banks across the region t [...]	2007-08-17 08:35:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV PGOV SN
07SINGAPORE1736	LEGAL THREATS AGAINST DOWNLOADERS PROVOKE ANIMATED [...] (U) Summary: Recent events involving local anime (Japanese animation) distributor Odex highlight that Singapore is still struggling with certain facets of promoting and protecting intellectual property rights (IPR). Following a difficult enforcement campaign, Odex announced September 5 it wo [...]	2007-09-19 08:32:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECPS EINT ECON ETRD EINV SN
07SINGAPORE1980	PRESSING GOS ON BURMA'S PARTICIPATION AT ASEAN AND [...] (C) Summary: The DCM met with MFA Permanent Secretary Peter Ho to express serious concern over Singapore's invitation to new Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein to attend the ASEAN Summit in Singapore in November and to urge Singapore not to go back to business as usual with the Burmese regime. [...]	2007-10-30 07:01:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BM SN
07SINGAPORE2011	BURMA: S LETTER DELIVERED; GOS DISAPPOINTED BY UN [...] (SBU) E/P Chief delivered the Secretary's letter to Foreign Minister Yeo (Ref A) to MFA Southeast Asia Directorate Deputy Director Pong Kok Tian November 5. Pong noted that FM Yeo is currently in Jakarta, that Thursday, November 8, is a local holiday, and that FM Yeo plans to travel to New De [...]	2007-11-05 10:06:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM SN
07SINGAPORE23	MFA PROVIDES BLOCKED SHIPMENTS UPDATES [...] (SBU) Michelle Teo-Jacob, Assistant Director of MFA's International Organizations Directorate, on January 3 provided us updates on three outstanding export control and nonproliferation cases. She presented us with two non-papers, reproduced in paragraphs 6 and 7. 2. (S) Teo-Jacob began wit [...]	2007-01-03 10:43:00	Embassy Singapore	SECRET	ETTC MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL KNNP SN
07SINGAPORE680	SINGAPORE QUARTERLY FRAUD SUMMARY - Q2 FY2007 [...] SUMMARY: H-1b fraud continued to be our most serious form of fraud, but the number of H-1b applications from unqualified and/or short-term residents of Singapore originating from India continued to drop this quarter. Post devoted significant resources to addressing potential adoption fraud. EN [...]	2007-04-04 05:36:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC SN
07STATE135395	EEB ASSISTANT SECRETARY SULLIVAN RAISES GAS DEAL \ [...] (C) Summary. EEB A/S Sullivan met with Swiss ambassador \ Ziswiler to underscore our concerns about the EGL \ gas/pipeline deal with Iran (reftels),particularly its \ negative impact on efforts to pressure Iran to comply with \ UNSC resolutions on its nuclear activities. Ziswiler \ defended the [...]	2007-09-25 23:01:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL ENRG EPET IR SZ TU GR IT
07STATE152803	ASIA PACIFIC DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP WORKING BREAKFAST IN [...] This is an action request. (Info only: Bamako) See Para 3 for suggested talking points. For Jakarta, Tokyo, New Delhi, and Seoul, please also note specific additional information in Para 4. 2. Background, for Embassy Info Only: On April 10, Deputies approved plans to develop a partnership [...]	2007-11-05 22:41:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM MG
07STATE153704	KUDOS FOR JAPANESE EMBASSY AND CONSULATE REPORTING [...] (U) We in Washington would like to take this opportunity to thank reporting officers in the Embassy and consulates for the hard work that you put into keeping us informed of important developments in Japan. From your daily press reports to your front channel cables, from periodic e-mails to J [...]	2007-11-07 20:00:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV MOPS PGOV PREL JA
07STATE154603	BRINGING THE US-JAPAN MRA INTO FORCE [...] This is an action message. See paragraph 3. 2. BACKGROUND: The Agreement on Mutual Recognition of Results of Conformity Assessment Procedures between the United States of America and Japan ("the Agreement") was signed in Washington on February 16, 2007. By the terms of Article 15 of th [...]	2007-11-09 14:11:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS JA
07STATE163398	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: A/S HILL TO BEIJING [...] Department requests country clearance for EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill and his delegation, listed in SIPDIS para 3, to travel to Beijing and Tokyo for consultations related to the Six-Party Talks from December 5-7. Assistant Secretary Hill will not/not overnight in Tokyo. [...]	2007-12-04 23:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA
07STATE4701	JAPAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE: REGULATORY REFORM AND [...] Department requests country clearance for the U.S. delegation to the Regulatory Reform and Competition Policy working group meetings scheduled for January 22-30, 2007, in Tokyo. Members of the delegation, their passport and clearance information, and dates of arrival and departure are as fol [...]	2007-01-12 21:17:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ECON ETRD JA
07STATE98429	RESPONSE TO JAPANESE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON [...] (U) Action Request: Washington agencies request Embassy Tokyo to deliver the nonpaper in para 4 to Japanese MFA, METI, MOF, and NPA officials. Agencies would also appreciate embassy's efforts to follow up on NPA's offer to obtain information from Komori (ref A) and to reiterate our request (r [...]	2007-07-16 16:46:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC KN JA
07SUVA177	FIJI UPDATE 3/22/07: CORRUPTION COMPARISONS; A [...] (C) A Transparency International poll taken in Fiji before the coup indicates people were not shocked by corruption in the Qarase era. Overall, Fiji stacked up quite favorably compared to global and regional results, which suggests, no surprise, that the need for a "clean up" was not really wh [...]	2007-03-21 20:37:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR ASEC FJ
07TELAVIV267	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel: Governance 2. Syria ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major electronic media cited the State of the Union Address that President Bush delivered on Tuesday. The media reported that the President dedicated roughly half of his speech [...]	2007-01-24 11:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV320	LIVNI IN TOKYO: NEW MIDDLE EAST, TRILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: According to both the Japanese Embassy and Israeli MFA, FM Livni used her January 17-18 visit to Japan to outline her views on the current situation in the Middle East and stress the importance of opposing Iran and supporting moderates (including Palestinian President Abbas). She [...]	2007-01-29 15:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM EAIR JA IS
07TELAVIV764	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] PM Olmert's Performance 2. Saudi Initiative 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that the Winograd Commission investigating last summer's Lebanon war announced on Tuesday that it will publish interim report in [...]	2007-03-14 09:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TOKYO100	DPRK FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES: JAPAN AWARE OF POSSIBLE [...] (C) Japan is aware that Chinese banks may be involved with North Korea, given their close geographic proximity to the DPRK, MOF International Bureau Legal Office official Shunichi Fukushima told Embassy financial attache January 9 in response to reftel demarche. Fukushima expressed thanks for [...]	2007-01-10 09:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PARM KNNP PREL PGOV KN CH JA
07TOKYO1004	LARGE-SCALE CHOSEN SOREN PROTESTS IN JAPAN: A DPRK [...] (C) Summary. The DPRK-affiliated General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chosen Soren) organized large demonstrations March 3 in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Kobe to protest "unjustifiable (Japanese) political suppression." The protests, orchestrated by Pyongyang as all Chosen Soren activiti [...]	2007-03-08 08:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KN JA
07TOKYO1005	JAPAN TO HOST ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN OFFICIALS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Taro Aso will preside March 14 in Tokyo over a meeting to inaugurate Japan's "Corridor of Peace and Prosperity" initiative involving Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinians. Expected participants include Shimon Peres for Israel, Saed Erekat for the Palestinians, and [...]	2007-03-08 13:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAGR EAID ETRD EAIR KPAL KWBG IS JO JA
07TOKYO1006	AFGHANISTAN: TWO BILLION YEN FOR PROJECTS [...] (U) At the March 8 GOJ-NATO Tokyo Meeting, Deputy Minister Yabunaka announced ODA of 2 billion yen for Afghanistan reconstruction by NGOs, municipalities, community and district organization. MOFA European Affairs Bureau European Policy Division Akima Fumezawa informed AID Counselor that th [...]	2007-03-08 13:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL NATO AFIN PINR JA
07TOKYO1022	PM ABE TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTS ON "COMFORT WOMEN" TO [...] (S) Summary. A group of LDP Diet members has submitted a proposal to PM Abe, calling on the Japanese government to undertake historical research into the "comfort women" issue. The lawmakers stated goal is to clear up "misperceptions" contained in the Kono Statement and promote greater unde [...]	2007-03-09 07:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PGOV JA
07TOKYO1025	ANRE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS DIRECTOR GIVES [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting on March 2 Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) Petroleum and Natural Gas Division Director Shin Hosaka expressed only partial satisfaction with discussions between Japan and Russia that took place in late February. He appreciated assurances from Russian P [...]	2007-03-09 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG ECON JA CH RU
07TOKYO1027	JAPAN INVITED TO IRAQ NEIGHBORS CONFERENCE [...] (C) Japan has received an invitation to attend the opening session of the March 10 Iraq Neighbors conference, according to Iraqi Ambassador to Japan Ghanim Al-Jumaily. Al-Jumaily told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer that he had lobbied hard with his Ministry and also convinced Vice President T [...]	2007-03-09 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OIC UN IZ JA
07TOKYO1028	2007 TIP REPORT: JAPAN [...] (SBU) Embassy's point of contact on TIP issues is Political Officer Scott Hansen, Office Phone: 81 (3) 3224-5558, Fax: 81 (3) 3224-5322, Email: hansensw@state.gov. 2. (SBU) Embassy Tokyo has spent a total of 207 hours researching trafficking issues, developing and implementing TIP progr [...]	2007-03-09 09:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JA
07TOKYO103	MOFA DISAVOWS PRESS REPORT THAT JAPAN TO ACCEPT [...] (C) A January 10 front page Yomiuri Shimbun article titled "Government to OK India as Nuclear State" is "unfounded," according to MOFA India Desk Officer Naoshige Aoshima. The article quotes "government sources" as saying Japan will recognize India as a nuclear power even though New Delhi has [...]	2007-01-10 22:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG KNNP IN JA
07TOKYO1031	RERF CONTINUES VALUABLE RADIATION RESEARCH DESPITE BUDGET [...] (U) Summary: The Radiation Effects Research Foundation's Scientific Council meeting on March 5 and 6 in Hiroshima underscored the importance of continuing research on long-term health effects on atomic bomb survivors. Multi-year studies involving voluntary participation of atomic bomb survivo [...]	2007-03-09 09:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KSTH PREL SOCI ENRG PARM JA
07TOKYO1034	2007 TIP REPORT: JAPAN [...] (SBU) Embassy's point of contact on TIP issues is Political Officer Scott Hansen, Office Phone: 81 (3) 3224-5558, Fax: 81 (3) 3224-5322, Email: hansensw@state.gov. 2. (SBU) Embassy Tokyo has spent a total of 207 hours researching trafficking issues, developing and implementing TIP progr [...]	2007-03-12 02:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JA
07TOKYO104	MOFA DISAVOWS PRESS REPORT THAT JAPAN TO ACCEPT [...] (C) A January 10 front page Yomiuri Shimbun article titled "Government to OK India as Nuclear State" is "unfounded," according to MOFA India Desk Officer Naoshige Aoshima. The article quotes "government sources" as saying Japan will recognize India as a nuclear power even though New Delhi has [...]	2007-01-10 22:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG KNNP IN JA

07TOKYO1051	UNSCR 1718 IMPLEMENTATION: JAPAN CAUTIOUS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S., Japanese and Australian delegates to the Trilateral Working Group (WG) on Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1718 met in Tokyo January 24 to continue discussions on 1718 implementation including resolving outstanding legal and policy concerns over sanctions en [...]	2007-03-12 05:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR UNSC AS JA
07TOKYO1058	JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER'S "MIDDLE EAST POLICY AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Middle East is currently standing at a critical crossroads between stability and turmoil, and it is imperative that Japan do all it can to secure and reinforce maximum stability in the region, declared Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso February 28 in a policy address titled [...]	2007-03-12 07:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG ETRD EAID XF AF TU JA
07TOKYO110	FY2007 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION: UN UNIVERSITY IN [...] Reftel requested Embassy Tokyo to determine whether United Nations University (UNU),Tokyo, or any of its affiliates grant official status or recognition to organizations that promote, condone or seek the legalization of pedophilia. After a thorough examination, Embassy Tokyo has determined th [...]	2007-01-11 05:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM SOCI JA
07TOKYO1117	U.S. Telecommunications Policy Delegation [...] (SBU) A USG delegation visited Tokyo October 16- 18 for telecommunications policy consultations at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) and for meetings with U.S. and Japanese Telecom/ICT industry representatives. U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and In [...]	2007-03-14 11:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO1132	JAPAN - NO OBJECTION TO U.S. PROVIDING GENERATORS [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-15 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO1133	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/15/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-15 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1152	JAPAN ANNOUNCED USD 12.6 MILLION TO THE [...] (U) At the March 14-15 visit of Cabinet-level officials from Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority (reftel),Foreign Minister Aso announced additional assistance to the Palestinians. Although the two-day meeting focused on "confidence building" and the "Corridor for Peace and Prosperi [...]	2007-03-15 22:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID JA IS EAGR KWBG JO ENRG
07TOKYO1158	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/16/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-16 01:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1182	PM HOWARD VISIT DEEPENS JAPAN-AUSTRALIA SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 11-14 visit to Japan, Australian Prime Minister Howard focused on strengthening security ties, signing a Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation with Prime Minister Abe that makes his country "Japan's closest defense partner aside from the U.S.," according to MOF [...]	2007-03-16 10:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AS JA
07TOKYO1202	The Japan Economic Scope - March 16, 2007 [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 2. (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from March 16, 2007. 3. EAP/MLS Director Meets MOFA Counterparts in Tokyo Beef and Agriculture 4. OIE Panel Judges U.S. Beef Safe, Japan Replies, Not So Fast 6. Japanese Must Confront "Egoistic" Agricult [...]	2007-03-19 06:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO1211	DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR CROUCH'S VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan is committed to ballistic missile defense and working toward early deployment of the missile defense agreement, DFM Yachi told DNSA Crouch that during February 26-27 meetings. Japan is troubled by the lack of transparency in China's military development and developmental as [...]	2007-03-19 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PTER PHUM ECON ETRD EAID MARR KWBG
07TOKYO1214	ZIMBABWE: JAPAN TO CONSULT WITH U.S. MISSION ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-19 10:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC PREL ZI JA
07TOKYO1215	COMFORT WOMEN: KEEPING IT LOW KEY [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Abe and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leaders appear to have made a conscious decision to lower the volume on the comfort women issue, judging by a sharp decrease in the number of public statements on the subject over the past week. Abe demonstrated this restrain [...]	2007-03-19 11:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO1224	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CYNTHIA CARRAS, PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 21-June 20, 2007 TDY to Japan by Cynthia Carras, Presidential Management Fellow, Office of the Secretary of Defense. 2. (U) Point of contact is Political Officer Chris Gunning. He can be reached at: Embassy Main: (81-3)32 [...]	2007-03-20 02:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO124	MOFA DIRECTOR GENERAL VISITS TEHRAN, URGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 7 visit to Tehran, MOFA Director General for Middle Eastern Affairs Okuda urged Iranian officials to comply with the will of the international community and abide by the provisions of UNSCR 1737, according to a MOFA contact. The Iranians replied, predictably, th [...]	2007-01-11 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR IR JA
07TOKYO1251	SENK ADVISOR DISCUSSES NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: In March 4-5 Tokyo meetings, Christian Whiton, Senior Advisor to Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Jay Lefkowitz, discussed plans to promote North Korean human rights. While citing obstacles to regular U.S. medium-wave broadcasts from Japan to North Korea using Japanes [...]	2007-03-20 09:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	BBG PGOV PHUM PREF JA KN
07TOKYO1252	JAPAN-ROK VICE MINISTER'S MEETING: "CONVIVIAL AND [...] (C) Summary. Both MOFA and ROK Embassy describe ROK VFM Cho Joong-pyo,s March 12-13 meeting with Japan VFM Yachi in Tokyo as "convivial" and "constructive." The two men, who focused on a broad range of issues as part of the fourth annual Japan-ROK strategic dialogue, reached no new agreement [...]	2007-03-20 10:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO1253	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-21 22:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1271	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/22/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-22 08:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1274	MOD DENIES REQUEST FOR BRIEF ON U.S. NUCLEAR POLICY [...] (C) The Yomiuri Shimbun quoted "senior Ministry of Defense" officials in its March 20 evening edition about a plan to request a briefing from the USG on how the U.S. nuclear umbrella would be utilized in an attack on Japan. The article claimed that the briefing was part of ongoing efforts to u [...]	2007-03-22 08:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO1278	JAPAN CONSIDERING RESPONSE TO EVENTS IN ZIMBABWE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-23 01:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ZI JA
07TOKYO1280	TOKYO SMALL ARMS WORKSHOP FOCUSES ON DEMAND [...] (C) Summary. The MOFA-sponsored March 12-13 workshop on small arms and light weapons (SALW) shared best practices in addressing SALW among the participants, according to MOFA Conventional Arms Division Officer Michiko Makino. Discussions focused on demand reduction and arms transfer issues, wi [...]	2007-03-23 01:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL JA UNGA
07TOKYO1282	JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO OUR UN JUSTICE REFORM CONCERNS [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-23 02:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA AORC APER JA
07TOKYO1315	JAPAN AGAINST EXTENSION OF UNHRC MISSION TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-23 08:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNHRC PHUM JA
07TOKYO1322	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/26/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-26 02:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1324	The Japan Economic Scope - February 23, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from February 23, 2007. 2. (U) Table of Contents 3. Vice President Cheney's Visit to Japan 4. Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy Reflects on Regulatory Reform 5. Triangular Mergers: the Good, the Bad and the Possibly Ugly 6. Do [...]	2007-03-26 02:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO1354	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MAJOR TREVOR ROSENBERG [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 15-May 7, 2007 TDY to Japan by MAJ Trevor Rosenberg. 2. (U) Point of contact is Political-Military Officer Chris Gunning. He can be reached at: Embassy Main: (81-3)3224-5000 (Operational 24/7) Office phone: (81-3)3224-53 [...]	2007-03-28 07:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO1355	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MAJOR TREVOR ROSENBERG [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 15-May 7, 2007 TDY to Japan by MAJ Trevor Rosenberg. 2. (U) Point of contact is Political-Military Officer Chris Gunning. He can be reached at: Embassy Main: (81-3)3224-5000 (Operational 24/7) Office phone: (81-3)3224-53 [...]	2007-03-28 07:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO1360	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/28/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-28 08:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1361	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL EOYANG AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 5 -7, 2007 visit to Japan by Staffdel Mieke Eoyang, Donald Viera, Fred Fleitz, and Laurence Hanauer. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached [...]	2007-03-28 08:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KS CH JA
07TOKYO1362	JAPAN SUPPORTS UNSCR 1737, MULLING CONCRETE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-28 08:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP EFIN IAEA UNSC IR JA
07TOKYO1376	IMPORTANCE OF SWIFT IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1747 [...] (C) FINATT met with Ministry of Finance, Legal Office, International Bureau official Hiroshi Yamashita on March 27 to discuss the details and importance of UNSCR 1747. Using Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt's comments to underscore our committment to implementing UNSCR 1747, FINATT and Yamash [...]	2007-03-29 07:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM EB ISN KNNP IR EFIN KTFN ETTC SA AEMR
07TOKYO1383	INDIAN EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER MUKHERJEE PAYS [...] (C) Summary: During a low-key March 22-23 visit, Indian External Affairs Minister Mukjerjee and his Japanese counterparts repeated familiar expressions regarding shared values and reiterated their commitment to strengthen bilateral relations. Among others other things, the two sides agreed t [...]	2007-03-29 10:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG EAID IN JA
07TOKYO1384	IRAQI VICE PRESIDENT HASHIMI'S "EXCELLENT" VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi's March 21-24 visit to Tokyo was "excellent," according to Iraqi Ambassador Ghanim al-Jumaily. During the visit PM Abe assured Hashimi his government would push to renew the Iraq Special Measures Law for two years, permitting the continued d [...]	2007-03-29 10:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ JA
07TOKYO1413	JAPANESE PARTICIPANTS FOR THE FBI-SPONSORED GLOBAL [...] Japan welcomes the opportunity to participate in the FBI hosted Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism Law Enforcement Conference in Miami, Florida, June 11-15, 2007. Please find below the names of the three participants MOFA forwarded to Embassy EST on 29 March: --Mr. Kentaro Goto T [...]	2007-03-30 09:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PARM PREL
07TOKYO1420	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/02/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-02 03:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1421	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/02/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-02 03:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1422	The Japan Economic Scope - March 30, 2007 [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 2. (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from March 30, 2007. 3. Seiyu to Sell U.S. Beef, Larger Trade Issue Still Stalled 4. U.S. Beef Still on Slow Track? 5. Meat Export Federation President in Tokyo 6. EMIN Meets New CPRR Member Okina 7. [...]	2007-04-02 05:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO1432	JAPAN TO PASS KOSOVO MESSAGE TO POLITICAL DIRECTOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-02 09:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN NATO JA
07TOKYO1448	JAPAN FM ASO'S MEETING WITH ROK FM SONG [...] (C) Summary. FM Aso's March 31 meeting with ROK FM Song was "very good" and "forward-looking, according to MOFA Northeast Asia Division Director Yamada. Aso and Song agreed that China's economic rise offered opportunities, but differed slightly on their evaluation of PRC military transparenc [...]	2007-04-03 22:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA KS
07TOKYO147	TERRORIST FINANCE: JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO DELAY IN [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-12 06:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	EFIN EMIN ETTC JA KTFN PREL PTER ZU
07TOKYO1471	COMFORT WOMEN: ABE PHONE CALL AIMS TO CLEAR THE [...] (SBU) Media reaction to Prime Minister Abe's April 3 telephone call with the President has been generally positive. All major dailies on April 4 gave prominent coverage to Abe's statement to the President that he continue to stand by the Kono Statement and express sympathy to the comfort wom [...]	2007-04-04 08:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO1472	NAKAGAWA GETS WARM BEIJING RECEPTION, PUSHES "NEW" [...] (C) Summary: China and Japan will do all they can to reach an agreement on oil and gas exploration in the East China Sea before Premier Wen's April 11 visit to Japan, according to LDP Diet-member Kuniko Inoguchi. On March 22 Inoguchi briefed on her March 16-19 Beijing visit with a Diet dele [...]	2007-04-04 09:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON CH JA
07TOKYO1518	CHINESE AMBASSDOR ON PREMIER'S VISIT, HISTORY [...] (C) Summary: China hopes the upcoming visit by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will help to stabilize its relations with Japan and to clarify Japanese thinking on the future nature of their bilateral relations, according to Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wang Yi. Wang stressed that joining the "con [...]	2007-04-06 07:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN JA CH
07TOKYO1520	DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE INDUSTRIES [...] (C) Embassy passed a non-paper (reftel) regarding designation of Iran's Defense Industries Organization (DIO) on Monday, April 2, 2007 to Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima, who noted that such information was "precious". POLoff delivered the non-paper t [...]	2007-04-06 07:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL EFIN ISN JA
07TOKYO1521	PREVIEW OF APRIL 8 UNIFIED LOCAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. The results of Japan's April 8 nationwide local elections will be determined primarily by local issues. Nevertheless, some of the local races, where national issues are in play, will be early indicators for the outcome of the July Upper House elections and a measure of PM Abe' [...]	2007-04-06 07:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
07TOKYO1523	JAPAN PREPARES FOR VISIT OF IRAQI PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Following Vice President al-Hashimi,s successful visit to Japan (reftel),Iraq Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will visit Tokyo April 8-11. The GOJ initially invited al-Maliki plus one Minister. However, according to Japanese Embassy Baghdad Deputy Chief of Mission Fumio Iwai, f [...]	2007-04-06 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IZ JA
07TOKYO1526	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PDASD JIM SHINN AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 10-13, 2007 visit to Japan by PDASD Jim Shinn, Suzanne Basalla, Jason Hamm, Rick Weir, and Jordan Winkler. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Xanthi Carras. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 H [...]	2007-04-06 09:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO1527	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 10-13, 2007 visit to Japan by acting Assistant Secretary Stephen Mull and delegation. SIPDIS 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Thy Nguyen. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-55 [...]	2007-04-06 09:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO1535	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 9-10, 2007 visit to Japan by EAP A/S Christopher Hill, EAP/K Director Sung Kim and Special Assistant Thomas Gibbons. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He [...]	2007-04-09 02:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO1537	NO SURPRISES IN JAPAN'S ELECTIONS: GOOD NEWS FOR [...] (C) Summary. The first round of unified local elections, held on April 8, resulted in no surprises. The status quo was preserved and, overall, conservative and LDP strength was reaffirmed by the voters. This is good news for PM Abe, whose poll numbers and popularity had been flagging. Candi [...]	2007-04-09 22:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
07TOKYO1557	JAPANESE CONCERNED BY NORTH KOREAN "PROPAGANDA"; [...] (C) Japan is concerned by what it considers an increased volume of North Korean propaganda that asserts Japan has not made apologies for past "criminal" conduct and that Pyongyang has done all it can to address the abductee issue. MOFA Deputy Director for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Junichi Iha [...]	2007-04-10 05:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KN JA
07TOKYO1560	MEDIA SPINS ELECTIONS AS WIN FOR DPJ DESPITE ONLY [...] (SBU) Summary. Media analysis April 10 focused on opposition DPJ gains in the April 8 prefectural and municipal assembly races. While it is true that the DPJ made inroads into some districts where they had never held seats before, and even gained majorities in a few assemblies, the overall [...]	2007-04-10 10:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
07TOKYO1589	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PROFESSOR JAMES CLAD [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 13-17, 2007 visit to Japan by Professor Clad. 2. (U) Control Officer for your visit is Political-Military Officer Chris Gunning. He can be reached at: Embassy Main: (81-3)3224-5000 (Operational 24/7) Office phone: (81-3) [...]	2007-04-11 07:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO1591	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. VICTOR CHA, DIRECTOR FOR [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 12-13, 2007 visit to Japan by Dr. Victor Cha, Director for Asian Affairs. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3 [...]	2007-04-11 07:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO161	JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL IRANIAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-12 09:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC JA IR KNNP PARM PREL PTER
07TOKYO1645	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HUGH DESANTIS [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 24-29, 2007 visit to Japan by Mr. Hugh Desantis. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5340 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6832 Mobile phone: 81-90-4168-4950 [...]	2007-04-13 08:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO1658	JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER UNDECIDED ON ATTENDANCE [...] (C) Japanese Foreign Minister Aso has not yet decided whether he will attend the International Compact With Iraq signing ceremony May 3 in Sharm el-Sheikh, MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer April 16. However, he will [...]	2007-04-16 08:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EFIN IZ JA
07TOKYO1701	JAPAN ECONOMIC SCOPE - APRIL 13, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope for April 13, 2007. 2. (U) Table of Contents ------------------------- 3. GOJ for Joint Study for a U.S.-Japan Free Trade Agreement? 4. U.S. Chamber Chief Cites FTA and Autos as Key Issues 5. Has Reg Reform "Peaked Out?" 6. Gov [...]	2007-04-18 05:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR ZO JA
07TOKYO1710	IRAQ PRIME MINISTER MALIKI'S VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Abe told Prime Minister Maliki that Japan fully supports his government and looks to him to continue to lead in Iraq, during Maliki's April 8-11 visit to Tokyo. Abe advised Maliki that he must take steps to shore up the security situation by this summer, do more to [...]	2007-04-18 08:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN EAID IZ JA
07TOKYO1758	EMBASSY TOKYO-RECEIVED PROPOSALS FOR G/TIP FUNDING [...] Following are the summaries of two anti-TIP proposals solicited per reftel. The full proposals have been emailed to G/TIP Programs Coordinator Rebecca Billings via unclassified email. SIPDIS 2. Organization Name: Polaris Project (Shihoko Fujiwara) -Requested amount: USD 193,663 -Non- [...]	2007-04-20 06:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB PREL KCRM SMIG JA
07TOKYO1760	PREVIEW OF PRIME MINISTER ABE'S TRIP TO THE MIDDLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Immediately following his summit with President Bush, Japanese PM Abe will visit Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Kuwait, Qatar, and Egypt between April 28 and May 2. A major goal of the trip will be to enhance economic relations and to raise Japan's profile in the region. Abe w [...]	2007-04-20 07:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD ENRG XF EG KU QA SA AE JA
07TOKYO1761	APRIL 22 UPPER HOUSE BY-ELECTIONS POSE ANOTHER [...] (C) Summary. All eyes are on key Upper House by-elections in Okinawa and Fukushima prefectures, as Japan goes to the polls again on April 22. While the main event is supposed to be the second round of the unified local elections that same day, the significance of the hundreds of mayoral and [...]	2007-04-20 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA
07TOKYO1765	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/CRS COORDINATOR JOHN E. [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 22-24, 2007 visit to Japan by S/CRS Coordinator John E. Herbst, Col. William Lee, and Scott Rolston (reftels A, B). 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Thy Nguyen. She can be reached at: Office p [...]	2007-04-20 09:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO1766	UNSCR 1747/OECD DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EXPORT [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI),and Ministry of Finance (MOF) on the U.S. desire for the OECD to adopt a "common line" on restricting medium- to long-term export credits to Iran. While the Japan [...]	2007-04-20 09:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN ETRD EXIM OECD UN JA
07TOKYO1767	(C) REQUEST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON NEW PANEL [...] (C/NF) The following is embassy Tokyo's response to Reftel request for insights into Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's proposed Panel on Collective Security (Note: The embassy comments are keyed to reftel questions): A. (C/NF) WHO ELSE WILL SERVE ON THE PANEL ASIDE FROM THOSE LISTED IN PRESS? [...]	2007-04-20 10:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR MARR PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO1781	ECONOMIC REFORMS STALL AS ELECTIONS NEAR [...] (C) Economic reform momentum has stalled in the run-up to Japan's Upper House elections in July, while policy talk shops have proliferated. Reform proposals that have made it through the bureaucratic gauntlet reflect a "tinkering" mentality, while PM Abe and the politicians on his economic t [...]	2007-04-23 02:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV JA
07TOKYO1791	PRC PREMIER WEN'S VISIT TO JAPAN: ICE MELTING, BUT [...] (C) Summary. PRC Embassy contacts told Embassy Tokyo that Beijing views Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's April 11-13 Tokyo visit as a "100 percent success." Wen and Japan PM Abe adopted a "forward-looking view" and attempted to build trust, while Tokyo further defined the nature of the "strategic [...]	2007-04-23 09:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO1793	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAS FRANK RUGGIERO AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 26-28, 2007 visit to Japan by DAS Frank Ruggiero and Katherine Baker (PM/WRA Policy Analyst). A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: [...]	2007-04-23 09:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC AFIN MARR PARM PREL KS JA
07TOKYO1800	The Japan Economic Scope - April 20, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from April 20, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Japan joins China/IPR WTO case as third party 4. ANRE's Mochizuki Discusses East China Sea, G8 Summit, IEA 5. Japan Issues Annual Report on Trade Compliance, U.S. Remains Top of List [...]	2007-04-24 00:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO1839	PM ABE TRIES TO DEFUSE COMFORT WOMEN ISSUE IN [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Abe is making a concerted effort to defuse the comfort women issue prior to his first summit with the President. Stung by foreign criticism of his earlier comments distinguishing different "degrees" of coercion used to bring women to comfort stations, in recent we [...]	2007-04-24 09:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO184	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO 1718 [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the January 21-27, 2007 visit to Japan by the U.S. Delegation to the Trilateral 1718 Working Group and ASTOP. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Brett Blackshaw, Deputy, Politica [...]	2007-01-16 09:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM PREL JA
07TOKYO1854	SPECIAL MEASURES AGREEMENT BACKGROUNDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The current Special Measures Agreement (SMA) expires March 31, 2008. For the next SMA, the Japanese government will likely seek significant reductions in utilities reimbursements, and perhaps, labor costs. In the last round of negotiations, the Japanese government agreed to a tw [...]	2007-04-25 09:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO1856	RESPONSE TO SHOKO ASAHARA,S PENDING EXECUTION [...] (C) Summary: Aum Shinrikyo head Chizuo Matsumoto (AKA Shoko Asahara) and his followers involved in the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system are unlikely to be executed within the next five years, according to multiple Japanese government officials. As of late April 2007, the Pub [...]	2007-04-25 10:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR
07TOKYO1895	MAINTAINING PARTICIPATION IN THE IRAQ COALITION: [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Japanese Diet April 24 began debating government proposed legislation to extend the deployment to Iraq of Japanese Air Self Defense Forces (ASDF) for an additional two years beginning at the end of July. Although the law is expected to be passed, the issue of Japanese forces [...]	2007-04-27 02:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS PTER IZ JA
07TOKYO19	VISIT TO JAPAN'S SHIMANE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-05 04:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PARM PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO1911	CHILD PORNOGRAPHY: MEETING BETWEEN DIET MEMBER [...] (SBU) Changing Japan's child pornography laws to criminalize possession would significantly improve international law enforcement authorities' ability to work together on investigations, FBI Executive Assistant Director for Criminal Investigations Michael Mason told Liberal Democratic Party D [...]	2007-04-27 07:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV KCRM KOCI JA
07TOKYO1915	JAPAN INFORMED OF PRESIDENTIAL APPEAL FOR IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-27 08:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PREL EUN IZ JA
07TOKYO1919	MOFA SPEAKS TO EMBASSY REGARDING UPCOMING FCLP. [...] (C) In a scripted exchange using language employed prior to other rounds of Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP) MOFA DDG of North America Affairs Kazuyoshi Umemoto spoke with A/DCM Mike Meserve on April 25 regarding the May 2 to May 11, 2007 FCLP. Umemoto asked for the U.S. Government to: [...]	2007-04-30 22:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JA PARM
07TOKYO1945	U.S.-JAPAN INVESTMENT WORKING GROUP APRIL 2007 SESSION [...] (SBU) Summary: The second session of the U.S.-Japan Investment Working Group (IWG) for FY-2007 took place on April 13 via digital videoconference (DVC). The IWG reviewed progress on all agenda items in advance of the annual report to leaders in June. Both sides expressed satisfaction with t [...]	2007-05-01 07:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ELAB ETRD CVIS JA
07TOKYO1950	JAPAN OPPOSES BELARUS BID FOR HRC, UNCOMMITTED [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-01 10:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC JA
07TOKYO1951	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/01/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-01 22:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1980	GOJ BACKSLIDING ON BEEF DEAL? [...] (C) Japan's Health Ministry (MHLW) is balking at a deal to ease restrictions on U.S. beef exports that was apparently worked out between Agriculture Minister Matsuoka and Agriculture Secretary Johanns on the eve of the Bush-Abe Summit. The Charge underscored U.S. concern about the apparent b [...]	2007-05-02 09:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR JA
07TOKYO2004	JAPAN URGES PROGRESS ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS IN CCW [...] (C) SUMMARY. Japan believes in the need for close U.S.-Japan coordination on cluster munitions (CM) and wishes to see the U.S. encourage progress on CM via the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) for a formal negotiating mandate ""by the end of the year,"" DDG Shimbo told visiting DAS Ru [...]	2007-05-07 05:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL JA NATO
07TOKYO2030	TRILATERAL SECURITY AND DEFENSE COOPERATION FORUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the first meeting of the trilateral Security and Defense Cooperation Forum (SDCF),U.S., Japanese and Australian diplomatic and defense officials agreed on a range of trilateral initiatives, including: -- a U.S.-Japan-Australia P-3C exercise in October 2007; -- seminars to [...]	2007-05-07 22:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AS JA
07TOKYO2054	JAPAN WANTS ALL UNHRC SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR MANDATES [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-08 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC EUN JA
07TOKYO2076	JAPAN FORMULATING SUGGESTIONS FOR ASIAN DEMOCRACY [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-09 09:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM XB JA
07TOKYO2077	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/10/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 01:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2080	JAPAN'S RESPONSE: IRANIAN INVITATION FOR REACTOR [...] (SBU) EST Minister-Counselor met with Ambassador Takeshi Nakane, Director-General, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Science Department on May 10, 2007 to pass reftel points. Ambassador Nakane reassured Embassy Tokyo that Japan has no intentions to bid on Iran's tender to build two nuclear re [...]	2007-05-10 04:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM ENRG
07TOKYO2081	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD THOMAS MAHNKEN AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the May 22-25, 2007 visit to Japan by DASD Thomas Mahnken, Paul Martin, Stephen Dinauer, and Suzanne Basalla. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Xanthi Carras. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home pho [...]	2007-05-10 04:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO209	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR IO ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the January 24-28, 2006 visit to Japan by IO A/S Silverberg and Ray Hotz. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5559 [...]	2007-01-17 08:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP OTRA CH JA
07TOKYO2097	JAPAN KEEPING A WATCHFUL EYE ON UNSCR-LISTED [...] (C) Embassy Political Officer delivered reftel demarche May 9 to UN Policy Division Principal Deputy Director Kentaro Fujimoto. Fujimoto said that Japan has very strict border controls in place, and immigration officials have instructions to notify the Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately [...]	2007-05-10 06:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL PBTS PARM KNNP IR JA
07TOKYO210	CORRECTED COPY: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TRILATERAL [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the January 21-27, 2007 visit to Japan by the U.S. Delegation to the Trilateral 1718 Working Group and ASTOP. Notional schedules for each event will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the delegation to the January 24 Tril [...]	2007-01-17 22:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP JA PARM PREL
07TOKYO2104	PM ABE,S YASUKUNI SHRINE DONATION [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Abe and the Japanese government are refusing to publicly confirm or deny reports that the Prime Minister made a 50,000 yen contribution to Yasukuni Shrine. Abe, according to an Embassy Tokyo MOFA contact, paid for the offering from personal funds, but added the ti [...]	2007-05-10 08:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KS CH JA
07TOKYO213	JAPANESE SUPPORT FOR LEBANON AT PARIS III [...] (C) Japan is unlikely to participate in the Paris III International Conference for Support to Lebanon at the ministerial level, nor is it contemplating any significant additional pledges of support, according to MOFA First Middle East Division Lebanon officer Hitoshi Ishizuka and Lebanese Cha [...]	2007-01-18 00:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN EAID LE JA
07TOKYO2131	JAPAN YET TO CONSIDER CANDIDATES FOR COLOMBO PLAN [...] (C) Japan has not yet decided which candidate to support to be the next Secretary General of the Colombo Plan, according to Michiko Nakano of MOFA's First Country Assistance Planning Division. She anticipates MOFA will finish evaluating the candidates and reach a decision by the middle of nex [...]	2007-05-11 07:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC JA
07TOKYO2136	JAPANESE VIEWS OF IRAQ COMPACT AND NEIGHBORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan is hopeful the good turnout at the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) and Iraq Neighbors meetings May 3-4 in Sharm el-Sheikh will lead to greater international support for Iraq that will translate into improved security conditions, according to National Security Advisor [...]	2007-05-11 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID IZ JA
07TOKYO2137	AFTER GOLDEN WEEK DUST UP, GOJ FINALLY SET TO [...] (C) After weeks of stop and go negotiations, three teams of Japanese auditors will finally travel to the United States May 13 as part of the effort to end the box-by-box inspection rules that currently hinder trade in U.S. beef. Twelve Japanese officials will spend two weeks in America,s hea [...]	2007-05-11 08:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR JA
07TOKYO2144	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OSD DASD JOHN HILL AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the May 15-19, 2007 visit to Japan by DASD John Hill, Maj. Jason Perry, and Maj. Leo Kosinski. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Trevor Rosenberg. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5338 Home phone: (81-3 [...]	2007-05-14 02:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO2154	JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REQUEST: JOINT [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) Embassy political officer delivered Reftel on May 11 to MOFA International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division officer Mikiko Masuda. Masuda asked if Japan would be expected to provide a keynote speaker, or be responsible for leading discussions d [...]	2007-05-14 05:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PREL PTER JA

07TOKYO2157	GNEP: "DIFFERENCE OF VIEWS" ON FAST REACTOR [...] (C) On May 14, ESTOFF delivered points in reftel A to MOFA International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Principal Deputy Director Zentaro Naganuma. Naganuma said he appreciated the clarity of Washington's response on the question of cooperation on fast reactor technology with Russia an [...]	2007-05-14 07:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY IAEA JA

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