U.S. ATTITUDE TO TREATY FOR JAPAN DISCUSSED

Greymouth Evening Star, 23 June 1950, Page 7

U.S. ATTITUDE TO TREATY FOR JAPAN DISCUSSED

TOKIO, June 22.—The Western Allies might adopt a procedure for the Japan settlement similar to that being instituted in Germany, Mr John Foster Dulles (Republican adviser to -the United States Secretary of State), told a press conference today. He emphasised that the United States had not yet decided whether or not to proceed with the peace treaty or make “other arrangements.” Mr Dulles said that United States policy was to preserve international peace, security and justice. The United States and other nations agreed as to the desired “ends.” Only the method was subject to discussion.

“Peace treaty” was only a phrase or label. What it achieved was the important matter. “The problem is how a totally disarmed country like Japan can be made secure. Russia bloefked the formation of a United Nations force, which could have performed this task.”

Blaming Russia fbr the delay in the Japanese .settlement, Mr Dulles said:- “We are not disposed to deal with the peace treaty under any conditions which give any nation veto power.” If it was decided to proceed with the treatment “in spite of the Russian attitude,” Mr Dulles thought, there would be a conference of the nations most'directly involved to arrive at the essentials of the treaty.