CONTROL OF JAPAN

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21830, 28 September 1945, Page 3

CONTROL OF JAPAN

ALLIED VIEWPOINTS SUGGESTED COMMISSION CLAIMS OF DOMINIONS ;(11 a.m.) NEW YORK, Sept 27. The New York Times’s correspondent in Washington learns that the United States several weeks ago suggested the creation of an Allied commission located in Washington to review past, present and future developments in Japan. Thus, the Truman Administration not only concedes the right of the Russians and other Allies to participate in the discussions on Japanese policy in Japan, but has taken the initiative in stabilising machinery for the purpose. However, the issue has arisen over Whether the suggested commission would be a control commission authorised to outline the policy of the occupation forces or have merely advisory functions. The United States, view is that the role of the other Powers should be advisory and that American policy should prevail in the event of a disagreement. The United States’s suggestion met with a varied reception. The British suggested that the commission should include the Dominions and other nations, such as the Netherlands, which fought Japan. New Zealand and Australia are understood to have stated that they should haye a role somewhat more than advisory.