Evening star., 1951-07-12
of Approval by Nations Next Fall

has been liquidated the proceeds
shall be returned instead.
Gid The right to seize, retain,
Iliquidate or otherwise dispose of
Japanese property referred to
above shall be exercised in ac-
cordance with the laws of the AL
LIED Power concerned, and the
japanese owner shall have only
such rights as may be given him
by those laws.
1V) The Allied Powers agree to
deal with Japanese trademarks
and literary and artistic property
rights on basis as favorable to
Japan as circumstances ruling In
each country will permit.
(b) Except as otherwise pro-
Ivided in the present Treaty. the
Allied Powers waive all reparations
claims of the Allied Powers, other
claims of the Allied Powers and
their nationals arising out of any
actions taken by Japan and it's ma
tionals in the course of the prose-
Icution of the war, and claims of
the Allied Powers for direct mill
tary costs of occupation.
Article Is.
(a) Upon application made
within nine months of the COM
ing into force of the present
Treaty Japan will, within six
months of the date Of such appli-
cation, return the property, tan
gible and Intangible, and all rights
or interests of any kind in Japan
of each Allied Power and it's ma
tionals which was within Japan at
any time between December Z
1941, and September 2. 1945, un-
less the owner has freely disposed
thereof without dureSs or fraud
Such property shall be returned
free of all encumbranceS and
charges to which it may have be-
come subject because of the war
and without any charges for its
return. Property whose return is
not applied for by the owner with
lin the prescribed period may be
disposed of by the japanese gov.
ernment as it may determine. Ir
cases where such property wa:
within Japan on December 7, 1941
and cannot be returned or ha!
suffered injury or damage. com.
pensation will be made in ac'
cordance with Law No. . enacted
by the japanese Die on 1851
b. With respect to industrial
property rights impaired during
the war, Japan will continue II
accord to the Allied Powers ant
their nationals benefits no les
than those heretofore accorded b.
Cabinet Orders No. 800 effectiv
September !. 1949, No. IL effectiv
January %, 1850, and No. 8 eff
fective February l, 1850, all a
now amended. provided such ma
tionals have applied for such bene
fits within the time limits pre-
scribed therein.
(c) ID Japan acknowledges tina
the literary and artistic propert
rights which existed in Japan o.
the 9th December, 1941, in respec
Ito the published and unpublishe'
works of the Allied Powers an
their nationals have continued il
force since that date. and recog
nizes those rights which hav
arisen, or but for the war woul
have arisen. in Japan since tina
date, by the operation of any con
ventions and agreements to whicI
Japan was party on that date
irrespective Of whether or not sue
conventions or agreements wer
abrogated or suspended upon O
since the outbreak Of war by tn
domestic law Of japan or Of tn
Allied Power concerned.
Gid Without the need for ap
Iplication by the proprietor of tn
right and without the paymer
of any fee or compliance with an
other formality, the period fror
the 7th December, 1941, until tn
coming into force of the presen
Treaty. shall be excluded from tn