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Volume #18 - 1015. | |||
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CHAPTER XI FAR EAST | |||
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PART
3 RELATIONS WITH JAPAN | |||
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SECTION
A PEACE TREATY | |||
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Extract from Cabinet Conclusions | |||
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[Ottawa],
April 8th, 1952 | ||
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. . . AGREEMENT FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES 16. The Secretary of State for External Affairs pointed out that Article 15(a) of the Japanese Peace Treaty provided for the return, upon application within a limited time, of the property, rights and interests in Japan of the allied signatory powers and their nationals. It also provided for compensation for property which could not be returned or which had suffered injury or damage. A draft agreement had been prepared to provide for the settlement of disputes that might arise concerning the interpretation or execution of Article 15(a). The agreement provided for the establishment of joint property commissions to hear appeals and render decisions in certain circumstances. It did not call for ratification and would come into force between the government of an allied power and the Japanese government upon the date of its signature by the two governments or upon the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Peace, whichever was later. It was recommended that the Canadian Ambassador in Washington be authorized to sign the agreement on behalf of Canada. An explanatory memorandum had been circulated. (Minister's memorandum, April 4, 1952 - - Cab. Doc. 116-52)? 17. The Cabinet approved the recommendation of the Secretary of State for External Affairs and agreed that the Canadian Ambassador in Washington be authorized to sign the Agreement for the Settlement of Disputes arising under Article 15(a) of the Treaty of Peace with Japan; an Order in Council to be passed accordingly. (Order-in-Council P.C. 2134, April 8, 1952)?5 . . .
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