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07CANBERRA334 2007-03-05 07:28 2011-08-30 01:44 CONFIDENTIAL Embassy Canberra
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C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 04 CANBERRA 000334 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EAP, PM, L AND T 
PACOM ALSO FOR POLAD 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/05/2017 
TAGS: MARR KTIA ASEC PREL AS JA
SUBJECT: AUSTRALIA - JAPAN JOINT DECLARATION ON SECURITY 
COOPERATION (C-AL7-00335) 
 
REF: STATE 26348 
 
CANBERRA 00000334  001.2 OF 004 
 
 
Classified By: DCM DANIEL CLUNE.  REASON:  1.4 (C) 
 
1. (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 Security Cooperation 
to be signed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Prime Minister 
John Howard during the latter's March 12-14 visit to Japan. 
(See text at para 6.) They pointed out that the "epochal" 
agreement provides a basis for two democratic, free-market 
allies of the United States to move ahead in expanding their 
bilateral cooperative defense and security relationship.  As 
an example, Baxter pointed to the "close and successful" 
cooperation between the two countries in Iraq, which was the 
catalyst in strengthening their strategic relationship, as 
well as to their shared experiences in Cambodia and East 
Timor.  He emphasized that the agreement is not directed at 
any third party, though he acknowledged that China had 
already made low-level representations to Canberra 
endeavoring to learn the nature of the agreement.  FM Downer 
and FM Aso had begun discussing a possible cooperative 
security agreement in August 2006, he noted, as a way of 
reflecting the reality of the bilateral 
 
3. (C)  The agreement states that Japan and Australia will 
strengthen cooperation on strategic issues in the Asia 
Pacific region, including cooperation for a peaceful 
resolution of matters related to North Korea, such as its 
"nuclear development, ballistic missile activities, and 
humanitarian issues including the abduction issue." 
Australia and Japan also will strengthen cooperation to 
address terrorism.  The agreement affirms common strategic 
interests and security benefits embodied in their respective 
alliance relationships with the United States and commits to 
strengthening trilateral cooperation between the three 
countries.  The agreement calls for strategic dialogue 
between their foreign and defense ministers anually, 
replicating the 2 plus 2 format that Japan had with the 
United States, and that Australia had with the United States 
and the UK.  Baxter and Honoso solicited a U.S. statement of 
support for the agreement after it is made public at the 
March 13 signing in Tokyo.  Baxter also indicated that the 
signing would attract significant media attention in 
Australia and that the Embassy should be prepared to respond 
to inquiries. 
 
4. (C) Baxter said the accord, which is an executive 
agreement rather than a treaty, built upon an existing (2003) 
memorandum of understanding on defense cooperation between 
Japan and Australia.  The agreement is intended to ensure 
that the bilateral security and defense links between 
Australia and Japan were sufficiently robust to allow the 
trilateral strategic dialogue with the United States, 
including its evolving trilateral security and defense 
cooperation process, to move forward. 
 
5. (C) ACTION REQUESTED:  Embassy requests the Department to: 
(a) consider issuing a statement at an appropriate level 
welcoming the Australia-Japan Joint Declaration on Security 
Cooperation following its announcement in Tokyo on March 13; 
and (b) provide press guidance for use by Tokyo and Canberra 
in response to media inquiries. 
 
6. (C)  Text of agreement follows below: 
 
 
CANBERRA 00000334  002.2 OF 004 
 
 
Begin text: 
 
Draft - not for release until 13 March 2007 
 
Australia - Japan 
Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation 
 
The Prime Ministers of Australia and Japan, 
 
Affirming that the strategic partnership between Australia 
and Japan is based on democratic values, a commitment to 
human rights, freedom and the rule of law, as well as shared 
security interests, mutual respect, trust and deep friendship; 
 
Committing to the continuing development of their strategic 
partnership to reflect shared values and interests; 
 
Recalling their on-going beneficial cooperation on regional 
and global security challenges, including terrorism and the 
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means 
of delivery, and human security concerns such as disaster 
relief and pandemics, as well as their contributions to 
regional peace and stability; 
 
Recognising that the future security and prosperity of both 
Australia and Japan is linked to the secure future of the 
Asia-Pacific region and beyond; 
 
Affirming their common purpose in working together, and with 
other countries through such fora as Asia Pacific Economic 
Cooperation (APEC), the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), and the 
East Asia Summit (EAS), to achieve the objective of a 
prosperous, open and secure Asia-Pacific region, and 
recognising that strengthened bilateral security cooperation 
will make a significant contribution in this context; 
 
Committing to increasing practical cooperation between the 
defence forces and other security related agencies of 
Australia and Japan, including through strengthening the 
regular and constructive exchange of views and assessments of 
security developments in areas of common interest; 
 
Committing to working together, and with others, to respond 
to new security challenges and threats, as they arise; 
 
Affirming the common strategic interests and security 
benefits embodied in their respective alliance relationships 
with the United States, and committing to strengthening 
trilateral cooperation, including through practical 
collaboration among the foreign affairs, defence and other 
related agencies of all three countries, as well as through 
the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue and recognising that 
strengthened bilateral cooperation will be conducive to the 
enhancement of trilateral cooperation; 
 
Desiring to create a comprehensive framework for the 
enhancement of security cooperation between Australia and 
Japan; 
 
Have decided as follows: 
 
Strengthening Cooperation 
 
Australia and Japan will strengthen their cooperation and 
consultation on issues of common strategic interest in the 
Asia-Pacific region and beyond. This includes cooperation for 
a peaceful resolution of issues related to North Korea, 
including its nuclear development, ballistic missile 
activities, and humanitarian issues including the abduction 
issue. Australia and Japan also recognise the threat to peace 
 
CANBERRA 00000334  003.2 OF 004 
 
 
and stability in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond posed by 
terrorism and will further strengthen cooperation to address 
this threat. 
 
Australia and Japan will also strengthen their cooperation 
through the United Nations and other international and 
regional organisations and fora through activities such as 
peacekeeping and humanitarian relief operations. Australia 
and Japan will work towards the reform of the United Nations, 
including the realization of Japan's permanent membership of 
the Security Council. 
 
The cooperation will be conducted in accordance with laws and 
regulations of each country. 
 
Australia and Japan will deepen and expand their bilateral 
cooperation in the areas of security and defence cooperation 
with a view to enhancing the effectiveness of their combined 
contribution to regional and international peace and 
security, as well as human security. 
 
 
Areas of Cooperation 
 
 
The scope of security cooperation between Australia and Japan 
will include, but not be limited to the following: 
 
(i) law enforcement on combating transnational crime, 
including trafficking in illegal narcotics and precursors, 
people smuggling and trafficking, counterfeiting currency and 
arms smuggling; 
 
(ii) border security; 
 
(iii) counter-terrorism; 
 
(iv) disarmament and counter-proliferation of weapons of mass 
destruction and their means of delivery; 
 
(v) peace operations; 
 
(vi) exchange of strategic assessments and related 
information; 
 
(vii) maritime and aviation security; 
 
(viii) humanitarian relief operations, including disaster 
relief; 
 
(ix) contingency planning, including for pandemics. 
 
As part of the above-mentioned cooperation, Australia and 
Japan will, as appropriate, strengthen practical cooperation 
between their respective defence forces and other security 
related agencies, including through: 
 
(i) exchange of personnel; 
 
(ii) joint exercises and training to further increase 
effectiveness of cooperation, including in the area of 
humanitarian relief operations; 
 
(iii) coordinated activities including those in the areas of 
law enforcement, peace operations, and regional capacity 
building. 
 
Implementation 
 
Australia and Japan will develop an action plan with specific 
 
CANBERRA 00000334  004.2 OF 004 
 
 
measures to advance security cooperation in the above areas. 
 
Australia and Japan will further strengthen the strategic 
dialogue between their Foreign Ministers, on an annual basis. 
 
Australia and Japan will build on their dialogue between 
Defence Ministers, on an annual basis. 
 
Australia and Japan will enhance joint Foreign and Defence 
Ministry dialogue, including through the establishment of a 
regular Ministerial dialogue. 
 
Signed at Tokyo this 13th day of March, 2007 
 
JOHN HOWARD 
Prime Minister of Australia 
 
 
SHINZO ABE 
Prime Minister of Japan 
 
End text. 
 
MCCALLUM