JAPANESE PEACE SETTLEMENT

Reference your 817. [1] Mr. Beasley was informed of your earlier
report that United States was considering calling a preliminary
conference to discuss procedures on Japanese Peace Conference; and
was asked to make certain that assurances given to United Kingdom
Government by United States Government that United States were not
taking such action prior to British Commonwealth Conference were
honoured. (Our 685.) [2]
2. These assurances were reported to us by Mr. Beasley (Para. 5 of
198 of 30th May, 1947 [3])

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3. Please arrange with United Kingdom Ambassador for a joint
appeal to the State Department asking for delay in raising
questions of procedure until after August Conference, in
accordance with the spirit of their earlier undertaking.