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SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR EAP/J AND SCA/PB MBGOODMAN AND TFOLEY 
TREASURY FOR ROBERT DOHNER AND MALACHY NUGENT 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/18/2019 
TAGS: PREL EAID ECON EFIN IBRB IMF PK JA
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE TO JAPAN ON PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE 
 
REF: STATE 24367 
 
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Jim Zumwalt for reasons 1.4(b) and (d) 
 
¶1. (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR THE DEPARTMENT.  PLEASE 
SEE PARAGRAPH 9. 
 
¶2. (C) SUMMARY: Japan is grateful for U.S. efforts to assure 
the success of the Pakistan Donors Conference which will be 
held in Tokyo April 17, according to MOFA Southwest Asia 
Division Principal Deputy Director Aya Yoshida.  MOFA is 
still having a "difficult fight" with the Ministry of Finance 
about the size of Japan's contribution, and Yoshida was 
hesitant to speculate at this point about the amount Japan 
will pledge.  She was pleased to hear that the U.S. 
delegation would include a high-level representative from 
Treasury, as this would help focus the Ministry of Finance on 
this issue.  MOFA would like to officially announce to the 
press on March 24 or 25 that it will be hosting the 
conference.  Yoshida provided further information concerning 
logistical arrangements as well as a tentative seating chart 
and registration forms which Embassy will e-mail to EAP/J and 
SCA/PB.  With regard to the Friends of Pakistan Meeting that 
will be held the same day, Yoshida said that Pakistan is 
contemplating hosting a Senior Officials Meeting the morning 
of April 16.  Embassy requests guidance from Department on 
information concerning U.S. delegation and whether S/SRAP 
Holbrooke is available for public diplomacy events or desires 
additional meetings during his visit in Tokyo. END SUMMARY. 
 
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DEMARCHE DELIVERED 
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¶3. (C) Ref demarche concerning Japan's plans to host a 
Pakistan Donors Conference in Tokyo on April 17 was delivered 
to MOFA Southwest Asia Division Principal Deputy Director Aya 
Yoshida March 18.  She was grateful to learn of U.S. efforts 
to assure the success of the conference and was particularly 
pleased to see that a high-level representative from the 
Department of the Treasury would be included in the U.S. 
delegation, indicating that this would help focus the 
Ministry of Finance (MOF) on the need to make a meaningful 
contribution.  When asked if she had any idea about how much 
Japan is prepared to pledge she replied that MOFA is engaged 
in a "difficult fight" with the MOF and that she would not 
feel comfortable venturing a guess at this point about the 
amount Japan will contribute. 
 
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LOGISTICS 
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¶4. (C) Japan would like to make a formal announcement to the 
press on either March 24 or 25 about its intention to host 
the conference, reported Yoshida.  The fact that Tokyo will 
 
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be the venue of the meeting is widely known, but Yoshida said 
that MOFA has been receiving many inquiries from the press 
about whether the meeting is still on given developments last 
weekend in Pakistan.  Accordingly, MOFA wants to assure the 
media that the conference will, indeed, take place. 
 
¶5. (C) Yoshida also reported that MOFA has been engaged in 
talks with South Korea and is fairly certain that the South 
Korean Foreign Minister will attend.  If that is the case, 
Japan and the ROK will probably hold a bilateral ministerial 
sometime the evening of April 17. 
 
¶6. (C) Yoshida shared a list of logistical arrangements, as 
well as a proposed seating chart and a registration form. 
Although the arrangements for the venue have not be 
finalized, she indicated the conference will most likely be 
held at the New Otani Hotel.  MOFA is still planning on 
limiting the delegation size to principal plus three.  There 
will be a room for overflow staff, she said, but indicated it 
would not be large.  There are no plans at this time for a 
remote note-taking room.  Political Officer indicated that 
our delegation size would likely exceed four and asked that 
due consideration be given to a request for additional 
places.  Embassy will e-mail copies of the registration form, 
logistical information, and proposed seating chart to EAP/J 
and SCA/PB. 
 
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FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN 
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¶7. (C) Pakistan is considering convening a Senior Officials 
Meeting the morning of April 16, one day prior to the 
Ministerial, reported Yoshida.  She indicated that Japanese 
representation at this meeting would be at the Director 
General level. 
 
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PRESS COVERAGE 
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¶8. (C) MOFA plans to let the press cover opening statements 
by President Zardari and Prime Minister Aso at the Friends of 
Pakistan meeting, as well as the opening moments of the 
Donors Conference.  In addition, a press conference will be 
held following the closing session.  Yoshida was uncertain 
who would participate in the press conference, but speculated 
it would be restricted to the hosts. 
 
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ACTION REQUEST 
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¶9. (C) Embassy would be grateful for any information 
Department can provide on delegation participants and travel 
plans so that we may begin making hotel reservations.  In 
 
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addition, we would be interested in learning whether Special 
Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Holbrooke would 
be available for public diplomacy events.  A direct appeal by 
him to Diet members and the press about the relevance to 
Japan of events in Afghanistan and Pakistan would go a long 
way to building needed support for Japanese assistance. 
Finally, please advise if S/SRAP Holbrooke would like us to 
schedule bilateral or other meetings during his stay. 
Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Evan G. Reade, 
ReadeEG@state.gov, 011-81-3-3224-5325. 
ZUMWALT