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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00415R010000190006-3
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 19, 2002
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: January 22, 1952
• Content Type: CABLE

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Matsukaate, Case
On Deeember 109 1951,Liu Xing-I,esianeAustralasian L
WFTU0 1 Fautsien Street, Peiping, China, sent the following telegram :to the
WFTU: wMatsukawa appeal concludes middle December, we have w1 Avian
Australasian unions to make final effort with protest; will do the same with
other countries. Large sums of money sent !ram China. Will you consider send-
ing donation from solidarity fund for defense and for familiedi If so vs can
arrange to get money to japan-Asian-Australisian Liaison Bureau."
On December 13, Saillant cabled Liu NingeT, "Agree financial liebility
families Mitsukawa. We ask to make proposition !MM.*
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On November 14, 1951,Nciko Clown, Repreeentative of the Association of the
Families of the Priaoners Convicted by the Military Courts in Japan and the
National Solidarity Association of Japan9 sent the WFTU a copy of their appeal,
summarized as fellows: The families of the men and women sentenced by the
military court for alleged actions against occupation force policies appeal
to all "fighters for peace". They condemn the Yoshida Government for concluding
the separate Peace and Security Treaty with the U.S. siringthe six:year
occupation, fundamental human rights in Japan have been completely denied and
a great number of people were arrested or thrown into prisons, many because of
their activities for peace, carried out with such slogans an 'Prevent War',
'Conclude Overall Peace Treaty'. Me want national independence and the preann-
tation of an open questionnelee to General Meirthur." The appeal condemes the
manner in which the prisoners were sentenced and also the seszial law being
enacted by the Toshida Government for their retrial rather then release,
3. jadananagglaaiseiAlaugme
On December 3, 1951, Mary Walfard wrote the following letter to the Ali?
Japanese Citizen's Congress, 1 Ibtefuji Buntye-ku? Tokyo, Japan: "We have
received and read with great interest your statement on peace and the current
situation in Japan. The WFTU is, of course, in complete agreement with yeer
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determination to attain real peace in Japan and to fight against the re-
militarisation of your country and the use of Japanese youth in a third
world wnr.
The World Federation of Trade Unions wishes the All-Japanese Citizens
Congress success in their work of fighting for their stated aims."
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On January 1, 1952, the WPTU Liaison Bureau in Japan sent the WFTU Vienna,
a letter, an excerpt of which follows:
"The WFTU's proposal of united action for improvement of living and
working conditions to the ICFTU and other international trade unions, canp.
paigns for defence of peace, specially for conclusion of live Power Peace Fact,
organisation and activation of peace committee at the working place, defence
and improvement of social insurance, struggle for overall peqce tree* with
Japan and against remilitarisation of japan, protest movement of the "Miteukawa
case and support of convening of Conference of the Asia-Pacific countriee for
overall japan Peace Treaty and against remilitarisation of Japan, has not only
indicated the struggles in japan but also offered overflowing encouragement to
the Japanese working class.
"The imperialists and their agents, the Yoshida Government, have arbitrarily
-ratified the "Separate Peace Treaty with japan' and the 'Security Pact between
Japan and U.S.A.?. in the Japanese Bietsagainst the will of the Japanese people
as well as peace.4*ving forces all over the world.
"The colonisation of japan, the realisation of a militarised Japanp.the
revival of militaries and proposed manufncture of cannon fodder of the
Japanese people are being attempted for aggressive war against Aaia,"
Ilmorusas_as_isaaasathasiLasau
On January 2, 19521 jimilollyman? WFTU Publications, London,. England, sent
the renewing letter to Jeanine DOSSIM4 WPTU, Vienna:
"Jack has already written to you about the article he is preparing on
Japan. So far as the one I am preparing is concerned, it also does not, in the
least deal with the situation in Japan itself. Its main theme is the movement
of opposition to Japanese rearmament and to the "Peace Treatf in the countries
bordering on the Pacific.
'It is held up because I an still waiting fora personal report on the
recent conference in Australia of the Society for Non-Ratification of the
Japanese Peace Treaty, which is to be the central point around which the
article will ba built-up."
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On January 7, 1952 John Wolfard, WM, Vienna, wrote Jack Woddis? WFTU
Publications, London, england a letter, an excerpt of which follows:
In reply to your letter on the article on the subject of Japanese
competition, we are in agreement that you should proceed with this. We are
preparing here one or two general articles on the economic situation and
the trade union -movement in Japan itself. Nery asks me to point out that the
question of Japanese competition involves other countries than Britain, such
as Australia, New Zealand and the United State* and that the article shou/1 deal
with these aspects of the situation as well. If you do net have material for
these other countries, data can be added to your article when it is received.
"On the question of the conference between the'ICIPTU and WITU on the
question of the low wages and bad conditions of Japanese labour, we believ
that the author of the article might well make a suggestion for such a
conference, but it cannot come from the WPTU *5 anorganisation. Can you give
us some idea as to when we may expect this article so that we can plan our own
articlee on Japan."
For the Nigh Commissioner:
BEN B. THIBODEAUX
Counselor of Embassy for Economic Affairs
cc: Rome
London
Paris
Brussels
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MEC/Vienna
Tokyo
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