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.


31. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Sebald) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy)

Source: Department of State, FE Files: Lot 56 D 679, Japan. Secret. Drafted in NA on April 19.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.5/4–2655. Secret.


33. Memorandum of a Conversation Between Foreign Secretary Macmillan and Secretary of State Dulles, Secretary Dulles’ Suite, Mark Hopkins Hotel, San Francisco, June 21, 1955, 4:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, FE Files: Lot 56 F 679, San Francisco Commemorative Meetings—FE. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text. Livingston Merchant was also present at the meeting, but a note on the source text indicates he missed the first 15 minutes of the conversation. Dulles was in San Francisco for ceremonies commemorating the 10th anniversary of the signing of the U.N. Charter.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 661.941/6–3055. Confidential. Drafted in NA; cleared in draft with L, L/FE, and EE; and approved by McClurkin. Repeated to London and Moscow.


35. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Hoover) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.0221/7–1955. Confidential.


36. Letter From the Ambassador in Japan (Allison) to the Director of the Office of Northeast Asian Affairs (McClurkin)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.5/7–1955. Secret; Official–Informal.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.5/7–2855. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted in NA and concurred in by Murphy.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.5/8–155. Top Secret. Drafted in NA, cleared in draft by Dulles, and approved by Robertson who signed for Dulles.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.5/8–455. Confidential.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.9246/8–2355. Secret. Drafted in NA.


42. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, August 24, 1955, Noon

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 60 D 627, CF 533. Secret. Drafted by Richard R. Selby of the Reports and Operations Staff. The source text indicates this meeting was a briefing session for Secretary Dulles for the visit of Foreign Minister Shigemitsu who was in Washington August 25–September 1. Substantive discussions began on August 29.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.5/8–2655. Secret. Drafted in NA.


44. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, August 29, 1955

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 003.9411/8–2955. Secret. Drafted by Finn and McClurkin.


45. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, August 30, 1955

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.9411/8–3055. Secret. Drafted by Finn.


46. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, August 31, 1955, 10 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.9411/8–3155. Secret. Drafted by Lamb.


47. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, August 31, 1955

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 003.9411/8–3155. Secret. Drafted by Hemmendinger on September 2.


48. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State in Washington and Senator Walter F. George in Vienna, Georgia, August 31, 1955, 6:21 p.m.

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations. Transcribed by Phyllis D. Bernau. Senator George was Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.


49. Memorandum of a Conversation Between Secretary of State Dulles and Foreign Minister Shigemitsu, National Airport, Washington, September 1, 1955, 8:45 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.9411/9–155. Secret. Drafted by Dulles. The conversation took place before Shigemitsu’s departure.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.9411/9–155. Official Use Only. Drafted in FE/P and approved by McClurkin who signed for Hoover.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.94/9–1355. Secret.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 661.9429/9–1855. Secret. Drafted in NA.


53. Letter From the Acting Secretary of State to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Gray)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.5/9–2355. Secret. Drafted in NA and sent to Hoover under cover of a September 21 memorandum from Robertson (also drafted in NA). (Ibid., 110.12–HO/9–2155) As pointed out in the memorandum, the Embassy had in telegram 735 from Tokyo, September 17, suggested that the preparations for Hoover’s visit to Japan be used as a means for coming to an agreement with the Department of Defense on the size of U.S. forces in Japan and the size of the Japanese contribution to their support. (Ibid., 110.12–HO/9–1755)


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.12–HO/10–155. Secret; Priority; No Distribution Outside Department. Drafted in NA and approved by Sebald who signed for Dulles.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.12–HO/10–555. Confidential.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.12–HO/10–655. Secret.


57. Memorandum From the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant for Intelligence (Armstrong) to the Acting Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.00/10–1055. Secret. Sent through S/S.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.10/10–2555. Secret; Priority.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.5/10–2655. Secret; No Distribution Outside State Department.


60. Memorandum of Discussion at the 266th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, November 15, 1955

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Gleason on November 16.