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 Case1

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.


121. Letter From the Secretary of State to the Secretary of Defense (Wilson)

Source: Department of State, FE Files: Lot 59 D 19, W. Confidential. Drafted in NA.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 123–MacArthur, Douglas. Secret.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56394/2–2657. Secret; Priority.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.9411/3–1457. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution.


125. Letter From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Sebald) to the Ambassador in Japan (MacArthur)

Source: Department of State, FE Files: Lot 59 D 19, MacArthur, Douglas, II. Secret; Official–Informal. Drafted in NA.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.94/4–1757. Secret; Limit Distribution.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.94/4–1857. Secret; Limit Distribution; No Distribution Outside Department. Drafted in NA, cleared in draft with Sebald, and approved by Parsons.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56394/4–2557. Confidential; Priority.


130. Telegram from the Department of the Army to the Commander in Chief, Far East (Lemnitzer)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.551/5–2057. Confidential; Priority. Attached to Document 137.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56394/4–2557. Confidential; Priority. Drafted and approved in L/EUR and cleared in NA. The time of transmission is illegible on the source text.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.5611/5–857. Confidential.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.9411/5–1157. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted in NA and approved by Parsons who signed for Dulles.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794C.0221/5–1557. Secret. Drafted in NA on May 10. The May 15 date appears on the source text, but is in the same handwriting as the file number, indicating that it may have been added some time later. Neither Parsons nor Robertson initialed the memorandum, indicating that it was probably not sent.


135. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, May 15, 1957

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794C.022/5–1557. Confidential. Drafted in NA on May 17.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.56394/5–1657. Confidential.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.551/5–2057. Secret. Drafted in NA on May 21. Sent through Murphy. The May 20 date is stamped on the source text.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794C.0221/5–2057. Secret; Niact. Passed to CINCFE. Received at 10:37 a.m.


139. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs (Snyder), Washington, May 20, 1957, 12:47 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations. Drafted by Phyllis D. Bernau.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.551/5–2057. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Drafted and approved by Robertson who signed for Dulles.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.551/5–2157. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution; No Distribution Outside Department. Received at 4:53 a.m.


142. Supplementary Notes on the Legislative Leadership Meeting, Washington, May 21, 1957, 8:30–10:30 a.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Legislative Meetings. Confidential. Drafted by Minnich.


143. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Army (Brucker), Washington, May 21, 1957, 10:57 a.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations. Drafted by Bernau.


144. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Army (Brucker), Washington, May 21, 1957, 12:26 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations. Drafted by Bernau.


145. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State and the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson), Washington, May 21, 1957, 2:35 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations. Drafted by Bernau.


146. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs (Snyder), Washington, May 21, 1957, 2:58 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations. Drafted by Bernau.


147. Letter From the Secretary of State to the Secretary of the Army (Brucker)

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, White House Memoranda. Secret. Drafted by Dulles.


148. Memorandum of a Meeting, Secretary Dulles’ Office, Department of State, Washington, May 21, 1957, 4:15 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Secret. Drafted by Fisher Howe.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.511–Girard, William S./5–2257. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Received at 7:05 a.m.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794C.0221/5–757. Secret. Drafted in NA on May 21.