694.001/7–651: Telegram
The United States Political Adviser to SCAP (Sebald) to the Secretary of State
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Topad 50. For Allison from Sebald. Clutton states UK desires amend proposed Jap declaration on fishing by deleting a redundant second sentence of draft you prepared and gave Iguchi1 and by altering third sentence. Clutton states he is not authorized to commit Commonwealth Govts. New draft as agreed to by UK reads as follows:
“In order that there shall be no misunderstanding, the Japanese Government confirms that Japan’s voluntary declaration in respect of fishing conservation contained in the Prime Minister’s letter of the seventh February 1951 to Mr. John Foster Dulles,2 the special representative of President of the United States, was intended to embrace fishery conservation arrangements in all parts of the world. Pending [Page 1178] the conclusion of negotiations with other countries for the establishment of equitable arrangements for the development and conservation of fisheries which are accessible to the nationals of Japan and such other countries, the Government of Japan reaffirms that it will, as a voluntary act implying no waiver of its international rights, prohibit Japanese nationals and Japanese registered vessels from carrying on fishing operations in presently conserved fisheries in all waters where arrangements have already been made either by international or domestic act, to protect the fisheries from over-harvesting and in which fisheries Jap natls or Jap registered vessels were not in the year 1940 conducting operations”.
I have informed Clutton and Jap that revision is being studied and wld appreciate their holding any public statement until study completed. Since Jap propose issue statement on July 10, your comments desired soonest.