Abstract

Britain's role in Japan had declined compared to pre-war days. The allied occupation of Japan was dominated by the United States, or to be more specific by General MacArthur. British hopes of playing a significant part in the occupation were dashed. British concern in approaching a peace treaty may be defined under the following subheadings: economic, strategic and public opinion. Britain's Labour government favoured the participation of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the peace conference but appreciated that this could not be accepted by the Truman administration. The British approach to the peace treaty was based on past British experiences economically strategically and in dealing with POWs. The author discusses the principal areas of concern for Great Britain in negotiating a treaty and considers the repercussions of past Anglo-Japanese relations. Keywords:anglo-japanese relations; general macarthur; japanese peace; labour government; peace treaty

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