PLAN FOR COMMISSION TO SUPERVISE

Chronicle (Levin), 24 June 1946, Page 3

PLAN FOR COMMISSION TO SUPERVISE

WAS11IN GTON, June 21. The United tttatcs has proposed to Britain, iiussia and Cliina the creatiou of a Four-Power Coutrol Commission for Japan, supcrvising Japanese affairs as part of a 25-year disarmament sytem. The 25-year treaty would be siwilar to Mr. Byrnes's proposal foj- the eontrol of Germany. The United States proposal would be operative wlien the present Japanese oceuxiation ends, but the iudieations are tliat, if sucli a treaty were etl'ected, the large-scale oceupation might end more quickly. The Assoeiuted Press points out tliat i at present General MaeArthur has virtually a eompiete mouopolv of tlie direction of Japaaese ail'airs. The proposed treaty, in eil'ect, would end tliis ! situati,on as soou as tlie present occupaI tion phase eiuls. I Tlie State JDepartinent released tlie I text of the proposed treaty, the avowed j purpose of which is to ensure tliat j Japan is kept iu a state" of disarmameut ; and demilitarisation as long as world i peace and security require. j The prineipal points in the proposed j treaty are: — ; (1) Japan's military organisation j shall remaiu completely clemobilised : and clisbanded and Japan shall be | deprived of all arms and explosives, • , including atomic materials. Japan shall also be deprived of all bases and i factories for prodncing arms and shall j be allowed only civil police with small : arms and snch explosives as are neces- . ' sary for industrial uses. (2) To enforce the foregoing objectives, the four Powers shall operate | through the control Conunission an mspection system, keeping a constant I check on J apanese disarmament and ; : demilitarisation. j (3) The Japanese themselves must 1 accept this method of maintaining i disarmament. (4) In the event of violation by the Japanese, the four Powers would move in by common agreement with the ' necessary forces to put the Japanese 1 in their place again. ' (5) The treaty wottld come into force when ratified by each of the four Governments and could be renewed after 25 years for an additional period. Any changes then made would [ depend upon how far the Japanese advanced in the reconstruction of their lifc on a democratic, peaceful basis.