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The Secretary of State presents his compliments to

Their Excellencies and Messieurs the Chiefs of Mission of the Governments signatory to the Treaty of Peace with

Japan and has the honor to transmit herewith two copies each of status lists, all of which are dated March 31, 1953, of the following agreements:

(1) Treaty of Peace with Japan signed at

San Francisco on September 8, 1951;

(2) Protocol opened for signature at

San Francisco on September 8, 1951; and

(3) Agreement for the Settlement of Disputes

Arising Under Article 15(a) of the

Treaty of Peace with Japan opened for signature at Washington on June 12, 1952.

It will be noted that the lists include dates of signature, dates of deposit of instruments of ratification, dates of entry into force, and other pertinent information.

The Secretary
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The Secretary of State would be grateful if each

Chief of Mission would forward this information to his

Government.

Enclosures:

Three lists - two copies each.

Washington, Apr11 6, 1953.

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TREATY OF PEACE WITH JAPAN

* The Treaty of Peace with Japan, in accordance with the provisions of Artiele 23(a) thereof, entered into force on April 28, 1952 at 8:30 a,m., Eastern Standard Time, between the Governments of

Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Mexico, New Zealand, Pakistan, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,

United States of America, and Japan.

The Treaty entered into force

with respect to the States subsequently depositing instruments of ratification on the date and at the time of deposit of their respective instruments of ratification.

(1) The instrument of ratification by the Government of the United

States of America contained the following declaration:

"As part of such advice and consent the Senate states that nothing the treaty contains is deemed to diminish or prejudice, in favor of the Soviet Union, the right, title, and

interest of Japan, or the

Allied Powers as

defined in said treaty, in and to

South Sakhalin and its adjacent islands, the Kurile

Islands, the Habomal Islands, the island of Shikotan, or any other territory, rights, or interests possessed by Japan on December 7, title, or benefet therein or theret contre so tet

or to confer any right,

Union; and also that nothing in the said treaty, or the advice and consent of the Senate to the ratifi- cation thereof, implies recognition on the part of the United States of the provisions in favor of the

Soviet Union contained in the so-called 'Yalta agree- ment' regarding Japan of February 11, 1945."

(2) The instrument of ratification by the Government of El

Salvador contained the following declarations:

"I) El Salvador no acepta ni ratifica los compromisos

que otros Estados puedan haber contraido con respecto a la transferencia o final disposición de los territorios enumerados en el articulo

Segundo del Tratado de Paz con el Japón, en todos aquellos casos en que no se haya consultado y acatado la voluntad 11bremente expresada por las poblaciones afectadas.

Esta reserva se aplica a la transferencia de las Islas Kuriles, de una parte de la Isla

Sa jaline (Sakhalin) y a cualauler otro caso analogo, incluyendo además todo compromiso sobre la Isla de Formosa; y

"II) No podrá tener efecto alguno en El Salvador, debido

a que son contrarias a su Constitución Política, las disposiciones del Artículo XIV del Tratado de Paz con el Japón que autorizan la confiscación de blenes de personas naturales o jurídicas japonesas,"

Prepared by

Treaty Affairs,
PROTOCOL

Opened for signature

at

San Francisco

on September 8, 1951

State

Australia Y

Belgium

Cambodia

Canada X

Ceylon

Dominican Republic y

Egypt X

Ethiopia \

France 1

Greece

HaitiX

Indonesta

Iran

Iraq

Laos X

Lebanon

Liberia X

Luxembourg •

Netherlands pakistan y saudi Arabia

Syria X

Lurkey

United Kingdom of

Great Britain and

Northern Ireland

Uruguay 1

Viet-Nam X

Japan

New Zealand\

Date of signature

September 8, 1951

September

1951

September

8, 1951

September 8,

1951

September 8,

1951

September

8 1951

September

8, 1951

September

1951

September

8 1951

September

8,

September

8, 1951 1951

September

1951

September

8, 1951

September

8 1951

September

8,

September

1951

September

1951

September

1951

September

8, 1951

September 8,

1951

September 8,

1951

September 8

1951

September 8, 1951

September 8, 1951

September 8

1951

September 8, 1951

september 8

1951

october 3, 1951

Date of entry into force

April 28

August 22, 195

1952

June 2, 1952

April 28, 1952

April 28

1952

June 6, 1952

December 30.

1952

June 12

1952

Apr11 28, 1952

June 20, 1952

December 29, 1952

1952

April 28, 195

December 29

1952

July 24, 1952

April 28, 1952

December

2, 1952

June 18, 1952

April 28, 1952

Prepared by

Ireaty Alfairs.
AGREEMENT FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES ARISING UNDER

ARTICLE 15(a) OF THE TREATY OF PEACE WITH JAPAN

Opened for signature at Washington on June 12, 1952

Date of

Government

Argentina X

Australia X

Belgium X

Cambodia

Canada y

Ceylon y

Chile

Cubak

Dominican Republ1c)

Francey

Greece

Haitiy

Lebanon

Liberia y

Mexicox decherlands y

New Zealand

Norway

Pakistan+ nion of Sonth •frica

United Kingdom of Great

Britain and Northern

Ireland

July 14, 1952

June 19.

United States of America June 12, 1952

Japan\

Date of signature

October 3, 1952

August 12,

1952

July 1, 19%

August 121952

1952

June 13,

June 16

1952

August 8

Aust 313952

June 129

July 24, 1952

June 20, 1952 september 15.

1952

Jctober 3 1952

1952 1952

June 19,

1952

September 9.

1952

July 16,

1052

July 18,

1952

January 7, 1953

entry into force

October 3, 1952

August 12,

1952

August 22, 1952

August 13, 1952

June 13,

1952

June 16, 1952

August 15, 1952

June 12

1952

July 24, 1952

December 29,

1952

August 11, 1952

June 19, 1952

September 9

July 16, 1952

1952

July 24, 1952

January 7, 1953

July 14, 1952

June 19, 1952

(1) Reservation accompanying signature of the Netherlands:

to ratification by the Parliament of the Netherlands.)"

"(Subject

rrepared by treaty Affairs