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ANNEX A

JAPANESE PEACE TREATY: PROVISIONAL DRAFTS

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Memorandum by the United States Govern- ment.--(Communicated by the State Department to His Majesty's Embassy in Washington on 23rd March, 1951)

Annexed hereto is a provisional draft suggestive only) of a Treaty of Peace with apan. This formulation follows exchanges f views between representatives of the Government of the United States and repre- entatives of the Governments of Australia, urma, Canada, Ceylon, China, France, dia, Indonesia, Korea, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, the nited Kingdom and the Union of Soviet ocialist Republics. These exchanges of ews took place principally during the eriod of September 1950 to January 1951 nd included at least one exchange, and in ost cases several exchanges, of views with ach of the Governments named.

The subject of the exchange of views was seven-point statement of principles which ad been prepared by the United States as basis for discussion.

Following these exchanges of views with lied Powers, the President of the United ates, on 10th January, 1951, established a panese Peace Mission headed by John oster Dulles. The mission proceeded to pan on 22nd January, 1951, and there scussed the seven principles with the panese Government, with Japanese politi

and civic leaders and with such diplo- atic representatives in Tokyo of Allied wers as requested a meeting with the ssion. The mission also visited the Philip- hes, Australia and New Zealand and, since return to Washington, members of the ssion have met with several Allied diplo- atic representatives in Washington.

There seems to be no disagreement with e proposition that a Japanese Peace Treaty ould be negotiated at an early date and ere is a large measure of agreement on hat the terms of peace should be. This ing so, it may now be useful to shift con- leration fromggeneral fprinciples to an

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actual text. To that end, the annexed text has now been prepared.

The presently suggested text to a con- siderable extent reflects views which the Government of the United States has obtained as a result of cordial and construc- tive co-operation, which, in general, has been manifested by the Governments with which the United States has exchanged views. Thus, the annexed text is a composite text, not owing its origin to any one source. It is tentative and suggestive only, and the United States, for its part, reserves the right to propose alterations and changes in the detailed content and language of the draft if further consideration should make this seem desirable.

The Government of the United States would appreciate consideration of the enclosed draft and an early expression of views. Thereafter, the Government of the United States will expect to get in touch with the Governments mentioned in the first paragraph with a view to concerting future procedure.

FJ 1022/222

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Mr. Morrison to Sir O. Franks (Washington)

(No. 401. Secret)

Sir,

Foreign Office,

7th April, 1951. I enclose a provisional draft of a Treaty of Peace with Japan. The draft has been prepared at official level and His Majesty's Government must reserve their right to pro- pose alterations and changes in its content and language should they consider it neces- sary. It is intended to serve as a preliminary working document. It is being communi- cated to the Governments of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan and Ceylon. It is not, how- ever, an agreed Commonwealth document and cannot in any way be taken as an expression of the views of Commonwealth Governments. At a slightly later stage His

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