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Now that the opening of a preliminary conference is
reported to be imminent, the Japanese Government wishes to
be permitted to convey informally to the Allied authorities
its desires and expectations relative to the peace settlement.
If such permission is granted, we shall be ready to submit
for their information detailed statements which will cover
among others the following items:
1. Peace-making Procedure
We hope that the coming peace conference will be con-
ducted in such manner as to convince our people of the justice
and fairness of its procedure. It is highly important, we
believe, that the Japanese are made to feel that this is not
a dictated peace, but a settlement in which they have been
permitted to take part, so that they will subscribe to it
of their own free will, and be morally bound to abide by
its terms.
2. Basis of the Peace Treaty
It is expected that the peace settlement will be made
in accordance with the established principles of international
law. We trust that the spirit of international equity and
fair play which pervades the Atlantic Charter will be made
the guiding spirit of the peace settlement with Japan.
The Potsdam Declaration was issued specifically for the
purpose of giving Japan a chance to end the war. Hostilities
ceased upon our acceptance of its terms. We have ever since
faithfully
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