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United States Relations with and Policies Toward Japan

Conclusion (and later partial revision) of an Administrative Agreement between the United States and Japan; interest of the United States in the Japan-Republic of China peace treaty; entry into force of the Peace and Security Treaties with Japan; the NSC 125 series; interest of the United States in Japanese rearmament and in retention of the Bonin and Ryukyu Islands; conclusion of a Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement with Japan; the question of economic and military assistance to Japan; position of the United States regarding its trade with and investment in Japan; position of the United States with regard to Japan’s relations with the Republic of Korea; the Fukuryu Maru incident1

[642] No. 642
Memorandum of Discussion at the 139th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, April 8, 1953

Washington, April 8, 1953

Eisenhower Library, Eisenhower papers, Whitman file

[644] No. 644
The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Japan

Washington, April 11, 1953.

694.95/4–1053: Telegram

[649] No. 649
The Commander in Chief, Far East (Clark) to the Department of the Army

Tokyo, May 20, 1953—5:24 p.m.

NA files, lot 58 D 184: Telegram

[651] No. 651
Memorandum by the Executive Secretary (Lay) to the National Security Council

Washington, June 15, 1953.

PPS files, lot 64 D 563, “Japan”

[654] No. 654
Memorandum by the Executive Secretary (Lay) to the National Security Council

Washington, June 23, 1953.

S/S–NSC files, lot 63 D 351, NSC 125 Series

[655] No. 655
Memorandum of Discussion at the 151st Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, June 25, 1953

Washington, June 25, 1953

Eisenhower Library, Eisenhower papers, Whitman file

[657] No. 657
Note by the Acting Executive Secretary (Gleason) to the National Security Council

Washington, June 29, 1953.

S/S–NSC files, lot 63 D 351, NSC 125/6

[658] No. 658
The Ambassador in Japan (Allison) to the Department of State

Tokyo, July 2, 1953—5 p.m.

794.5 MSP/7–253: Telegram

[661] No. 661
The Ambassador in Japan (Allison) to the Department of State

Tokyo, July 10, 1953—4 p.m.

794.5 MSP/7–1053: Telegram

[662] No. 662
The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Japan

Washington, July 13, 1953—5 p.m.

110.15 RO/7–1353: Telegram

[663] No. 663
The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Japan

Washington, July 14, 1953—12:35 p.m.

794.5/7–1453: Telegram

[664] No. 664
The Ambassador in Japan (Allison) to the Department of State

Tokyo, July 22, 1953—11 a.m.

794.5 MSP/7–2253: Telegram

[667] No. 667
The Ambassador in Japan (Allison) to the Embassy in Korea

Tokyo, August 4, 1953—5 p.m.

794C.0221/8–453: Telegram

[669] No. 669
The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Korea

Washington, August 5, 1953—6:18 p.m.

794C.0221/8–553: Telegram

[670] No. 670
The Ambassador in Japan (Allison) to the Embassy in Korea

Tokyo, August 6, 1953—6 p.m.

794C.0221/8–653: Telegram

[671] No. 671
United States Minutes of the Second Meeting Between President Rhee and the Secretary of State

[Seoul,] August 6, 1953—10 a.m.

Conference files, lot 60 D 627, CF 160

  1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1951, vol. vi, Part 1, pp. 777 ff. For documentation on U.S. interest in the admission of Japan to the United Nations, see vol. iii, pp. 802 ff. For documentation on U.S. interest in the admission of Japan to GATT, see vol. i, Part 1, pp. 114 ff.↩