Foreign Relations of the United States, 1948, The Far East and Australasia, Volume VI

740.00119 Control (Japan)/10–748

Memorandum by the Assistant Secretary of State for Occupied Areas (Saltzman) to the United States Representative on the Far Eastern Commission (McCoy)

confidential

[Washington,] October 7, 1948.

Subject: Instructions on Compromise Language for paragraph 1 C of FEC 298/8.

This will confirm the oral authorization given to Mr. Barnett¹ to accept the compromise language for this paragraph suggested by the United Kingdom as follows, or closely comparable language to the same effect:

“The specific travel authorized herein should be restricted to that deemed essential to meet Japan’s peaceful needs as defined by the FEC and the number of Japanese commercial representatives permitted to travel abroad should be similarly restricted.”²

Charles E. Saltzman

1. Robert W. Barnett, member of the U.S. delegation to the Far Eastern Commission.
2. For text as passed by the FEC on October 21, see The Far Eastern Commission, 2d report, p. 36.