PLAN FOR JAPAN

Evening Star, Issue 25769, 16 April 1946, Page 5

PLAN FOR JAPAN

SOME EXPORTS MUST BE ALLOWED FOUR MAJOR PROBLEMS FOR ALLIES TO TACKLE (Rec. 10 a.m.) WASHINGTON, April 15. Sir Carl chairman of the Far Eastern Commission's Steering Committee,, in an interview said Japan must be permitted some exports under the basic economic _ plan which the Far Eastern Commission was at present drafting, but such shipments would be limited to those necessary for survival. This would mean that exports would be pegged to the point where thev would bring in enough foreign exchange to buy farm tools, fertiliser and raw materials to enable the Japanese to feed themselves. Sir Carl Berendsen listed four tough major problems which the Allies must tackles first, complete removal of Japan's war potential; secondly, promoting a spirit of democracy in Japan; thirdly, the collection and distribution of reparations; fourthly,

determination of an economic pattern for Japan's future. He added that reparations and Japan's economy were closely related because Japan's production in the immediate future will largely depend on the amount of industrial equipment removed for reparations. He expressed the opinion that the Far Eastern Commission will formulate a general policy for a final reparations settlement with the detailed work left to a conference of those countries which fought Japan.