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PARAPHRASE BOT REQUIRED 

From: 

To: 

Secretary ot State sgd Lovett (Acting) 

AMEMBASSY Mexico City. Mexico 

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Nr: 1255 10 December 1948 . PERSONAL :FOR CHIEF USDEL ITU-HFBC 

Re status Amish1ma. Jap technical adviser to ScAP 

observer at International Telecommunications Union High Frequency Broadcasting Conference now meeting in Mexico City~ 

your attention is called to fact that under US policy to 

further gradual participation ot Japan in international 

affairs and organizations. US auccesstully sponsored FEC 

policy decision in June 1948 which reads as follows: "The 

Far ¥astern Commission decides as a matter ot policy that: 

(1) Upon receipt ot an appropriate invitation SOAP IDJlY, 

appoint members or his start as ob~~rvers at inter-governmental conferences. attendance at which be deems to be in the interest of the occupation. (2) Members ot SCAP's staff 

attending an inter-governmental conterence on invitation as 

provided in Paragraph 1. may be accompanied by Japanese technical personnel when deemed necessary by SCAP. and when 

the attendance of Japanese personnel is acceptable to the 

country acting as host to the conterence. 11 

Dept is unable understand validity stand reported 

taken bJ' USSR DEL to HFBC re status Amishim since above 

policy decision was adopted by FEC (ot which USS! is 

member) by 10-0 vote without soviet objection. 

SCAP has informed this Dept that he is reluctant 

to accede to.incursion upon principles clearly set forth in 

FEC policy decision and has asked Dept's comments on h1s 

tentative plan to instruct h1B observer to renew application 

to Conference tor recognition or Mr· Amish1ma's status. In 

this connection SCAP calls attention to (1) Japan's current 

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adherence to ITU Convention. pursuant to Additional 

Protocol II adopted by 1947 Conference at Atlantic C1t7 and 

(2) the precedent ot admission ot SOAP technical adv1aer 

accompanying SCAP observer to current seaaton ot ITU Provisional Prequenc7 Board in Geneva which expected continue 

until May 1949· Your attention is also directed to additional precedent CS sponsored invitation extended by ILO Conference June 1948 to SOAP observer accompanied by Jap tech 

adviser. 

Dept considers necessary further ettort to 1mp~ement 

at Mexico City the stated US position on attendance of Jap technical advisers at international conference (as tol'Jllalized 

in above FEC decision). To thiB end J'OU are instructed to 

review situation at Conference b7 canvassing delegations as 

to feasibility favorable reconsideration admission Am1sb1ma 

stressing purpose and importance ot applicable international 

policy agreement. · 

Sh1d views of other govts indicate favorable action 

expected re status Jap. you sbld so advise SOAP observer. 

to enable b1m"reapp1y when instructed by SOAP. and thereupon 

you shld press. preferably in concert with delegates other J.JffC 

member countries if possible. tor admission Amiahima to 

appropriate meetings of the Conference. Shld your approaches reveal p~obebil1ty adverse major1t7 this issue. or abld 7ou 

teel upon review situation that pressure this issue would 

result in risking serious damage to US objectives and other 

interests at conference, you are requested communicate J)l'omptly full7 with Dept. 

Advise SCAP observer substance this message. 

Note: Sent to: Mexico Cit7. 

Repeated to.: SCAP Tokyo as 412. 

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