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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Empire of Japan:

Recognizing that their relations will necessarily be transformed in light of the democratic development of Japan in the wake of the recent Pacific War, as well as growing tensions both in Asia and across the globe.

Committing to honor the goodwill that exists between their peoples, as evidenced by mutual stances against European colonialism, the recent Japanese repudiation of supremacist ideals, and the wartime refusal of the Japanese people to join the Germans in attacking the Soviet Union, despite the naked aggression and depredations of the insubordinate Kwantung Army.

Seeking both a final resolution to lingering territorial questions as well as solutions to mutual concerns of national and collective security, and a clean break from the tainting of their past relations by imperialist politics.

Building upon the successful development of peaceful relations between one another prior to the outbreak of the Pacific War.


Agree to the following terms negotiated between representatives of the Soviet Union and Japan, endorsed by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (‘SCAP’) and witnessed by the individual Allied powers of the Pacific War, given their role in the ongoing occupation and reconstruction of Japan


General Agreements

I. All parties confirm the extension of the Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact of 1941 until E1951. In respect of the elevation of the Japanese Diet to the highest organ of state power, all parties recognize the prerogative of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet and the National Diet of Japan to reexamine the pact and to ratify it as written or to revise the treaty, in future negotiations.
II. The provisional fishing agreement between the Soviet Union and the SCAP will remain in force until L1948 or until the end of the Allied military administration of Japan (whichever should come first), at which point all subsequent articles of this treaty shall immediately go into effect.

Territorial Agreements

III. All parties agree to return to the 1855 Shimoda Treaty line dividing the Kuril/Chishima Islands; recognizing Urup Island and all islands between Urup and Kamchatka to be Soviet, while Iturup/Etorofu Island and all islands between Iturup and Hokkaido are recognized as Japanese.
IV. All parties agree to the continued division of Sakhalin/Karafuto Island between the Soviet Union and Japan at the 50th Parallel North.
V. Japan agrees to lease to the Soviet Union land on the Konservnaya Bay and the Medvezhya/Moyoro-dake Bay of Iturup/Etorufo Island for the construction of naval air stations dedicated to meteorological forecasting, search and rescue operation, and tsunami detection. Japan agrees to lease land for a Soviet civilian meteorology and tsunami detection station on the island of Shikotan.
a. These leases shall expire at the end of 1950, at which time the Soviet Union will turn over care of the stations to Japan, with Soviet researchers and military observers remaining as guests of their Japanese counterparts.

Military Exclusion Agreements

VI. All parties agree to the exclusion of military vessels and personnel of any nation save the Soviet Union and Japan from Sakhalin and the Kuril/Chishima Islands, their adjacent straits and coastal waters, and the Sea of Okhotsk. An exception is to be made for coastal patrol and rescue vessels under the command of SCAP, which all parties agree will patrol the territorial waters of the Japanese Kurils/Chishima and Karafuto Prefecture alongside Soviet maritime border units until Japan’s reformed military can take responsibility for doing so, with Soviet military police and border guards assisting the governments of Karafuto Prefecture and Nemuro Subprefecture in maintaining the security of Karafuto and the Japanese Kurils/Chishima until Japan’s reformed military can take responsibility for that role.
VII. All parties recognize the prerogative of Japan, following the future restoration of its sovereignty by the Allied nations, to deny foreign military access to its territory.

International Cooperation and Aid Agreements

VIII. All parties agree to the establishment by the Soviet Union and Japan of international commissions on the management of fishing stocks in the Sea of Okhotsk, on coordination of icebreaking efforts for shipping lanes, as well as on the joint development of Sakhalin/Karafuto Island
IX. The Soviet Union agrees to provide economic aid to Japan for the purpose of repairing damage done to Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and the Japanese Kuril/Chishima islands by Allied bombings, committing to render [20 credits] of investment by the end of 1948.
X. Japan and the Soviet Union declare a policy of joint development, freedom of movement, and free trade on Sakhalin/Karafuto Island to the extent permitted by international borders and their respective national security.
a. Both nations agree to joint administration of border checkpoints on the border of Karafuto Prefecture and Sakhalin Oblast, joint responsibility for the maintenance of rail and road border crossings and the downsizing of soviet military installations along the border as well as those of the Japanese ‘Karafuto Fortress’.
b. Both nations agree to permit the temporary visitation and the emigration of island residents from Karafuto Prefecture to Sakhalin Oblast (and vice versa) as well as duty free trade between the two sides of the border, unless constrained by pressing public need and establish an independent commission to hear appeals in such matters.
c. The Soviet Union and Japan agree to the investment of [50 credits] each by the end of 1951 into the development of Sakhalin Island’s infrastructure, Soviet-Japanese trade, and intercultural programs, and to the creation of signage in Japanese and Cyrillic script.


The following Allied powers occupying Japanese territory or otherwise in custody of former Imperial forces are invited to sign this agreement as witnesses, in addition to the signatories of Japan, the Soviet Union, and SCAP:

The Nations of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (the United Kingdom, Australia, India, and New Zealand)

The Republic of China

Following good-natured and well-intentioned negotiations and drafting sessions between the three key parties, Japan, with the agreement of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers in Japan, publishes and signs the following revised treaty. It is our hope that with the signing of this treaty, and continued negotiations for a permanent peace treaty between Japan and the remainder of the Allied Powers, Japan can retake her place as a peaceful member of the international community after so many years of militarism and bloodshed.

Treaty of Sapporo

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Empire of Japan:

Recognizing that their relations will necessarily be transformed in light of the democratic development of Japan in the wake of the recent Pacific War, as well as growing tensions both in Asia and across the globe.

Committing to honor the goodwill that exists between their peoples, as evidenced by mutual stances against European colonialism, the recent Japanese repudiation of supremacist ideals, and the wartime refusal of the Japanese people to join the Germans in attacking the Soviet Union, despite some jingoistic elements within the military.

Seeking both a final resolution to lingering territorial questions as well as solutions to mutual concerns of national and collective security, and a clean break from the tainting of their past relations by imperialist politics.

Building upon the successful development of peaceful relations between one another prior to the outbreak of the Pacific War.


Agree to the following terms negotiated between representatives of the Soviet Union and Japan, endorsed by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (‘SCAP’) and witnessed by the individual Allied powers of the Pacific War, given their role in the ongoing occupation and reconstruction of Japan:


General Agreements

I. All parties confirm the extension of the Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact of 1941 until E1951. In respect of the elevation of the Japanese Diet to the highest organ of state power, all parties recognize the prerogative of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet and the National Diet of Japan to reexamine the pact and to ratify it as written or to revise the treaty, in future negotiations.
II. The provisional fishing agreement between the Soviet Union and the SCAP will remain in force until L1948 or until the end of the Allied military administration of Japan (whichever should come first), at which point all subsequent articles of this treaty shall immediately go into effect.

Territorial Agreements

III. All parties agree to return to the 1855 Shimoda Treaty line dividing the Kuril/Chishima Islands; recognizing Urup Island and all islands between Urup and Kamchatka to be Soviet, while Iturup/Etorofu Island and all islands between Iturup and Hokkaido are recognized as Japanese.
IV. All parties agree to the continued division of Sakhalin/Karafuto Island between the Soviet Union and Japan at the 50th Parallel North.
V. Japan agrees to lease to the Soviet Union land on the Konservnaya/Sana Bay and the Medvezhya/Moyoro-dake Bay of Iturup/Etorufo Island for the construction of naval air stations dedicated to meteorological forecasting, search and rescue operation, and tsunami detection. Japan agrees to lease land for a Soviet civilian meteorology and tsunami detection station on the island of Shikotan.
a. These leases shall expire at the end of 1950, at which time the Soviet Union will turn over care of the stations to Japan, with Soviet researchers and military observers remaining as guests of their Japanese counterparts.

Military Exclusion Agreements

VI. All parties agree to the exclusion of military vessels and personnel of any nation save the Soviet Union and Japan from Sakhalin/Karafuto and the Kuril/Chishima Islands, their adjacent straits and coastal waters, and the Sea of Okhotsk. An exception is to be made for coastal patrol and rescue vessels under the command of SCAP, which all parties agree will patrol the territorial waters of the Japanese Kurils/Chishima and Karafuto Prefecture alongside Soviet maritime border units until Japan’s reformed military can take responsibility for doing so, with Soviet military police and border guards assisting the governments of Karafuto Prefecture and Nemuro Subprefecture in maintaining the security of Karafuto and the Japanese Kurils/Chishima until Japan’s reformed military can take responsibility for that role.
VII. All parties recognize the prerogative of Japan, following the future restoration of its sovereignty by the Allied nations, to deny foreign military access to its territory.

International Cooperation and Aid Agreements

VIII. All parties agree to the establishment by the Soviet Union and Japan of international commissions on the management of fishing stocks in the Sea of Okhotsk, on coordination of ice-breaking efforts for shipping lanes, as well as on the joint development of Sakhalin/Karafuto Island
IX. The Soviet Union agrees to provide economic aid to Japan for the purpose of repairing damage done to Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and the Japanese Kuril/Chishima islands by Allied bombings, committing to render [20 credits] of investment by the end of 1949.
X. Japan and the Soviet Union declare a policy of joint development, freedom of movement, and free trade on Sakhalin/Karafuto Island to the extent permitted by international borders and their respective national security.
a. Both nations agree to joint administration of border checkpoints on the border of Karafuto Prefecture and Sakhalin Oblast, joint responsibility for the maintenance of rail and road border crossings and the downsizing of Soviet military installations along the border as well as those of the Japanese ‘Karafuto Fortress’.
b. Both nations agree to permit the temporary visitation and the emigration of island residents from Karafuto Prefecture to Sakhalin Oblast (and vice versa) as well as duty free trade between the two sides of the border, unless constrained by pressing public need and establish an independent commission to hear appeals in such matters.
c. The Soviet Union and Japan agree to the investment of [50 credits] each by the end of 1952 into the development of Sakhalin/Karafuto Island’s infrastructure, Soviet-Japanese trade, and intercultural programs, and to the creation of signage in Japanese and Cyrillic script.


The following Allied powers occupying Japanese territory or otherwise in custody of former Imperial forces are invited to sign this agreement as witnesses, in addition to the signatories of Japan, the Soviet Union, and SCAP:

The Nations of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (the United Kingdom, Australia, India, and New Zealand)

The Republic of China

Signed,

Shigeru Yoshida
Prime Minister of Japan

Coin wrote: ↑22:06:35 Wednesday, 05 February, 2020

Following good-natured and well-intentioned negotiations and drafting sessions between the three key parties, Japan, with the agreement of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers in Japan, publishes and signs the following revised treaty. It is our hope that with the signing of this treaty, and continued negotiations for a permanent peace treaty between Japan and the remainder of the Allied Powers, Japan can retake her place as a peaceful member of the international community after so many years of militarism and bloodshed.

Treaty of Sapporo

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Empire of Japan:

Recognizing that their relations will necessarily be transformed in light of the democratic development of Japan in the wake of the recent Pacific War, as well as growing tensions both in Asia and across the globe.

Committing to honor the goodwill that exists between their peoples, as evidenced by mutual stances against European colonialism, the recent Japanese repudiation of supremacist ideals, and the wartime refusal of the Japanese people to join the Germans in attacking the Soviet Union, despite some jingoistic elements within the military.

Seeking both a final resolution to lingering territorial questions as well as solutions to mutual concerns of national and collective security, and a clean break from the tainting of their past relations by imperialist politics.

Building upon the successful development of peaceful relations between one another prior to the outbreak of the Pacific War.


Agree to the following terms negotiated between representatives of the Soviet Union and Japan, endorsed by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (‘SCAP’) and witnessed by the individual Allied powers of the Pacific War, given their role in the ongoing occupation and reconstruction of Japan:


General Agreements

I. All parties confirm the extension of the Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact of 1941 until E1951. In respect of the elevation of the Japanese Diet to the highest organ of state power, all parties recognize the prerogative of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet and the National Diet of Japan to reexamine the pact and to ratify it as written or to revise the treaty, in future negotiations.
II. The provisional fishing agreement between the Soviet Union and the SCAP will remain in force until L1948 or until the end of the Allied military administration of Japan (whichever should come first), at which point all subsequent articles of this treaty shall immediately go into effect.

Territorial Agreements

III. All parties agree to return to the 1855 Shimoda Treaty line dividing the Kuril/Chishima Islands; recognizing Urup Island and all islands between Urup and Kamchatka to be Soviet, while Iturup/Etorofu Island and all islands between Iturup and Hokkaido are recognized as Japanese.
IV. All parties agree to the continued division of Sakhalin/Karafuto Island between the Soviet Union and Japan at the 50th Parallel North.
V. Japan agrees to lease to the Soviet Union land on the Konservnaya/Sana Bay and the Medvezhya/Moyoro-dake Bay of Iturup/Etorufo Island for the construction of naval air stations dedicated to meteorological forecasting, search and rescue operation, and tsunami detection. Japan agrees to lease land for a Soviet civilian meteorology and tsunami detection station on the island of Shikotan.
a. These leases shall expire at the end of 1950, at which time the Soviet Union will turn over care of the stations to Japan, with Soviet researchers and military observers remaining as guests of their Japanese counterparts.

Military Exclusion Agreements

VI. All parties agree to the exclusion of military vessels and personnel of any nation save the Soviet Union and Japan from Sakhalin/Karafuto and the Kuril/Chishima Islands, their adjacent straits and coastal waters, and the Sea of Okhotsk. An exception is to be made for coastal patrol and rescue vessels under the command of SCAP, which all parties agree will patrol the territorial waters of the Japanese Kurils/Chishima and Karafuto Prefecture alongside Soviet maritime border units until Japan’s reformed military can take responsibility for doing so, with Soviet military police and border guards assisting the governments of Karafuto Prefecture and Nemuro Subprefecture in maintaining the security of Karafuto and the Japanese Kurils/Chishima until Japan’s reformed military can take responsibility for that role.
VII. All parties recognize the prerogative of Japan, following the future restoration of its sovereignty by the Allied nations, to deny foreign military access to its territory.

International Cooperation and Aid Agreements

VIII. All parties agree to the establishment by the Soviet Union and Japan of international commissions on the management of fishing stocks in the Sea of Okhotsk, on coordination of ice-breaking efforts for shipping lanes, as well as on the joint development of Sakhalin/Karafuto Island
IX. The Soviet Union agrees to provide economic aid to Japan for the purpose of repairing damage done to Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and the Japanese Kuril/Chishima islands by Allied bombings, committing to render [20 credits] of investment by the end of 1949.
X. Japan and the Soviet Union declare a policy of joint development, freedom of movement, and free trade on Sakhalin/Karafuto Island to the extent permitted by international borders and their respective national security.
a. Both nations agree to joint administration of border checkpoints on the border of Karafuto Prefecture and Sakhalin Oblast, joint responsibility for the maintenance of rail and road border crossings and the downsizing of Soviet military installations along the border as well as those of the Japanese ‘Karafuto Fortress’.
b. Both nations agree to permit the temporary visitation and the emigration of island residents from Karafuto Prefecture to Sakhalin Oblast (and vice versa) as well as duty free trade between the two sides of the border, unless constrained by pressing public need and establish an independent commission to hear appeals in such matters.
c. The Soviet Union and Japan agree to the investment of [50 credits] each by the end of 1952 into the development of Sakhalin/Karafuto Island’s infrastructure, Soviet-Japanese trade, and intercultural programs, and to the creation of signage in Japanese and Cyrillic script.


The following Allied powers occupying Japanese territory or otherwise in custody of former Imperial forces are invited to sign this agreement as witnesses, in addition to the signatories of Japan, the Soviet Union, and SCAP:

The Nations of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (the United Kingdom, Australia, India, and New Zealand)

The Republic of China

Signed,

Shigeru Yoshida
Prime Minister of Japan