U.S. Policy Toward and Relations With Japan: The NSC 5516 Series; U.S. Attitude Toward the Resumption of Diplomatic Relations Between Japan and the Soviet Union; Desire of Japan for Reversion of Okinawa and the Bonin Islands; Problems Relating to “War Criminals”; U.S. Position on Trade Relations With Japan and Imports of Japanese Textiles; U.S. Interest in Improved Relations Between Japan and Korea; The Girard Case 1

1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. XIV, Part 2, pp. 1 ff. For documentation on the question of admission of Japan to the United Nations, see vol. XI, pp. 280 ff. For documentation on U.S. economic relations with Japan and the admission of Japan to the GATT, see vol. IX, pp. 86 ff. For documentation on the U.S. response to Japan’s position on nuclear testing, see volume XIX.


1. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Japan

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790.5/1–455. Confidential. Drafted and approved in NA.


2. Telegram From the Embassy in Japan to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.94/1–655. Confidential.


4. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Japan

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.94/1–1055. Secret. Drafted in NA, cleared in EE and CA, and approved by Walter S. Robertson.


5. Telegram From the Embassy in Japan to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.94/1–1055. Secret; Priority.


7. Telegram From the Department of State to the Office of the High Commisioner in Germany

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 694.0026/1–1555. Secret; Limited Distribution. Drafted in GPA, cleared with Robertson, and approved in EUR.


8. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Japan

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 661.941/1–2655. Secret; Priority. Drafted in NA and cleared with William Sebald in FE and, in substance, with Edwin Martin of CA. Also cleared in EE and L and approved by Murphy. Repeated to Moscow.


9. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, January 28, 1955

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.00/1–2855. Confidential. Drafted by Sebald.


10. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Northeast Asian Affairs (McClurkin) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.5622/2–155. Secret. Concurred in by S/MSA.


11. Telegram From the Embassy in Japan to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.94/2–255. Top Secret; Limited Distribution.


12. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Northeast Asian Affairs (McClurkin) to the Assistant Legal Adviser for Far Eastern Affairs (Snow)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 661.941/2–455. Confidential.


13. Memorandum From the Assistant Legal Adviser for Far Eastern Affairs (Snow) to the Director of the Office of Northeast Asian Affairs (McClurkin)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 661.941/2–1755. Confidential.


16. Memorandum From the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Sebald) to the Under Secretary of State (Hoover)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.00/3–455. Secret.


17. Memorandum From William Leonhart of the Policy Planning Staff to the Assistant Secretary of State for Policy Planning (Bowie)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.94/3–855. Top Secret.


19. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Northeast Asian Affairs (McClurkin) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Sebald)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.94/3–1155. Top Secret. Drafted by McClurkin. A marginal note by Sebald reads: “Handed to Mr. Bowie and discussed with him.”


21. Telegram From the Embassy in Japan to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.5–MSP/3–2555. Secret; Limit Distribution.


22. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of Defense (Wilson)

Source: Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351,NSC 5516 Series. Top Secret. A covering memorandum from Lay to the NSC, April 5, is not printed.


23. Telegram From the Embassy in Japan to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.9411/4–255. Secret; Niact.


24. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Japan

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.9411/4–255. Secret; Priority. Drafted in NA, cleared in draft with the Secretary, and approved by Sebald.


25. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.5/4–655. Top Secret. Drafted in NA and concurred in draft by S/P, E, IO, and FE by Sebald and Baldwin.


26. Memorandum of Discussion at the 244th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, April 7, 1955

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Gleason on April 8.


27. Telegram From the Embassy in Japan to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.5/4–855. Secret.


28. National Security Council Report

Source: Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5516 Series. Top Secret.


29. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Japan

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.5/4–855. Secret; Niact. Drafted and approved by McClurkin who signed for Dulles. Cleared in draft with FE, S/MSA, and the Department of Defense.