Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-24
Proposed Peace Paci
Would Place japan
In Service Of u. n.
Draft Permits Aiming,
Doesn't Ask Withdrawal
Of Occupation Forces
By the Associated Press

LONDON, Mar. 24.-The United
States has drafted a peace treaty
for Japan designed to enlisi
japanese men and industries into
the service of the United Nations
Western diplomats disclosed TO-
day that the provisional American
version of the peace settlement
proposes Japan might be given the
right to defend itself.
They reported the draft:
/. Places no limits on Japan's
future army, navy or air force.
2. Contains no clause to stop
Japanese rearmament
3. Does not provide for the with
drawal of the Allied (mainly
American) occupation force from
Japan.
The informants said the Amer
lean peace plan was handed re-
Gently to the japanese government
by John Foster Dulles, leader OF
the United States mission assigned
by President Truman to secure q
peace treaty by the end of the
year.
1t has been circulated as pro-
visional statement of principles
to the Communist member.
of the WashingJon-based Fal
Eastern Commission-comprisine
the 10 nations which helped &C.
lively to beat Japan.
Dulles Due to Act Quickly.
Mr.. Dulles last month completed
a swing through Japan, the Philip
pines, Australia and New Zea.
land, where he tried to find ou'
how those countries would reac>
to the American proposals. Nov
back in the United States, Mr.
Dulles is expected to act 1uickl!
to wind up the series of bilatera
agreements which will nave thu
effect of normalizing japanese
relations with the nom Communis
Allies.
Russia and Red Chinese oppo'
sition to the United States pro
Iposals as far as they are know
! in Moscow and Peiping are no
held likely here to delay the f1na
conclusion of the projected settle
ment.
The American proposal, which
accords Japan the right to defent
herself, invokes Article II of tn
United Nations Charter as a gen
eral safeguard against reviva
of japanese aggression.
i The principles laid down in Ar
ticle II would bring Japan bacl
, into the international fold as
: sovereign power and at the sam
time would bind her manpowe
and industrial potential to tn
causes of the United Nations.
Peaceful Dispute Settlements.
Article II of the Charter com
mits U. N. members to settle thei
international disputes peaceably
1t bars them from using or threat
Iening to use force in their inter
national dealings. 1t obliges then
to help U. N. in any action to up
hold the Charter and to refrain
from supporting any state agains
which enforcement action is be
ing taken.
The American treaty draft doe
not refer directly to japanese post
peace treaty security arrange
ments. 1t is, however, known tina
America and Japan already hav
l agreed-outside their peace treat
talks-on the main points of de
Tense pact.
This projected pact would Civ
the United States, and mayb
other like-minded powers, 5as
rights in Japan. And later, man
American diplomats think,
might be extended to become tn
basis of a general Pacific securit
pact.
The American treaty documen
suggested:
4 A. Removal of all Allied politica
and economic controls from Japar
), War Claims Question.
: B. Settlement of all dispute
over war claims by We Interna
tional Court. The A<ies, however
would retain and dispose of Japa
neSe assets in their territorie
i (See TREATY Page A-3.)