Robert A. Fearey papers, 1939-2004

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Summary

Creators:
Fearey, Robert A.
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.
Extent:
8 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box (3.4 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Robert A. Fearey Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Background

Scope and content:

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.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
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
Acquisition information:
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2004
Arrangement:

The collection is organized into four series: Biographical File, Correspondence, Writings and Speeches, and Collected Research.

Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Robert A. Fearey Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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