740.0011 PW(Peace)/9–3047
The Secretary of State to the Pakistani Ambassador (Ispahani)
The Secretary of State presents his compliments to His Excellency the Ambassador of Pakistan and has the honor to refer to his Embassy’s note of September 30, 194783 inviting attention to Pakistan’s [Page 566] claims to participate in the initial, and any other, Japanese peace discussions that may be held. In reference to the statement that the United States Government has already issued invitations to the Member States of the Far Eastern Commission to participate in such initial discussions, the Secretary of State informs the Ambassador that this Government has not as yet issued invitations for participation in the peace conference but has offered suggestions on procedural questions to the States members of the Far Eastern Commission. While the Government of the United States agrees that Pakistan would have been a member of the Far Eastern Commission if it had existed as a separate State at the time the Commission was formed, it considers that it is not in a position to decide alone on the validity of the claims of Pakistan to participate initially in the Japanese peace discussions and that the matter is one calling for consideration also by the other Governments concerned. The Government of the United States will be glad, at the opening of Japanese peace discussions, to bring the contents of the Embassy’s note of September 30 to the attention of the meeting.
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