HATOYAMA OFF TO SEEK SOVIET PACT
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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
CIA-RDP70-00058R000100130009-7
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RIPPUB
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K
Document Page Count:
1
Document Creation Date:
November 17, 2016
Document Release Date:
August 3, 2000
Sequence Number:
9
Case Number:
Publication Date:
October 8, 1956
Content Type:
NSPR
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RICHMOND (Va.) TIMES, OCT 8 1956
DISPATCH
,Approved For Release 2000/08/24: CIA-RDP~8i~Qj 8
Cif .: m. 123,471
S. 174,705
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fliiiia
Off to Seek
Soviet Pact
TQ*YO, Oct. 7-(.-Prime
Mi ter Icnirq Hatog%ma left' C HT
Six ay night fir Moscow, where
he Apes t_o sign a'peace1treaty
with he Soviet Union.
lsands of Japanese were
al he airport to watch his de-
re. Some shouted "Ban-,
some distributed leaflets i
F ch.. said, his. journey "will
t Japan to ruin' and still
Ii err, relatives of Japanese
s it prisoners ih' Russia, carried
bane s urging the prime
min- get their men horno.
This appeared to be Hato-
yarn's last hance to make
( goo on a.195 campaign prom-
ige'f r restoration. of diplomatic
ref .tGdns between Japan and the
US., Crippled and failing, the
7S-Year'-old prime minister has
come under .heavy newspaper
and'01emy political fire in re-
Cent and the general be-
lief is that he will quit, or be
forced out, before the end of
the year. Main tint of theerit-?
icisrn is that he 9 too weak and
sick to lock horns with the Pus-
slang.
H4toyama's announced for-
mt la fora set tt)ent KatIl Ja-
pan, after 11 years would post-
pone dec sion.Fon... ,&ppsition of
disputed islan,s north ot, Japan,
now held; by Russia.. This issue
has blocked two p4yious,, efforts
to- gain a treaty.
In return, IIatoyama wants
(1) an end to the technical state
of war, (2) exchange of ambas-
sads,(3) repatriation of Japa-;
riesC'prisoners still held by Rus-
sia, (4) Soviet support for a,
Japanese seat in the anted Na-
tions and (5) activation of a
fishing treaty permitting Japa-
nese operations in-north Pacific
{ waters Controlled by?the soviet
fleet
"IT feel., certain L%-11 return
stxcsful,,' j saki 1.a,brief:
Sta ent befseepa -tin
g.
.'t5 n idles, $ouring, chief
e eg ntral Ip
elligence 1lc g en c y, conferred
with the prrrhe ninister for 30
minutes a ~"erv outs eforee de-
partur -nffft FFer ;8 "es mid
3tl" r n't eiI - atoyama a
message f r o in frig" brother,
U ~ F f 1. a 2000/08/24: CIA-RDP70-00058R000100130009-7
S a u es. ere was no hunt
of what it contained.