Memorandum of Conversation with Jacob Malik, John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, and Others
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OCR Page 1 of 5Memorandum of Conversation
26, 27 October 1950
10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Subject: The Japanese Peace Treaty
Participants: Mr. Malik, USSR Representative on Security
Council
Mr. Troyanovski, USSR translator
Mr. Dulles
Mr. Allison
Colonel Babcock
1. Mr. Dulles opened the conversation by explain-
ing that the United States attitude toward a treaty with
Japan was based on the theory that the best way to assure
Japan's adherence to peaceful ways and her adherence to
standards of good international conduct was to conclude
with her a non-restrictive and liberal peace treaty. He
explained that, in the view of the United States, we were
faced with two alternatives: either to impose a harsh
treaty which must be backed up by force over a long period
of time, or to conclude a liberal peace. While we recog-
nize that the second alternative offers no guarantee of
attaining our objectives it seems to us to offer a better
chance of success than the other course of action. He
then handed Mr. Malik the Memorandum on the Japanese Peace
Treaty which has been given to each of the nations repre-
sented on the Far Eastern Commission.
2. Mr. Dulles then pointed out (in connection
with paragraph 3(c) of the memorandum dealing with terri-
tories) that it could be assumed that if the USSR were a
party to the treaty, Japan would, by the treaty, cede South
Sakhalin and the Kuriles to the Soviet Union. As regards
Formosa and the Pescadores, the United States feels it is
appropriate for the United Nations to consider whether, and
if so how, the purpose of the Cairo Declaration could be
carried out consistently with the obligations of Article
73 of the UN Charter, which obligations have now been
DECLASSIFIED
VOL. VI
PAGE 1332
By WLT-HC NARS, Date 10-19-79
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