Evening star., 1950-06-11
johnson and Bradley
To Leave Today For
Macarthur Talks
By John A. Giles

By John A. Giles
Defense Secretary johnson and
Gen. Bradley planned to leave to-
day for Tokyo to explore with Gen.
Macarthur his views on q peace
treaty with Japan. a Far East
arms aid program and this coun-
tsy's military situation in. that
area. i.
The flight Of the defense chief
and the chairman of the Joint
Chiefs Of STAFF, along with plans
of State Department Consultant
John Foster Dulles also to visit the
Supreme Allied Commander IN
Japan within 10 days, revived talk
Of developing a Pacific defense
treaty among wartime non-Com-
munist allies. It would be rough
ly similar to the North Atlantic
Treaty.
Such a pact might come about
If this Government decided that a
Japanese peace treaty was not q
good idea at this time and that q
settlement might be arranged by
other means. 1t could also be
employed as q supplement to O
peace treaty.
The State and Defense Depart
ments have been in disagreement
on a Japanese peace treaty. State
is said to feel that q quick treaty
with adequate provisions for a
United States Army. Navy and
Air Force In Japan-should be
negotiated. Defense has leaned
toward a more studied policy on
the grounds that a quick treaty
would remove United States oc-
cupation troops too early.
Favors Early End of Occupation.
Gen. Macarthur is said here to
believe that the occupation should
be brought to an end soon lest it
become unpopular in Japan and
therefore harmful to United States
interests. He has generally favored
q peace treaty as the way to end
the occupation.
One Of the questions which
Secretary johnson. Gen. Bradley
and Mr.. Dulles are expected to
clear up is whether. Gen. Mac
Arthur feels that once a peace
settlement is negotiated, the United
States should still retain bases In
Japan.
Mr.. johnson and Secretary OF
State Acheson will get together to
formulate a joint policy for Presi-
dent Truman's approval upon the
defense chiefs return here June
"a. President Truman, questioned
at a news conference after pub
lished reports that Mr.. johnson
was going to Japan to negotiate q
treaty. remarked that the negotia.
tions would be carried out by the
State Department.
The Defense Secretary and Gen
Bradley also are expected tc
discuss with Gen. Macarthur
another factor which ties ,.ir
closely with any plans for. eithel
q Japanese treaty Or some ..sor'
Of Pacific defense alliance. Thi.
is the program for giving arm.
aid to the goyernYlients of Ir1do!
China. the PHILIPPINES and other.
where individual country program.
are being developed to meet thu
needs of governments threatened
by Communist aggression and sub.
version.
In that connection. the Defenst
Department announced yesterday
that the Air Force would fly eight
CAT transport planes tfor the
forces OF the French. Union and
the associated states of Indo-
China" The flight will mark the
first Of the flow of arms to that
area. 1t will be followed in two
months by six Navy landing craft,
now being overhauled at Bremen
ton, Wash. Infantry equipment
also will be sent.
The planes, scheduled to leave
San Bernadino. Calf, this week
have been overhauled by the Ali
Force. They will carry spare parts
and maintenance equipment.
Thus far 1t has been imprac
tical to develop a completely in.
tegrated arms aid program for the
Far East area. similar to that sci
forth for the North Atlantic PACT
countries. because of the absence
OF any screened and properly ana
lyzed statements from the coun.
tries showing their equipment
needs. Mr.. johnson and Gen
Bradley are expected to have mucr
OF this data when they return herr
June "a.
However, Mr.. johnson told thu
Senate Foreign Relations ant
Armed Services Committee las
Monday that funds already hav'
been committed for the provision
Of arms, ammunition. aircraft art
other jungle-fighting equipment
for the Indo- China area govern.
ments.
Korea, Philippine Cited.
He also mentioned Southern
Korea and the Philippines as bein,
under Communist pressure and ii
need of arms aid. He and Gen
Bradley will spend Friday night
in Manila.
The Defense Department has
shown increasing interest in the
far Pacific areas and only re.
Gently the Joint Chiefs of Stat
paid a visit there. The Navy
Far Eastern forces have been in.
creased in recent months.
Gen. Bradley was to leave Ma.
tional Airport today and ther
pick up Mr.. johnson in st. Louis
where he has been attending the
annual reunion of the 35th Di.
vision.
En- route from Hawaii to Guam
o brief stop will be made at Kwa.
jalein. They will be in Tokyo
Saturday, remaining there unit