Cablegate: Japan Will Give Full Support to Country-Specific

Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 9:46 am
Cable: Wikileaks
Ref: 07TOKYO5533

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DE RUEHKO #5533 3460946
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 120946Z DEC 07
FM AMEMBASSY TOKYO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0244
INFO RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 7388
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 3192

UNCLAS TOKYO 005533

SIPDIS

FOR DRL

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL UNGA JA
SUBJECT: JAPAN WILL GIVE FULL SUPPORT TO COUNTRY-SPECIFIC
HR RESOLUTIONS

REF: STATE 163935

Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche
December 10 to MOFA Human Rights Division Principal Deputy
Director Takako Ito. Ito confirmed that the Japanese
delegation would be present at the plenary session for the
Third Committee resolutions and would continue to give them
their full support.
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