Foreign Relations of the United States, 1949, The Far East and Australasia, Volume VII, Part 2

740.00119 FEAC/9–149: Telegram

The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Holmes) to the Secretary of State

confidential

London, September 1, 1949—9 p. m.

3517. Deptel 2580, July 23,¹ and Embtel 2955, July 26,² re Australian resolution in FEC re labor in Japan.

1. Foreign Office today handed Embassy memo stating British Government has no alternative but to support Australian resolution because (a) issue is important matter of principle; (b) British Government does not agree that Australian resolution places responsibility on SCAP which is not already there, and (c) although British Government does not dispute contention that Australian resolution is potential source embarrassment to occupation authorities, situation is not of making of British Government which from beginning has not shared SCAP’s interpretation of FEC 045/5.

2. Full text by airmail.³

Holmes

1. See footnote 1 to telegram 108 of July 20, p. 801.
2. Not printed.
3. Despatch No. 1424, September 1, not printed.