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i. Its terms must secure to the United States exclusive strategic
control of the Ryukyu Islands south of latitude 29° north, Marcus Island,
and the Nanpo Shoto south of Sofu Gan;
j. There should be nothing in the Treaty which prohibits the United
States garrison forces' acting at the request of the Japanese Government
to put down large-scale internal riots and disturbances.
3. The Departments of State and Defense agree that provision must be
made at an early date for Japan to begin to assume some of the burden of its
own defense and in step with the Treaty negotiations the two Departments will
consult and agree on measures to be taken to achieve the desired ends in a
manner consistent with the overall political interests of the United States.
4. It is agreed that the Department of State should undertake
confidential preliminary discussion through the diplomatic channel with friendly
powers on the Far Eastern Commission with a view to ascertaining whether they
would generally favor the type of Treaty desired by the United States and how
they would propose to proceed. In carrying out these negotiations the Department
of State will be guided by the security desiderata outlined in paragraph 2 above.
If, during the course of discussion with friendly powers, the Department of State
finds it helpful to submit the actual draft of a Treaty or portion thereof, it will
be made clear that such draft is only suggestive and does not commit the United
States Government with regard to the detailed content or language of the draft.
5. After the initial discussions with the friendly powers and at a time
to be determined by the Secretary of State in consultation with the Secretary of
Defense, a United States political representative will go to Japan to discuss
confidentially with General MacArthur the proposed Treaty and by arrangements
through and in cooperation with General MacArthur will discuss the proposed
Treaty with the Japanese Government and also seek a procedure for Japanese
participation in the Treaty-making process which will assure genuine acceptance
by the representatives of all important non-Communist political groups in Japan.
6. During the course of the discussions envisioned in paragraph 4 above
the Treaty should be discussed informally with members of the Senate Foreign
Relations and Armed Services Committees.
7. After preliminary discussions have been completed in accordance
with the above procedures the Departments of State and Defense will consult
with a view to making detailed recommendations to the President and the
National Security Council as to the next steps to be taken.
8. At an appropriate time to be determined by the Department of State a
public announcement will be made designed to make clear the agreement of the
United States Government on the necessity of proceeding with preparations for
a
Treaty and the fact that discussions through the diplomatic channel are underway.
The text of this announcement will be agreed with the Department of Defense.
It is recommended that the President give his approval to the above and
that the Secretary of State immediately take the necessary steps to carry out
these recommendations.
Signed:
Approved Sept. 8, 1950
/s/ Harry S. Truman
Dean Acheson
Louis Johnson
Secretary of State
Secratary of Brefense
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