INCOMING TELEGRAM [. ¢ 19 Action FE info FROM:Tokyo 39 10: ap NO: G Control: 11122 Rec'd: December 27, 1954 6:12 a.m. Secretary of State — . | 408028 1507, December 27, 6 p.m. or SAE L Re DEPTEL 1231, December 20. SMS Bikini Claims... mu OLy Top 590B CIA OSp ARMy AT2 WAVY 1. Following verbatim text telegram contains proposed Japanese revision of third paragraph draft US note (EMBTET. 1257 as modified by DEPTEL 1101). Foreign Office accepts draft notes in all other respects, and states its revistons not intended affect substance US proposals. 2. . Japanese now willing accept concept re "act of grace" and language on, "question | of legal liability". They prefer, how- ever, term "ex gratia” for "act of grace", since latter when translated into Japanese implies degree of US superiority, whereas "ex gratia"; following precedent in administrative agreement, will not be translated into comparable Japanese expression. 3. Foreign Office also points out that its phrase "csompen- . sation to Japanese nationals" is consistent with our second paragraph where US avers it prepared make "compensation". 4, Appears Japanese have accepted substance US position and therefore recommend approval. | ALLISON ieeelh (C0 denies PB/11 HAbtbmatey fh, (SotGe NO DEPT. @F ENERGY CLASSIFIED INFORMATION (NO RD/FRD/DOE-NSI) 6ONSTAT RELEASE DATE:47i7Y ep DoSansme avout) oYA ABL, 7 | ¢ oe L TO Tit SECTETARY SPECIAL EAE DEC 2 7 1954 fe REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY, IF CLASSIFIED, IS PROHIBITED