[Title] Treaty of Peace Between the Governments of India and Japan, Exchange of Notes

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The Ambassador of India at Tokyo to the Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs

Tokyo, 9th June, 1952

Your Excellency,

With reference to the second proviso attached to Article 2 (b) of the Treaty of Peace between India and Japan signed today, I have the honour to inform you that notwithstanding the grant of the most-favoured-nation treatment to Japan in the siad{sic} Treaty, the Government of India reserve the right to give any preferences or advantages in future to commonwealth countries and contiguous countries, it being understood that if, by the grant of such preferences or advantages in the future to Commonwealth countries and contiguous countries, the Government of India is required to give similar preferences or advantages to countries other than Commonwealth countries and contiguous countries, the Government of India will also extend the same preferences or advantages to Japan.

I have the honour to propose that this letter and Your Excellency's reply confirming the reservation shall constitute, with reference to the said Treaty, an agreement between the Government of India and the Government of Japan.

I am

K.K. CHETTUR

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The Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs to the Ambassador of India at Tokyo

Tokyo, 9th June, 1952

Monsieur l'Ambassadeur,

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of today's date which states as follows: - [As in No. 1] I have the honour to confirm that the Japanese Government concur with the reservation made by the Government of India and also that your Excellency's letter and this letter shall constitute, with reference to the said Treaty, an agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of India.

I avaukm &c.

KATSUO OKAZAKO