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ARTICLE 21
Japan undertakes to accept the judgments and carry out the orders of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, and of all other duly constituted Allied War Crimes Courts both within and outside Japan, respecting convictions and sentences imposed upon Japanese nationals. The power to grant clemency, reduction of sentences, and parole, shall, in the case of Japanese nationals sentenced by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, be exercised jointly by the Government of Japan and a majority of the Governments represented on the Tribunal; and in the case of war criminals sentenced by any other of the above- mentioned War Crimes Courts and undergoing punishment in Japan, shall be exercised jointly by the Government of Japan and the Government or Govern- ments which constituted the Courts having imposed the sentences in each instance.
Part IV. End of Occupation
ARTICLE 22
All armed forces of the Allied and Associated Powers shall be withdrawn from Japan as soon as possible after the coming into force of the present Treaty, and in any case not later than 90 days thereafter. Nothing in this provision shall, however, prevent the stationing or retention of foreign armed forces in Japanese territory under or in consequence of any bilateral or multilateral agreements which have been or may be made between one or more of the Allied and Associated Powers, on the one hand, and Japan on the other.
2. All Japanese goods for which compensation has not already been paid, and which remain in the possession of the armed forces of the Allied and Associated Powers in Japan at the coming into force of the present Treaty, shall be returned to the Japanese Government within the same period of 90 days, or due compen- sation shall be paid therefor.
3. All bank and cash balances of Japanese yen in the hands of the forces of the Allied and Associated Powers at the coming into force of the present Treaty which have been supplied free of cost by the Japanese Government shall similarly be returned, or a corresponding credit shall be given to the Japanese Government.
Part V.---Claims Arising Out of the War
Section 1.-Reparation ARTICLE 23
In addition to the sums already paid by her as reparation under approved Allied directives, Japan shall, within one year from the coming into force of the present treaty, transfer as reparation for the losses and suffering inflicted on the Government and nationals of the Allied and Associated Powers during the war, the stocks of monetary gold and bullion and of precious metals and jewels to the estimated value
which were in the possession of the Japanese Government at the termination of hostilities and are now held by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers. The Japanese Government shall transfer these stocks to the Governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Central People's Govern- ment of China and the Government of the U.S.S.R. on behalf of the Allied and Associated Powers. The Governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and China shall retain custody thereof pending distribution of its value on an agreed basis among those countries which are recognised by them to possess claims to reparations from Japan.
Section II.-Restitution of United Nations Property ARTICLE 24
1. Japan accepts the principles of the United Nations Declaration of 5th January, 1943, and shall return in so far as she has not already done so, in the shortest possible time, property removed from the territory of any of the United Nations215 of 587
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