Memorandum of Conversation with You Chan Yang, Pyo Wook Han, John Allison, Kenneth Young, and H. O. H. Frelinghuysen

D CTR DEPARTMENT OF STATE CONFIDENTIAL SECURITY INFORMATION Memorandum of Conversation DATE: August 21, 1952 SUBJECT: Korean-Japanese Negotiations PARTICIPANTS: Mr. John M. Allison, Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs Dr. You Chan Yang, Ambassador, Korean Embassy Mr. Wook Han, Political Counselor, Korean Embassy Mr. Kenneth T. Young, Director, Office of Northeast Asian Affairs Mr. H. 0. H. Frelinghuysen, NA COPIES TO: FE Tokyo Bureau RE NA/J FAR EASTERN AFFAIRS S/S NA GUG 27 1952 Pusan ASSISTANT SECRETARY Department of State OPO 1-1493 At his request, Ambassador Yang called on me this afternoon to discuss a variety of subjects, including the Korean-Japanese negotiations. The Ambassador wished to know whether we had heard anything on the status of the Korean-Japanese negotiations. Mr. Young informed him that it was his impression that the Korean Minister at Tokyo was endeavoring to renew the conference on the basis of a discussion of all items. He stated further that it was his impression that the Japanese wished to resume discussions of the less contentious issues in order to achieve agreement thereon and to postpone discussion of such issues as fishing rights and property claims. The Ambassador stated that President Rhee firmly believed that the conference should be resumed at once with a view to reaching agreement on all points at issue. The Ambassador said that in his Government's estimation the question of fishing rights and property claims were two of the most important points to be settled and could not properly be postponed. On the other hand, the Japanese would not agree to re eive the conference until the Koreans had commited themselves on these two important issues. The Ambassador strongly objected to these tactics. I pointed out to the Ambassador the possible advantage of reaching agreement on some of the less contentious issues, thereby creating an atmosphere in which the more difficult ones could be settled. I said that I did not believe that anyone 099941 DC/X A Rev CONFIDENTIAL SECURITY INFORMATION Cat