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    "ocrText": "G-42\nDOCUMENT Q\n(Continued)\nBYRNES said there were many matters he con-\nsidered urgent referred to them by the Heads of State\nat Potsdam. They had been instructed to consider the\nquestion of inland waterways which had been put on\nthe agenda the first day of their segsion but they\nhad not yet been able to discuss it. There were many\nquestions the U.S. Delegation decmed of great furgency\nbut they had not thought of asking that they be put\non the agenda because they thought the Council should\nfirst dispose of questions referred to them. However,\nhe would be very glad to study the Soviet proposal\nand whenever they had disposed of matters referred to\nthem by the Heads of State they could consider whether\nit should be placed on the agenda:\nMOLOTOV said he wished to explain why they had\nasked that this matter be. placed on the agenda and why\nhe had ralsed the question at this meeting of the\nForeign Ministers. Already they had been meeting for\nseveral weeks and events had continued on their course\nand the Council was somewhat behind on develooments,\nThe surrender of Japan was a very important develoo-\nment to all of. their countries, At present in Japan\nan Allied Commander-in-Chief was acting without con-\nsülting anyone and for it's part the Soviet Government\ncould not assume responsibility for a situation which\nwas fraught with the possibility of a new aggression\nby Japant. The Soviet Government felt it could not\ntake responsibility for the policy being pursued.\nHe\nwondered if the following corresponded with Allied\npolicy in regard to Japan. /Japanese munition dumps\nclothing depots etc. were being guarded by Japanese.\nJapanese soldiers on being demobilized were being\nissued two suits of Clothing and had arms which they\ncarried off secretly to the mountains. American\nauthorities connived with this and would not oppose\nit in any way. had mentioned this because it\nshowed that the policy of the Americans in Japan\nhardly apreed with the policy of other Governments.\nHe wanted to draw attention to another matter.\nPrior to the neeting of the Council of Foreign Minis-\nters the Soviet Government had received a proposal\nfrom the U.K. Government in regard to the establish-\nment of a Control Gouncil in Japan. 7 They had re-\nceived also a probosal from the American Government\nin regard to an Advisory Commission in Washington.\n20\n¹Doc. R, p. G-47,\n2Doc. S, p. G-50."
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