Memorandum from Major General Paul Mueller to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, with Attachment
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DECLASSIFIED
E N C L O is, U R E
E. o. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E)
OSD letter, April 12, 1974
By NLT the , NARS Date 7-3-25
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
FAR EAST COMMAND
APO 500
23 December 1948
AG 091 Japan (23 Dec 48) GC-P
SUBJECT: Limited Military Armament for Japan
TO:
Joint Chiefs of Staff
1. Reference: Memorandum for the Commander in Chief,
Far East, file SM-11275, subject as above, dated 20 November
1943, with Enclosure.
2. The comments of the Supreme Commander for the Allied
Powers and Commander in Chief, Far East, as reported in
Annex "B" to Enclosure mentioned in paragraph 1 above, are still
applicable.
3. Complete and guaranteed neutrality is the ideal post-
treaty status for Japan. Eventual attainment of this goal
should not be prejudiced by forcing on Japan during the
Occupation a quasi-military alliance with the United States
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and a fundamental revision of the Japanese Constitution
renouncing the "right of belligerency. "
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4. A peace treaty for Japan cannot possibly be consummated
in the foreseeable future upon any basis other than complete
disarmament and neutrality. Consideration of any alternate
post-treaty status at this time appears premature, and inspired
speculation by the press on the subject merely strengthens
Communist propaganda and jeopardizes the strong moral position
of the United States.
5. Based on historical experience in the case of Germany
after World War I, it would be difficult for any of the nations
affected by Japanese aggression to establish completely friendly
relations with Japan under any conditions which would tend to
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