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Daily Sitka Sentinel And The Arrowhead Press
Sitka, Alaska
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Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu urged the US to review their defense relationship for a more equal partnership, criticizing the current security treaty's burden on America, during talks in Washington.
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WASHINGTON (AP) Japanese
foreign minister Mamoru
Shigemitsu said today the
time has come for America
and Japan to "review our defense
relationship and put it
on a solid partnership basis."
Shigemitsu said under the
existing security treaty between
the two nations the major
burden for Japan's defense
has been placed on the United
States. Japan he declared, has
been "cooperating under an
unequal arrangement."
Shigemitsu's remarks, prepared
for a national press club
luncheon, marked his first major
address here during a three
day round of talks with American
officials.
The foreign minister, who a
decade ago signed his country's
surrender to the allies,
did not go into details in his
discussion of Japan's rearmament
plans -- a topic of his
conference today with secretary
of state Dulles and other
top U. S. officials.
American authorities have
been critical of Japan's slow
pace in building her defense
forces.
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call to review defense relationship for solid partnership; existing treaty places major burden on us; japan cooperating under unequal arrangement; us critical of japan's slow defense buildup.
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Japanese foreign minister Mamoru Shigemitsu stated that the time has come for America and Japan to review their defense relationship and put it on a solid partnership basis. Under the existing security treaty, the major burden for Japan's defense has been on the United States, with Japan cooperating under an unequal arrangement. These remarks were prepared for a national press club luncheon, marking his first major address in Washington during a three-day round of talks with American officials. Shigemitsu, who signed Japan's surrender a decade ago, discussed Japan's rearmament plans with Secretary of State Dulles and other top US officials without details. American authorities have criticized Japan's slow pace in building defense forces.