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


[492] No. 492
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Gifford) to the Department of State

693.94/2–152: Telegram


[495] No. 495
The Supreme Commander, Allied Powers (Ridgway) to the Department of the Army

Department of Defense files: Telegram


[497] No. 497
Memorandum by the Secretary of State

694.001/2–652


[502] No. 502
The Secretary of State to the Embassy in the Republic of China

693.941/2–752: Telegram


[507] No. 507
The Commander in Chief, Far East (Ridgway) to the Department of Defense

795.00/2–2852: Telegram


[509] No. 509
The Secretary of Defense (Lovett) to the Secretary of State

611.94/2–1352


[511] No. 511
The Acting Secretary of State to the United States Political Adviser to SCAP (Sebald)

694.001/2–1452: Telegram


[518] No. 518
The United States Political Adviser to SCAP (Sebald) to the Department of State

611.94/2–1752: Telegram


[521] No. 521
The Acting Secretary of State to the United States Political Adviser to SCAP (Sebald)

611.94/2–1352: Telegram

  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.