Evening star., 1951-07-10
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powers within 80 days after tn,
heaty becomes effective, but per
mits the "stationing or retention
of foreign armed forces in Jap
anese territory under or in conse
quence of any bilateral or multi
lateral agreements which hav,
been or may be made between on.
or more of the Allied powers, or
the one hand, and Japan on tht
other"
The proposed treaty would come
INTO force when ratified by Japar
and a majority of IA other coun-
tries, including the United States
The others named are Australia
Burma. Canada, Ceylon, France
India, Indonesia, the Netherlands
New Zealand, Pakistan, the
Philippines, United Kingdom ano
Soviet Russia.
Would Deprive Russia Of Veto.
Thus Russia would be deprived
of veto which Moscow has beer
demanding in vainly urging a Pa
Cific treaty drafted by the big
powers alone. 1t is considered
doubtful also that India will sign
but the others are expected to &C
along. More than a score of
other countries which broke rela
tions with Japan also will be in
vited to sign.
officials look for American rati-
f1cation to be delayed probably
until early next year, after extern
sive Senate hearings. Should
there be delay of more than nine
months in putting the treaty into
effect, there is a provision that
individual nations could bring ii
into effect for themselves and
Japan.
In the preamble the treaty
draft states the intention of the
Allied powers and Japan hence
forth to have relations as "sov-
ereign equals and settle all out
standing questions so as to enable
Japan to tpply for membership in
the United Nations.
Chapter l calls for terminating
the state of war with Japan on
the date the treaty becomes eff
fective.
Territorial Questions.
In Chapter 2, covering terri
torial questions, Japan recognizes
the independence of Korea, and
renounces all claims to Formosa
and the PescadoreS Islands, to the
Kuriles and South Sakhalin
Chanded over to Russia by the
Yalta agreement, to any part of
the Antarctic, and to Spratly Is
land and the Paracel Islands in
the China Sea. Japan also re-
nounces any claim to the former
Mandated Islands which the
United States expects to continue
to hold under a U. N. trusteeship.
Under Chapter 3, applying to
security, Japan agrees to follow
the principles of the u. N. and
cooperate with it. The Allied
powers recognize Japan as a SOW
ereign nation possessing the in
herent right of individual or COL
lective self defense referred to in
Article 81 of the charter of the
U. N. and that Japan may volun-
tarily enter into collective secur-
ity arrangements.
Chapter 4 of the draft covers
political and economic provisions.
1t directs the Japanese to enter
promptly into international agree
ments to regulate and conserve
high seas fisheries. Under one
article Japan renounces all spe-
cial rights and interests in China, "
and agrees to carry out sentences
imposed by war crimes courts.
Claims and Property.
Chapter deals with claims and
property and says at the outset
under Article IA:
"(A) 1t is recognized that, al
though Japan should in principle
pay reparations for the damage
and suffering caused by it during
the war, nevertheless Japan lacks
the capacity if it is to maintain a
viable economy. and make ode