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Title: Robert A. Fearey papers
Date (inclusive): 1939-2004
Collection Number: 2005C5
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
7 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box
(3.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Speeches and writings, correspondence, interviews, reports, memoranda, press releases, printed matter, and photographs, relating
to American-Japanese relations before and after World War II, American occupation policy in postwar Japan, the treaty of peace
between Japan and the United States in 1951, and the American administration of the Ryukyu Islands.
Creator:
Fearey, Robert A.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2004
[Identification of item], Robert A. Fearey Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Alternative Forms of Material Available
Selected writings and other documentation about Robert A. Fearey found in the collection may also be found in electronic format
on the website of his son, Seth Fearey, at:
http://www.connectedcommunities.net/robertfearey/
| 1918 July 4 | Born, New York City |
| 1937-1941 | Attended Harvard University |
| 1941-1942 | Private secretary to Ambassador Joseph C. Grew in Tokyo and after repatriation, in Washington D.C. |
| 1942-1945 | Japanese and Far East post-war planning in the Department of State, Washington D.C. |
| 1945-1946 | Special assistant to Ambassador George Atcheson, U.S. political adviser to General MacArthur, in Tokyo |
| 1946-1950 | Japanese desk officer in the Department of State |
| 1950 | Special assistant to the director of the Office of Northeast Asian Affairs, detailed to Japanese peace treaty planning |
| 1950-1951 | Assistant to Ambassador John Foster Dulles in negotiation of Japanese peace treaty in Washington, Tokyo, London; technical adviser at the Japanese Peace Conference in San Francisco |
| 1952 | Staff of U.S. representative on NATO Council of Deputies, London |
| 1952-1956 | Member of U.S. delegation to NATO, Paris |
| 1956-1957 | Officer in charge of North Atlantic Treaty Economic and Military Assistance Affairs, Department of State |
| 1957-1958 | NATO adviser, Department of State |
| 1958-1959 | Student, National War College |
| 1959-1961 | Chief, Political-Military Affairs Branch, American Embassy, Tokyo, concerned with negotiation of U.S.-Japan security treaty |
| 1961-1962 | Officer in charge of Japanese affairs, Department of State |
| 1963-1966 | Deputy director, and then director, for East Asian affairs, responsible for Japan, Republic of Korea, Republic of China, Department of State |
| 1966-1969 | Political adviser, Department of State Commander in Chief Pacific (CINCPAC) |
| 1969-1972 | U.S. Civil Administrator of the Ryukyu Islands (USCAR)in Okinawa, the last U.S. civil administrator before reversion to Japan |
| 1972-1975 | Chairman, Department of International Relations and Area Studies, National War College |
| 1975-1977 | Special assistant to the secretary of state and coordinator for combating terrorism |
| 1977-1978 | Consultant to Agency for International Development |
| 1978-1979 | Special assistant to coordinator of population affairs, Department of State |
| 1979-1997 | Special assistant to the president of Population Action International, Washington, D.C. |
| 2004 February 28 | Died |
Scope and Content of Collection
The Robert A. Fearey papers document Fearey's role as an American statesman and diplomatic official in Japan and the Far East.
A majority of the documentation relates to American-Japanese relations before and after World War II, American occupation
policy in postwar Japan, the treaty of peace between Japan and the United States in 1951, and American administration of the
Ryukyu Islands.
The bulk of the collection documents the positions held by Fearey in the U.S. Department of State and Foreign Service. Of
particular note is information in the Biographical File about the United States Embassy in Tokyo in 1940-1942, when Fearey
worked as the personal secretary to Ambassador Joseph C. Grew. Documents include speech texts, memos, social programs, photographs,
and a log book that documents the internment of the Embassy's staff from December 16, 1941, to June 17, 1942. This period
is also discussed in Fearey's
My Year with Ambassador Joseph C. Grew, found in the Writings and Speeches series.
Additional information in the Biographical File documents Fearey's role from 1969-1970 as the last U.S. Civil Administrator
of the Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa) before reversion of the area to Japan. Files, news releases, photographs, and photograph albums
describe the time.
Correspondence includes letters of both a business and personal nature, arranged by name of correspondent. Additional correspondence
may be found in the Writings and Speeches series.
Documentation in the Writings and Speeches includes drafts, versions, and final published articles as well as correspondence
and other materials relating to these articles. Some articles were published in multiple periodicals. The series also contains
notes, drafts and correspondence regarding speeches and interviews.
Collected Research consists of documents that are of similar subject content to the materials in the Writings and Speeches
series, collected by Fearey as background research or collected due to use of Fearey's own interviews in others' writings.
The collection is organized into four series: Biographical File, Correspondence, Writings and Speeches, and Collected Research.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history
Japan -- Foreign relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- Japan
Diplomats -- United States
Ryukyu Islands
Japan -- History -- Allied occupation, 1945-1952
United States. Department of State