After conferences with General MacArthur, B.C.O.F. authorities and
Allied Representatives, the results of my mission may be summed up
as follows:-

1. Complete over-all understanding with General MacArthur as to
steps to be taken in negotiating the Japanese Treaty, as to
general principles to be followed in it and as to the lines of
supervisory machinery which should be established under it.

2. Clear picture of the functions the United States intends to
perform in this area after the treaty has been made and in
accordance with it.

3. Appreciation of the broad achievements of the military
occupation period, sources of information ranging from MacArthur
right down to Japanese Parliamentary and Trades Union officials.

4. Personal undertaking by MacArthur with regard to Antarctic
whaling that although the present transitional period expedition
cannot now be cancelled, he will favour provisions in the Treaty
protecting Australian interests in the Antarctic region against
Japanese encroachment in relation to whaling.

5. Invaluable opportunity of advancing own proposals to the
Canberra Conference which will be in harmony with the objectives
of MacArthur and emphasize that provided adopted in the Peace
Conference, should help greatly to protect us from any resurgence
of aggression from North Pacific (see eleven points in telegram
243 of 30th July [1]).

6. Understanding of official position here. [2]

We have had some very hard slogging on these matters under
climatic conditions which are very trying and all members of the
Mission have worked hard from the first to last, not excluding my
wife. A small section of the press is very hostile to MacArthur
but the great majority are favourable and I really believe that
Mission has succeeded.