890.0146/12–746
Memorandum by the Under Secretary of State (Acheson) to President Truman
[Washington,] December 11, 1946.
I am forwarding herewith, for your information, the translation of a note
from the Soviet Embassy dated December 7, 1946. The Soviet Government
expresses the view in this note that the question of trusteeship over the
islands formerly under Japanese mandate, as well as over any Japanese
islands, must be considered by the Allied Powers in the peace settlement in
regard to Japan.
[Annex—Translation]
The Chargé of the Soviet Union (Orekhov) to the Acting Secretary of
State
Washington, December 7,
1946.
Sir: With reference to your note of November 6
last, in which it was communicated that the United States of America is
ready to place under trusteeship the islands which are under Japanese
mandate and for which the United States will be the administering
authority, I have the honor to inform you of the following:
The Soviet Government considers it necessary to study the given question
and the “Draft Trusteeship Agreement for the Japanese Mandated Islands”
which was presented by the Government of the United States of
America.
The Soviet Government is prepared to take into account the interests of
the United States of America in connection with this question, but at
the same time it considers it necessary to express its view that the
question of trusteeship over the islands formerly under Japanese
mandate, as well as over any Japanese islands, must be considered by the
Allied Powers in the peace settlement in regard to Japan.
Accept, Sir, the assurance of my very high esteem for you.
