U.S. Policy Toward Japan


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.5/12–3057. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Howard L. Parsons, cleared with Defense and JCS, and approved by Robertson. Repeated to COMUS/Japan and CINCPAC for POLAD.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.5/1–2258. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to CINCPAC and COMUS/Japan.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.94/2–1258. Secret; Limit Distribution. Transmitted in two sections.


4. Letter From the Ambassador to Japan (MacArthur) to Secretary of State Dulles

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.5/2–1258. Secret.


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

Source: Department of State, PPS Files: Lot 67 D 548, Japan. Secret. Drafted by Pfeiffer and Parsons and cleared in draft in L.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.94/3–2858. Secret. Drafted by Pfeiffer and Green and concurred in by S/P, C, and L.


7. Memorandum for the Record

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, ACW Diary. Secret.


8. 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, 611.94/4–1258. Secret. Drafted by Parsons.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794C.0221/4–1558. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Transmitted in two sections.


10. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles

Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, White House Telephone Conversations. Secret; Personal and Private. Drafted by Dulles.


11. Letter From the Ambassador to Japan (MacArthur) to Secretary of State Dulles

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.5/4–1858. Secret; Official–Informal.


12. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Secretary of Defense McElroy

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, JCS Records, RG 218, CCS .092 Japan (12–12–50). Top Secret.


13. Memorandum From President Eisenhower to Secretary of State Dulles

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 894C.13/6–458. Secret. A copy was sent to the Secretary of Defense.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.5/6–458. Confidential.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.94/6–558. Secret; No Distribution Outside Department. Transmitted in two sections.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.94/6–558. Secret; Limit Distribution; No Distribution Outside Department. Drafted by Parsons; cleared with S/S, L, G, and E; and approved by Dulles.


17. Letter From CINCPAC’s Political Adviser (Steeves) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson)

Source: Department of State, FE/NA Files: Lot 61 D 68, U.S.-Japan Security Treaty, 1958. Secret; Official–Informal; No Distribution Outside Department. Copies were sent to MacArthur, Howard Parsons, and Marshall Green.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.94/7–3158. Secret; Limit Distribution. Transmitted in two sections and repeated to CINCPAC.


19. Telegram 224 From the Embassy in Japan to the Department of State

[Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.94/7–3158. Secret; Limit Distribution. 5 pages of source text not declassified.]


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.94/8–158. Transmitted in two sections and repeated to CINCPAC.


21. Memorandum From Secretary of State Dulles to President Eisenhower

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, International File. Secret. Another copy indicates that the memorandum was drafted by Charles J. Little and Charles H. Pletcher, both in FE/NA, on July 29. (Department of State, FE Files: Lot 60 D 90, Japan–Ryukyu)


22. Telegram From the Commander in Chief, Pacific (Felt) to the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 218, JCS Records, CCS .092 Japan (12–12–50). Top Secret.


23. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.5/9–858. Secret. Drafted by Martin on October 7.


24. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.5/9–958. Secret. Drafted by Martin on October 13.


25. Report Prepared by the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 218, JCS Records, CCS .092 Japan (12–12–50). Secret. The report is an attachment to a note of September 10 by H.L. Hillyard, Secretary to the JCS.


26. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 63 D 123, CF 1130. Secret. No drafter is indicated on the source text. The meeting was held at the Department of State. The following day Fujiyama met with Dillon at 10 a.m. to discuss economic affairs and with Dulles at 3 p.m. for a discussion of GARIOA, U.S. relations with China, and Japanese relations with Korea. (Memoranda of conversation, September 12; ibid.) See Supplement for both.


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

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1584. Secret. Drafted by Pfeiffer; cleared with G, W/MSC, C, L, H, S/P, and with Ambassador MacArthur and Assistant Secretary of Defense Sprague.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.5/9–2958. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Martin and cleared with L/FE, S/S, and DOD. Repeated to CINCPAC.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.5/9–3058. Secret; Limited Distribution; No Distribution Outside Department. Drafted by Martin,


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 794.33/10–258. Secret. Drafted by Martin, FE/NA, and W. Elang, DOD/ISA; cleared with L/FE, SPA, and DOD; and approved by Parsons. Repeated to Manila and CINCPAC.