No. 579
Editorial Note
The text of NSC 125/1, “United States
Objectives and Courses of Action With Respect to Japan”, July 18, is
identical to the text of NSC 125/2,
August 7, except for paragraphs 7.c.(11) and 7.c.(12). For NSC 125/2, see Document
588. Paragraphs 7.c.(11) and 7.c.(12) of NSC 125/1 read:
- “(11) Continue the understanding with the Japanese
Government that it will maintain substantially its present
export controls as part of its support of United Nations
action in Korea, and that those controls will be maintained
as long as there is Communist aggression in the Far East and
while the United Nations is taking action against such
aggression. In any event this understanding should be
continued until a multilateral agreement has been reached as
provided in paragraph (12) below.
- “(12) Export controls to be maintained in the
post-aggression period should be determined through
agreement reached by immediate negotiation among the free
nations principally interested in trade with the Far East
areas of the Soviet bloc. [The United States should, in
cooperation with Japan, the UK, France and Canada seek to establish a
multilateral organization for consideration of Far Eastern
economic defense measures. This organization should be
expanded to include other countries having significant
interest in the security problems of the Far East.]”
A footnote in the source text identifies the sentences in brackets as a
“Defense-DMS-Commerce proposal.”
(S/S–NSC files, lot 63 D 351, NSC 125 Series)
