694.001/7–2750
Memorandum by the Consultant to the Secretary
(Dulles) to the Secretary of State
top secret
[Washington,] July 27, 1950.
I attach a draft of prospective articles on “International Peace and
Security” which might be used in a treaty with Japan. They are designed
to give, in a form as inoffensive as possible to the Japanese, the broad
power in the United States to place military forces where-ever in Japan
the United States may determine to be desirable from the standpoint of
maintenance of international peace and security in the Japan area.
This draft has now been cleared by the various Department officials who
would be interested and is now given to you for the purpose of
transmission to the Department of Defense for its study.
I would suggest transmission by you to Secretary Johnson, and in view of
the talks which Secretary Johnson and I have had about the
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subject both in Tokyo and in
Washington, I might concurrently want to say a personal word to
Secretary Johnson about it.
[Attachment]
International Peace and Security
article i
As a prospective member of the United Nations, Japan accepts in
advance the obligation to act in accordance with the principles of
Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations for the maintenance
of international peace and security, and the other Parties as
members of the United Nations undertake reciprocally to be guided by
those same principles in their relations with Japan.
article ii
In order further to contribute to the establishment and maintenance
in the Japan area of conditions conducive to international peace and
security in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the
United Nations1 and subject to the transfer of this responsibility to the
United Nations under the conditions foreseen in Article IV, Japan
requests and the United States agrees that it will provide such
armed forces on behalf of the Treaty Powers, and the Japanese
Government on its part shall provide such assistance and facilities,
including rights of passage, as may be determined by the United
States in consultation with the Japanese Government. The Treaty
Powers other than the United States that are willing to contribute
to such forces for the above purposes may do so by agreement with
the United States. The forces furnished by the United States or
other Treaty Powers shall not have any responsibility or authority
to intervene in the internal affairs of Japan.
article iii
During the period this chapter2 is in effect, Japan will not permit another Power
to have military facilities in Japan except in accordance with the
provisions of this Chapter or Article 43 of the Charter of the
United Nations.
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article iv
The provisions of this Chapter shall remain in effect until Japan has
been admitted to the United Nations and until the coming into force
of such special agreements referred to in Article 43 of the Charter
as, in the opinion of those Treaty Powers providing forces under the
terms of Article II, will enable the Security Council to exercise
its responsibilities under Article 42 of the Charter for the
maintenance of international peace and security in the Japan area
and to end irresponsible militarism in the world.3
(Note: It is contemplated that there shall be
concluded, effective with the coming into force of the present
Treaty, an agreement between the United States and Japan, to which
any other Parties providing forces under Article II may adhere,
governing the stationing and employment of the forces provided under
Article II, including the manner in which the signatory powers shall
share the financial burden of the armed forces and the assistance
and facilities provided under that Article.)
