Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams

NLT (Naval Aide) 320 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE DELLISONID E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 WASHINGTON State Dept. Guidelines, March 6, 1982 By DEB NLT, Date 9-9-85 January 30, 1952 TOP SECRET SECURITY INF ORMA TION SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS JAPAN Our representative in Taipei has been informed that the Nationalist Chinese representative in Tokyo has been told by the Japanese Foreign Office that the Japanese Government intends to proceed to negotiate a treaty with the Nationalist Government as outlined in Yoshida's letter to Dulles. The Japanese will send a mission to Taipei to negotiate a treaty along the lines of the multilateral agreement signed at San Francisco. The new treaty will be signed in Taipei. The Chinese Government has instructed its Tokyo representative to request a written communication from the Japanese incorporating the foregoing points to which the Chinese would reply affirmatively in writing. In reply to our request, our representative in Tokyo has informed us that a review of the Diet proceedings reveals no statement by Prime Minister Yoshida which implies the hope of improving Japanese relations with the Chinese Communists. The question of the interpreta- tion of Yoshida's remarks arose as a result of Nationalist Chinese reaction to press reports regarding portions of the Diet debate. Ambassador Sebald reports that the Prime Minister made clear that friendly relations were sought only with Taipei, and the Peking Government was charged with dis- - turbing the peace of Japan and with joining a hostile military alliance. Yoshida stated, "the Japanese Government can not enter into a peace treaty or peace relations with the People's Government of China" The Prime Minister took a vigorous and forthright stand against domestic critics of his overtures to a treaty with Taipei. FRANCE Ambassador Bruce reports that he and Ambassador Draper intend to discuss with the French the manner in which US representatives might review with the French the establishment of priorities within the French military budget and defense program in order to reduce the shock of the reduction in expenditure, and consequent cut- back in defense build-up which the French have informed us they must make in order to keep their program within the 1952 military budget of 1190 billion francs. Secretary Acheson and Mr. Harriman, after consultation TOP SECRET SECURITY INF ORMATION