694.001/5–351: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the United States Political Adviser to SCAP (Sebald)
Topad 1563. For Sebald from Dulles. Refer to Art 15, US draft treaty text.1 Discussions with Brit Del here convince us necessity of Japan actually adopting domestic legis for yen compensation in satisfactory form with provision that it shall be operative as regards nationals of Allied Powers as of the date of coming into force of Peace Treaty between Japan and that Allied Power. Treaty cld then provide that in substance “compensation will be made in accordance with Jap domestic legis embodied in Diet Law No. Blank”. We believe Brit will be unwilling to rest right to compensation on mere promise of future domestic legis. Pls cable Jap reaction.2 [Dulles.]
- Of March 23, p. 944.↩
- Documents in file 694.001 for May and June of 1951 indicate that the Japanese Government stated it had no objection in principle to such legislation, was unable to schedule its consideration at the then current regular session of the Diet, and would convoke prior to the signing of the peace treaty an extraordinary session of the Diet for the specific purpose of passing it. Informal negotiation on the details of the compensation law ensued between the Mission and the Foreign Office, the former acting on the basis of telegraphed instructions from Washington, In telegram 1763 to Tokyo, June 16, the Department in part instructed the Mission to request the Japanese Government to prepare a complete draft in advance of Mr. Allison’s arrival in Tokyo June 24. (694.001/6–1651)↩