F.E.C. 130.

The Canadian Embassy have shown us confidentially a cable received
from E.H. Norman, Canadian Representative in Tokyo. States that
the Japanese Government may be invited to report its views,
without prejudice, to the Peace Conference. Japanese Foreign
Office officials in Central Liaison Office are working on data
papers on the Peace Settlement including request to retain-
(A) Armed Force of 100,000
(B) Small Air Force to patrol coast and outlying islands.

(C) The Kuriles and probably Southern Sakhalin as bulwarks against
the Soviet.

Norman reports the Japanese want Ryukyus to be administered for
some time by the United States, with Japanese sovereignty over
these islands to be established eventually. The Japanese also hope
that the United States or United Nations will not maintain long
term Military and Naval bases in Japan proper as this would
produce among Japanese a 'colonial minded' psychology.