Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson and President Harry S. Truman

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KERE TRUMAN "NATIONAL A ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE" U.S. July 24, 1950 MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT Item 2. Japanese Peace Treaty I discussed with the President the desirability of proceeding at once to work out with the Pentagon a plan for a Japanese peace treaty. This would cover the main points in the treaty and the procedure to be adopted. The President agreed that it was important to get on with this matter and approved our suggestion of how to do it. I assured the President that before any steps were taken with other countries, the matter would be laid before him formally for his approval. Dean Acheson S:DAcheson:mlm DECLASSIFIED STATE LTR. 12.7.79 Project NLT 75.38 By NLT- He NARS, 01-21-f0