US, Japan "had secret military deals in 1960' TOKYO -- Japan and the United States struck secret security deals in 1960 which allowed port calls of US nuclear war ships in Japan without prior consent from Tokyo, a report said yesterday. Japan agreed to the secret charters despite its pacifist principles prohibiting entry of nuclear weapons into the country, Asahi Shimbun reported. The evidence was found in a document stored in the US State Department's congressional briefing book, shattering the government's long-standing denial that no such pact existed, the newspaper said. The agreements were made when the two nations revised their security treaty in 1960. The pact also permitted US troops to use their stations in Japan to make a sortie in case of contingency on the Korean peninsula without consent from the Japanese government, the paper said. ""Prior consent was thought to be a pillar of the revised safety treaty, and it was supposed to guarantee Japan's voluntary judgement,'' the daily said. ""But this finding shows the treaty was emasculated over crucial points.'' The article quoted Mr Ichiro Fujisaki, Director-General of the Foreign Ministry's North American affairs bureau, as saying the government will maintain its stance that there was no secret agreement. --AFP <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
