Evening star., 1951-07-07
50 Nations 10 Receive
Bids 10 Japan Treaty
Signing on Sept. 4
BY the Assecicted Press


anese treaty has been scheduled
tentatively to open September
at San Francisco. Some so ma
tions will be invited.
American officials said yester-
day the invitations are expected to
be sponsored jointly by this coun-
try and Great Britain. Most OF
the countries which were and
technically still are at war with
Japan are expected to send rep
resentatives.
San FranciSco's Mayor Elmer
z. Robinson announced the con-
ference site and dates. He said
? the sessions, to last only about
four days, will be held in the
Opera House, where the United
Nations Charter was signed in
1945.
Secretary of State Acheson and
Ambassador John Foster Dulles
probably will head the American
delegation. Mr.. Robinson said
MIR. Dulles advised him of the
conference plans by telephone yes
terday.
There was no immediate word
on whether President Truman
would attend.
Meeting Purely Formal.
Invitations may be sent out late
this month, it was learned here.
The meeting will be purely for
NAL because controversial points
are to be ironed out before the
conference. In fact, virtually all
important issues already have been
eliminated by agreement or COM
promise. Ofdcials here see no
hitch in winding up the signing
very quickly.
Ambassador Dulles has Just cir
culated among the countries pri-
marily responsible for japanese
occupation policy copies of what
is substantially a final text ar
rived at through diplomatic nego-
tiations.
The treaty which the United
States and most of its wartime
Allies hope to sign with Japan
provides for what Mr.. Dulles has
called a peace of reconciliation"
devoid Of punitive measures or
strings on Japan's political, eco
nomic ard security development.
Russia, which came into the
Pacific war only a few weeks be-
fore Japan surrendered, has never
agreed to go along with the pro-
posed treaty.
However, officials here point out
that the door is still open to the
Soviets to attend the conference
and sign the treaty if they wish.
South Korea Unlikely Signer.
Diplomats here said countries
like the Philippines, Indonesia.
Pakistan and India-which became
independent nations after the war
will be invited to the conference
as heirs OF the belligerency of their
parent countries.
1t seemed unlikely that the Re-
public of Korea (South Korea) |
would be a signer of the treaty
because she was not at war with
Japan. However, the South Ko-
rean government has been kept
advised OF all treaty DEVELOPMENTS
and could be invited to send an
observer.
- Informed officials said the
United States and Britain have
agreed that the question of which
Chinese regime - Nationalist or
Communist-should sign a peace
treaty with Japan ought to be de-
layed for the time being. Britain
recognizes Red China; the United
States. the Nationalist regime on
the island Of Formosa.
Choice of NatiOnalists Seen.
Unless present plans are changed,
1t was indicated, neither Chinese
regime will be asked to sign along
with the other nations. After the
treaty is signed and becomes effec-
tive. probably next year, Japan
may decide which China to deal
with. The expectation here is
that it will choose the Nationalist.
State Department Press Officer
Lincoln White said that tech
nlcally the date and place of the
conference are still in negotiation.
However. officials said that since
this country has taken the lead
In promoting the treaty drafting
there seems to be no doubt that
other governments - excepting
Russia-will agree to the time and
site suggested.