740.00119 Control (Japan)/6–1148: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Acting Political Adviser in Japan (Sebald)
212. Deptel 206.1 At meeting FEC June 9 Soviet amendment to US proposal on attendance at inter-governmental conferences, FEC 300/8, defeated 7–1 with 3 abstentions, US member informed Commission that SCAP would advise Commission of all invitations which he accepts to attend inter-governmental conferences in non-voting observer capacity. All members except USSR who abstained voted for FEC 300/8. Chairman ruled that paper passed if there was no objection and interpreted absence of objection to signify concurrence. Chinese member voted for paper on understanding that “observers” in para 1 meant non-Japanese “observers”. US member confirmed this interpretation. Philippine member stated his Govt still did not consider it advisable for Japanese to be present at inter-governmental conferences, but understood that such Japanese as did attend conferences would be carefully screened and prohibited from participating in political and propaganda activities.2
It is probable that next paper in same field as above, Interchange of Persons Between Japan and Other Countries for Cultural Purposes, [Page 812] SC 240/13, will be forwarded to Commission in near future. In absence of contrary advice USDel assuming SCAP concurrence in position of US, SC 240/13 as amended by SC 240/15.
FEC also considered FEC 280/6, Access to Japanese Technical and Scientific Information in Japan, which had been forwarded by Steering Committee to Commission on June 8 by vote of 10 in favor USSR abstaining. USSR member introduced on Commission level amendment that “Technical representative appointed by governments in accordance with this decision may have the necessary staff of interpreters” which had been defeated in Steering Committee by a 3–1 vote with 7 abstentions. US member took position that this amendment referred to administration of policy decision and therefore should not be included in policy decision. US member also indicated conditions attached by SCAP to visit of technical representatives and stated he was awaiting a reply from SCAP as to what arrangements were being made to implement the policy decision so far as interpreters, translators and secretaries were concerned. It is hope of USDel that reply from SCAP will cause several of abstaining delegations to favor US position on USSR amendment.
Both Philippine and French representatives removed general reservations of their Governments on FEC 242/32—Level of Economic Life in Japan: Policy Towards Japanese Industry, and Australian member removed specific reservation on nitric acid and chlorine industries. Philippines, France and UK expressed desirability of early vote on policy. Only China, USSR and US now without instructions.3
- June 4, p. 809.↩
- On June 25, the Department reported the text of the FEC policy decision of June 9 and added that a SCAP observer accompanied by Japanese technical personnel should be invited to the ILO conference at San Francisco this message was repeated to Tokyo as telegram 228 (501.RA/6–2548). For FEC 300/10, June 9, see The Far Eastern Commission, 2d report, p. 22; it was sent as directive 91, June 17.↩
- For letter from Secretary of the Army Royall, June 21, see p. 978.↩