694.001/7–1151: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the United States Political Adviser to SCAP (Sebald)
Topad 54. For Sebald from Dulles. Reurtel 95, July 11.1 We see no embarrassment in letting Jap Govt know it wld create painful impression if Jap Del at San Francisco is not of top rank. Most of the Allied Powers feel they are making great sacrifice by accepting treaty now envisaged and they wld consider that their attitude shld be reciprocated by a Jap del which wld exclude any impression of reservation on the part of Jap. Unless you see objection, pls therefore deliver fol personal msg to Yoshida from me:
“Am glad to tell you, for your strictly confidential info, that President proposes to appoint as principal delegates to San Francisco the SecState and myself and Senator Connolly, Chairman of the Senate Fon Relations Comite and Senator Wiley, Ranking Republican Member of that Comite. Alternate delegates will be other Senators and Reps including Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Comite. All of them have been confidentially consulted and have accepted to [Page 1191] act. Under these circumstances and having regard for the liberal character of the proposed treaty, I venture to hope that your govt will be represented by a del which can fully and on highest authority voice at San Francisco the determination of Japan hereafter to live with others in peace as good neighbors. I use these words, taken from the Preamble to the Charter of the United Nations, because the Jap Peace Conference will be held at San Francisco where the UN was born and where the ideals of that Charter will be applied to the fashioning of our peace. I think it essential that we all do what we can to make this an outstanding historic occasion. I realize fully the heavy responsibilities that rest upon you in Jap but I greatly hope that you will find it possible personally to attend at San Francisco, as no other Jap voice would be adequate. I believe that in coming you will make a major contribution to the great goals toward which we have worked together. I may add that it wld personally give me great satisfaction to renew at San Francisco our Tokyo acquaintance.”
Further Dulles to Sebald. I hope matters will work out so that you also can be at San Francisco. [Dulles.]