SECRET
JAPAN ASKED TO TAKE FURTHER MEASURES REGARDING MARITIME INSURANCE COMPANIES INSURING NORTH KOREAN SHIPS
US diplomatic cable 06TOKYO4306 · Japan Tokyo · 2006-08-01 08:58 · Read at WikiLeaks PlusD »
| Reference ID | 06TOKYO4306 |
|---|---|
| Created | 2006 August 1, 08:58 (Tuesday) |
| Origin | Japan Tokyo |
| Country | Japan |
| Classification | SECRET |
| To | Australia Canberra; China Beijing; France Paris; National Security Council; New Zealand Wellington; North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); Panama Panama City; Russia Moscow; Secretary of State; South Korea Seoul; Switzerland Bern; U.S. Mission to European Union (formerly EC) (Brussels); United Kingdom London |
| TAGS | EFIN - Economic Affairs--Financial and Monetary Affairs ETTC - Trade and Technology Controls JA - Japan; Okinawa; MNUC - Military and Defense Affairs--Military Nuclear Applications PARM - Political Affairs--Arms Controls and Disarmament PGOV - Political Affairs--Government; Internal Governmental Affairs PREL - Political Affairs--External Political Relations |
| Character count | 1,345 |
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SECRET
S E C R E T TOKYO 004306
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/01/2016
TAGS: EFIN, ETTC, MNUC, PARM, PGOV, PREL, JA
SUBJECT: JAPAN ASKED TO TAKE FURTHER MEASURES REGARDING
MARITIME INSURANCE COMPANIES INSURING NORTH KOREAN SHIPS
REF: A. SECSTATE 124127
B. TOKYO 01617
C. TOKYO 01446
D. TOKYO 00800
Classified By: Ambassador J.Thomas Schieffer. Reasons 1.4 (B) (D)
1. (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
support for efforts to curtail the DPRK,s illicit activities.
2. (S) Murota promised to share the points with relevant
bureaus, including the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and
Transportation (MLIT) and MOFA,s Disarmament,
Non-proliferation, and Science Department, which is
responsible for the Proliferation Security Initiative.
Noting that former NE Division Director Naoki Ito, who had
received the USG,s previous demarches on this issue, had
left the director's position only the previous day, Murota
promised to ascertain the current status of the GOJ,s
efforts on this issue and report back to the embassy.
SCHIEFFER
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