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she relied upon the Security Treaty

with the United States to secure peace

in the area of Japan and the Far East.

Each contracting party would be able to

terminate the Treaty on one year's

notice after June 1970. Japan

intended to continue the Treaty after

1970 and felt that the United States

had the same view.

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Lord Shepherd agreed that it was

difficult to consider the defence of

Japan in isolation from the rest of Asia.

He agreed also that defence could not

be separated from the economic

He was

stability of the area.

delighted to hear of the steps which

the Japanese Government had in mind for

the development of South East Asia.

The British Government would do its best

to maintain stability in Hong Kong.

World Here the confidence of the outside/was

important, and he was delighted that

Japanese investment had helped to

sustain confidence in the economy of

Hong Kong.

35. Lord Shepherd thought that the

stabilising effect of the United States

presence stemmed from the nuclear

unbrella. He enquired whether Japan

would need to pross the United States

to withdraw the nuclear facilities from

/Okinawa;

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