740.00119 Control (Japan)/3–949: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Acting Political Adviser in Japan (Sebald)
83. Meeting Steering Comite March 1 cancelled.
Summary meeting FEC March 3 follows:
Policy Toward Patents, Utility Models and Designs in Japan ( FEC–284/17)
French and USSR members asked postponement vote. UK, Austral, Canad, Chi, Indian, Neth and Phil members indicated were ready accept paper.
Recommendations Re Jap-Owned Patents, Utility Models and Designs in Territories of Countries at War with Japan ( FEC–311/6)
Chi member stated para 4, FEC–311/6 analogous para 5, FEC–284/14 and its deletion make paper more acceptable. This view supported by Phil member. USSR member stated paper unacceptable as whole as contradictory to principle resumption internatl conventions by Japan should be exercised by Japan only after conclusion peace treaty.
Economic Stabilization in Japan
US member indicated info as it became available would be referred to Working Comite. USSR member made statement which was transmitted by Army Dept to SCAP in MC OUT 49475, March 5. US member noted sinister implications of Soviet statement and said that he would make no attempt at this time to give full reply. Length of statement, its repetition of points raised in previous Soviet statements on same subjects, language barrier and large number of implications contained in it made it impossible for him to offer more than a preliminary comment. He would say merely that most of its substance had already been answered properly and truthfully by his Govt. US, rather than flying in face of Commission policy, as Mr. Panyushkin intimated, was doing its best to work with Commission. US was not sinister power casting a shadow of monopoly over Jap economy. It was instead encouraging economic recovery of Japan. Unfortunately US was only power possessing capital to give financial help to Japanese. [Page 686] He wished other powers had capital available for such help, but since they did not, his Govt could only hope they would help by endeavoring to understand its efforts rather than by making such hypocritical remarks as those just made by the Soviet Representative.
USSR member asked US member to take back expressions such as “sinister” and “hypocritical.” He added US had not yet proved it was not violating policy decisions of FEC, and it had not given in essence a single satisfactory answer. He concluded US could not buy other countries with money. US member stated he had nothing further to say.
Labor Policy in Japan ( FEC–045/5)
USSR member made statement which was transmitted to SCAP CM OUT 85137, March 5, 1949. Item retained on agenda.
Jap Membership Intl Convention Telecommunications ( FEC–334)
US member read statement transmitted by Army Dept to SCAP CM OUT 85133, March 5. USSR member reserved his right to make reply in future.