United States

“ The position that Japanese fishermen should be permanently excluded fromthe fishing grounds on the Korea side of the "MacArthur Line" even exceeds the demands of our West Coast fishing people, and would in fact be far more serious for the Japanese fishing industry. The Korean demand should be denied for its direct effects and, even more, because of the precedent it would set. Contrary to the impression conveyed by the Korean Government's note, no nation had any bilateral treaties with Japan excluding Japanese fishing vessels from high seas areas adjacent to other nations. ”

“ Koreans in Japan should be accorded the status of Allied nationals
The 700,000 Koreans in Japan are not now treated as Allied nationals. Their status approximates that of Japanese citizens, with some concessions in practice to their Korean origin. In its memorandum of April 23 for Mr. Dulles the Japanese Government said that it would not persist in its opposition to Korea being a signatory to the treaty "if is definitely assured that by the said treaty Korean residents in Japan will not acquire the status of Allied Powers nationals". ”

“ When Germany surrendered the Committee and the Regency Council, which had been set up by the Central Powers at Warsaw, got together and formed a Provisional Government of Poland which was recognized as such by the Powers before the Versailles Conference was convened. ”