POSITION OF SELECTED COUNTRIES AND GROUPS ON ECONOMIC WARFARE MEASURES: ATTITUDES AND POLICIES OF JAPAN TOWARD TRADING WITH THE SOVIET BLOC

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 4, 2012
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: July 3, 1952
• Content Type: IR

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IR-5935.3 -Datos
3 ..1952,:
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~ ,: lr~;sc-.~t Japanese Coterr.~aer.tul contrc~].s aft trP.de with-the 8aviet ;
r ~'.lrac tr~~i?o ;-et up atl ti1P. initiative and U.'lder the ~i.dauc? of the . ?~
t ~x~ < :~; L ~r~,1Fi~dez' , of tl;e !_llied Pouei a iNC~A?) orvd we: a ac~.niatorod by
'u;.kx~ L'~.Gc^.u;~.;`~on autlloriti?a it. Jai~rul al~o5t.to Ache dgy _tY1t~t Japei-.` .
~~';tt~'~?i~d gu 1~~i e1~;11t;'. 7n accordance zritil ov~ra31 DS ppliadr:: JapaAc3es.? `' _?
' c~;xp~r~ t;F ~:o i;'ie Biec were pl.lcod under. contra.e 3.a the latter pclrt'Of
,,`~ ""~1~~ ?r:n=~ . F~rr' y trl 195 e `i't:ese co:ltro~.s ~rcre ti~hteneci further upon '
";~ c o~.~~> >rr:_'~,' tl.o l:oreaz, iloetilit:;..es_~ June .1950, and ~+fter entry
r.;'' L!' ~s .,Cl~.`~:,~:~c; i;:r:a?ttsai~,ts i.~lto tilt3 IiorEa:l hoFt~.lities. in Decemba~r .1950
i~ ~i :l~ x ~ a: G? ?.tir;, 1 ~ ~ 1. .Cal Ile cei~bc:r 6, .1951, the Japc+noea Goverment, then
~~~.i~.lhz~:~ic:;' rontl~ol of the :,Cf~P, banned thoa~e,:;exports to:~Chitiay ~orrth".
~~~~:41 r~ti,`;=i:on~ry ?on~ anti iiacao of s17. rax meiteri~le~ ; sawi-~co0e~ed :ar1d
s~~~n~ti'~~~tu~ cd ;~oc?g~diich trere cub~eet to 1leetiaiilg controls 3s1 Japani
~''~ ' ~~?~;~t~ off" co:ltrollod goo:9s to Hong Kot1C .trere. rletde ,contingent upon.'~~.
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~~* ~i'~4~~~, o? e~..~ ti"S.crtic~:~ fron the Icon; i{ong Government that such goods'.
sit w~~e,~~~',1 ':a~~? f,:i~.1 L'se,j.zl Hord ~otl? allcl npt ~,a,; t~?aiosshipnent to other
w a ~+~ , ~ ; +zc~ ~;,~d ~ lei:d ea in Japan .far' . fxtuie s~.prac~l~lc Weret also t~:,de subject
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~Dt~ ir.G tiie .per'S.od since. Jauuy ;1951, : aitx~ Taara~adities ~ { .
.,1' y~ E* r, ~ 't.C ., ~,.:.. CE:1 ^in(; . Coll `~'s'0~-t) r ~8 ~OA : ~~',ti2~';;;~~, 4 ~15~ ~t2C~.'L~N.'
ra ~~~I rti~r.~.7 y z?J1 co?mnoditiee ex+ca~t ~e ~'ollcw3t~g ~~~ c4t-eor~ee t " food-
~; ~,ff~i,: otil~~xk ih;ul ,ata~.os ;~rrx~t~~~ ,~rd a ~~~j ~oo~. ~falal~w~~
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,~r;y"~r,~Ia,r xtuct~, caxtai.n 1.~'ht.inac"hinery, gya7:er, and s !stir other ~a
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~~~51~rite~,a~ }' +.9 ~" }~~y# ."'",F+i''s~.~~>sfy,~,'~r,~,,~ ~"'axe?~ w*Y.',~~1~,",
` Thy . o:~^ca': t con (xols dovelop~ ~pria~+; tq .~'aptiu~~a; a~t~s~ient ~: fu2~1'.
~.>~ ~:re~.~.~;nty or, A;~ri]. 28, 1952, nre still- ubet~uti+al.Iy 3u ~o~oe at : ''
.,~,y,orer,t bci;,h ~.n 1aw and?in Ixaetico. The 1etro1 orP~ ocnt~rola aad,the .
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Final ;ulcllvsis of the raterisl ccutia~t~Q~
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II. JAHA IN'fEi~.."T3 ~ `~#II'1A~R1'.T>~'
. rsstzl..t~.nC~~rofltriction on `trade with the Soglet B
thtr~ "~a~.~e Hof: , Qtacr oountr;- tt~.th tha ,~c~ia
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i:~lorts fxom the Bloc, again,a]aaost exclusively trom~ChYna,;in 1950,;
lrin~i C:7ina, were only 2.5 ;~ercont of the total valve o! e~xporta, Jap4geae ,
.~r?~^r' E ext~artP to the Soviet Bloc, alnoet ell of i-hich went to a-a.in-
itiX-~r'ts,~t marl.vts and tredin~ corta.cta in China. However, . Japan~e
t.rT:,.l~ ~.ritli Chine. inrro~-ed frota laQ6 to 1950. Nettertheleas~ by 1950, _
*..o repctr~.atirn of Janenese natienal.s from "China. dopc:;ved Japan of
giro-Jal~e.nes? txado du:r?in~ the goat-+~rar period fell 'beloN ewer
Gxul ~ ~r_?rti:7o lovely, in rxii?t, because Japen~a eCanon~r :and espea3Rl~q its
fore'-cn tr?r.de r?covered o~i]y ~adt:a1ly fran wartime '~ia~'urtion, and in
~.~~?t becausca inte_~1 s+ri?o and conflict pravented ttie' iievelo~orit of
,:i:;ajs tr&c'?. Yn addition Jnpart~e load of inveatm?nta in China and
i~.tT~ci?ts, end,. three-querter3 of its soyUean imports Rnd a. large share
Gf'.its salt irtt~~orte in 191+1 were frcan mttitil.and China.
tr~:l.1 of Ja-~n' a total. coal- imparts, about a ?~iarter of -its iron ore
of e~c?ports and 1.6 percent of impoa'ts.
'Japanese inta~eat in eocp~+nded trarde"~uitii
the broad .desire Yor continental .trade mas':be
tr? r~:rocess of teems vuti 3ilde~ ~A19>t'`,
,;~ra~n~~tic oolitionl and eoo~mio ?iriterestr'o~fJ~
a aea:Ll'e t~hiCh 72l the"?citse~ e~ c~3~ey 3a D{>I~~s~l `?~'ik
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,Japsn cannot rersain isolated t1~at Sts 4s
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i. ' Tlae pur esent territol~r c? tip 1~~.SA leictlntli? `,.8outh' "Ss3d>!s1iA ~,'!'
a~z important sotn?oe of eoe~r mood pglp sod ,~~ #'?~~ J
was art of the Ja ' eee ?' '' "? ~' _'" ~ "``:~~~" '
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t.o Ja;>an,nrincipally South and 3outheas~ Asie, are ~!Q yet lar~ely~`'in the
to . inc2?eaee the availability of -such aupps.i.oe ilz eon-dollar :,~reete "close
,o ca!~.n^ cor.l, ~~.~' ch are at preEOnt ava.ilabio~ from thepe ,areas, `''~@ '`~ ~~
ln~ct~`'i'iciE?rt to meet Japan's reruireme+nts.` Davelopnont prq~eote :designed
c'~1.~.rar arcs q such as Ma].~ya, IndL~, cloa.~eto, the_ supp3.iea particu].q~rly'.`
relations isi the;I~b~ W'i~ r~L
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~. the .economic .eidb, "' ~eseurde`
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ee~r ~o t: ehover~ ~tb?" ~eaar : voltmie ~ ot3'tr~id
o~~t~+rtc~ ;fir, real terms ere :only .about. ],/9
~t-a~x~ one=ham t:wse of pae~rur. ~ ~ ~ ~ '
~ ti",;~ ~ Coal:, .iron ore, mein~r3x~ese ores aoybe~ne ~, Y `c~i~?'~itec~'
~r ~i clz, :T~~un mutt paw in p~.u t import a~elnst.. dol~re j ';oail.d, ~a~iar'~q
ok~~~ined from China on a noon-dollar basis. `Alf~o~ JspQt( ~e riow
rcc.pivint; a .portion of its iron ore , ~ ~,? '
anct Coal, requSreraente ffom non "
. .a:.?.ci.::?,1?e :,i~;lii'I.cn:l+ sou:?ce o? i:lcustriPl rcx mater3.ale from Japesi,
. !',:,.;? ,.. ~-~ t.Pen c:~ah.. Evcnt~~a~~_ly, Soilth Pnd .?outheaet A?~ia mew beCcune
~:r. ~,r;, ? .~;] c;o,?t1 in tnclta ~.nd Goa butt the na0*nitudes :aade available '
T'?~_^rn~_r.~, ;~t~i;*c~. Ja~.un rise tcicct: in3.tiel stops to incraaDe output:`"of
t;;a, cr Fa :L~;a st the nest 5-10 yorxa, Japan a11.1 have no ' alternativ? '
t:~ ti?uie t~itll the ihine;s? maj.nZrnd except far'" Te~rnca on' dollar-~auroee ?
t; r.i..;~}:+ly. ;:~incs be,oro cnd d{trillg the;'dar meis~.ead Chiba ~vppli.ed the
+rr~-~c: ~ ; ;u+~ ~ ~ d~J la.r Fief i cit Tu oblam.
t:~i?..?c o~ u,:ul s~~np'~tes, clenie?1 of trade t-ith China~wotitld appear to pt~rpot=
excer.`.,ionally lame ~ofit margins.
i:~ariec;?.aci~~s of Japoneae etoel produetlany'~and, spp~eot tnc~e're~o~i
ot~~ .:, :.
It i s ctronCly influenoe~d br, .other fact ~~ucti ~sb #,~ie` ~~aR u.~~i?t ciC'~
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e}: GI't~7 tIh1.G11 is AbOVa ~ `'
"fh? FJOl'~r+dla~'~ti ~ ell ~_
~ 'be ddl@3ar '02~ a~d21 `'
in n ~+0~?:3.ud of ri.ai.*~ raw materiel ~io~6eti,~';It-~oe~it~~t'~e'ckiind~~d~: '_`"
heir?~ +.~, thn.t the resent hi~2 lb~lrel of ~ " ?Ce}!~Q!' Ja ee? ~.rdi ~tae~:.;
I. 4ia, Afalt~va, tho I~ilip;~inee --= '-tl~b difforetlb8~~ "'`2~igh/r~~~CO~'t "3s ~o~' '
i:: Ja?;sr~ ~ s export trade. Since 'Jendn Host- eit-'i~t imtao~rt these rev
o.?e anc:~ cu!t:~_.,t coal, is of ai~sifiaance ~o Jepaa~a costi'bt pa~oduction
ai~ arGr. t'n~~ steel and manufactured metal Ixodue -- ir~aort~t items
2't:e nca~.Iabiltty of China'a raw metersl.in pbrtic~zlar iron
of textiles manuf't~at{aed Dods maoh M ~ ~ '
~ G , insry. eric: ? egvipmaei "~i "ant'
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the loss of Ctlinoee mcrket~ #tlt"eq~0~'ba 3a ` k'~to ~o~` concern to
JagEUl. 1Iistorically, China has beep oao ~ot'Japau~s pa~iD ~ .Ot?~,oaexs'
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'cotio~7raic~c3~;tlx`~~a~nta.~.~.nB: a;'Ca~~l5ex3,lya?~obc"..ti ~'kz+rd~+"~~th"'lis~-~,
~~ d ~a~~:~,e~ ~?~:~~t~; ik~. ~:~,~ ~e :La;..~h~ .W a~-b~to~~~;ao'~o~+~.e~r~otiaFe~.
t`ox;~pt,;~cx "c~cetr ,.w.~.l,oan~entar~t~e~wt~ j-si~a~c~~~+ e~:~e-~~Ja;. ~~`
~~ ~.~I.~tlons of ~;-t-bue ~at~e~ ~~+ ~~~ iw'~W ~,~ +
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b~~ ~~ft~ ou~wt,~e, poe+~~b7.i~c
ap~eueeo ~ ~ruau~ss,~~n ; in,
~u=the :~ternet , mnickQt. Jam ~ iro~c .~ec~e~t
pi?ov.~.eivn~_ttu~n ~e expcr~s of the?;~ e~~ i~s~tt~'t~opet~T: oo~mirrieey`~
,Jclp~ar~~ a coni~:otitors in that m~kgt.~ .: : ,,; ,~~ ~...; t t, ~?+
Tho esti;~te of Jt~~nae ttuair,eecuc~en oa to 'the 'beneS'ite xhich :. ~'
-::?cr: c~1cz "ste:'-:, uc:i--ioiroua metals and metal rxcducte, trans~!Oltat1.o21
z::~a: r.:c:r~.:a~a*:. _~.:,ions eru~l~ent, end nimi.laT it~t9 a7.iaoa~c all of which are
tsu.r ,w.?a r~sstuacd l,os-~ib=.e lrif rzcz~y Ja;~aux,ee .s~por?cerr. Recctit 3udicatiotye''`
n ra t;h^ ~; "]? nn ~ ~ov_~.~:, l:o~.~c~ver, by li kQ) y to ~ i ne?' ~-t on isapor ~e of Japanese
+.,'.;,t~,?`iv of tc:::ti'..es frr^~ xia~~-n~ t:> aeon tl~.e e.p~~rtj.raute i~rels .that
,~ni *c.: ~.i..i e .pro,~~~;.sa~i ;,o a ~ev~~1 ttl~ t ~yrvutd Fxot+at?y F~ event 'Jt~pe~neeo
.}a.1e te:,?ms 1+i.th c:~e CammLZiict 1'0,x',11]0. iII Chins fle _Wa8 pciesihle -tirhea
. ,~v~l-:. J.il:o to imnor L. It i.a doubti~,l td~at Jcpw could tr~do ~ on st!`'?....
sr_Yr~ of :.t~:o conraoditiee au;ri cs rear outtou acid oo~ang ~.Jh3ah?,,~apari~'
r.~~ch ovcxeatu;a~.ted. Iii tact, mai.n].tufd Chins couii et ~~er~ent,;aot,Yr.~ish.`
c~~ulci at preecnt br 6~r:~vcid fxa:n tracks with raaiz~arad ~l~a are~pa?okiably
~yr~~~~~oi:.~;1.,t~, ^-xp:nd ica trad:~ wlt+h bt~rli~,arae.a, enc3 ~rtlczl~trly'
1;;11.;~.!::Cf~-i.'~_~.1?;~~ f'1~.:: ; 3 r:'obJ.emA .end 1rrnLLd etimulato i::~lur~.tx:l.al oxpeneion
`= r.:;;F,,,rs., ', v ..b r,o'., c;;~;ont?ial to' conLiziu~ocl econor~io ~ a!~rth :$0 1o?g ae
. ~,.7?z:.z ~ ~?~l;*.i;,~; ~t~ 1~"~ser~t laJ?Ce uo12.,r inooaoe fran the i?S~ is: e-ble
l';~.:~F, ~.ncrou^od China ta;-ode; on~ bc~.anoe, x~uld ~eaRxw~aat improRte
Jt:,:,N~.+s ca~;-I~s~it~v:~ m::it3on on the t~aerld market, etou'.d ee.ao Ja~n~e ..
? ~zt~, Sok~t~ siu3 .ticuu:eaLt ~a.i.a. NeeaiwieIIa ,os~. ths, pert c~ ~Y .Tapan~eae.?
~~sic objective of tbe~~.pollo~.aOroit.. tom' ~acwsatk~~ti
need i o~~ such aconcmio asaie'tanos~< iia not ~ iatrr9tt~t~1T et~-~d int;; .tom ~ ?~ .:
of r l a:Ltex?native to trade with. the 3oria~. Hlac~ ~ eapisgfu],7;7 Citllrm-.; _ , ; .~
Any benefii:a derived from` e~ tsed~e wao~ul~ do th@;:.ap3nias?.: aR' - tLe ., ~ .:
Jap-uxeon Government, fall Par short of the'advanta~+ss Of the potential.
economic aid which Japan'~r ~aesd, ; ~ Vie.: to~~obt'a3a? ,ltd ~t i~ 'when
BpeCisl p~'OC`t~ii'elnent. Of thO ~:,~01'Otf t ~1j,~lti'1R ? Qll~b~a," '.? ?c!~; :-::
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~ x'b.a nttitt~ at they Japedaoattt
~'o,ra~leot ,to ..some:.
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de,~ree a general lack of see~riia~. m, tugp~: ~. tae
There eadats in Japsn: sn o3rd t~.^!"+' d[ ~tsl~ ,pqi @-'
of potential Cwm~uniet a~rrlu~igal ~ ~ ~ ni'i: a~ ~1.~~: ~wid;
ae a ma:nher of the 3ovi.et Bloo~ it ~s ooodd~ed to be a lest importsat
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accLraov off' the? Ut3 nae~a~ ontr cl: '~~~~~"~"~?'`?~'~'?VO ~-?a~,:
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