September 1951 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207-208, [141682-141689] . 425 negatives (estimate)
Signing of peace treaty with Japan [141682, 292 negatives]
Signing of Pacific Peace Pact -- Presidio (September 01, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.01] . 12 negatives
Servicemen stand at attention outside the Enlisted Men's Recreation Hall for the signing of the Japanese Peace Treaty. Australian delegate Percy Spender, Sir Carl Berendsen, and Secretary of State Dean Acheson shown speaking to small crowd. Carl Berendsen and Dean Acheson sign treaty document. [Peace accord reached by fifty-one nations, in which Japan renounced claims to Korea, Taiwan, and other East Asian territories, and agreed to settle disputes peacefully through United Nations channels. The Soviet Union, China, and India attended the conference, but did not sign the treaty].
President Harry S. Truman -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Airport (September 03, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.02-03] . 15 negatives
Mayor Elmer E. Robinson and Secretary of State Dean Acheson stand by airplane with Harry Truman after he arrives in San Francisco. Elmer Robinson and Harry Truman get into automobile. Harry Truman shown descending from airplane, with crowd in foreground. Harry Truman, Elmer Robinson, and Dean Acheson leave airport in automobile [President Truman in San Francisco for conference on peace accord].
Japanese Peace Treaty (September 03, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.05] . 2 negatives
Bopierre J. Huss of the INS [Immigration and Naturalization Service?] reads newspaper story relating to President Harry S. Truman and the Japanese peace treaty.
Delegates -- Japanese Peace Treaty (September 03, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.06-08] . 7 negatives
US Far Eastern Affairs Director Dean Rusk, Foreign Minister Ahmad Subardjo of Indonesia, and Assistant Ambassador to US Ali Sastroamidjojo of Indonesia walk down hall at Palace Hotel. Portraits of Minister to US Hugues Le Gallais of Luxembourg taken at Mark Hopkins Hotel. Ambassador to US Sir Carl Berendsen of New Zealand stands with Lady Berendsen at the Hotel St. Francis. [All delegates to conference for peace accord].
Delegate Registration -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Veterans Building (September 03, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.09-10] . 6 negatives
Peg Pollard assists delegate K.A. Efremov of the Soviet Union in registering for conference. Keisuke Arita of Japan and Chief T. Kohei Teraoka of the Japanese government overseas agency register as delegates for conference, with Liaison J. Owen Zurhellen of the US State Department also shown.
Delegates -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Opera House (September 03, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.11] . 4 negatives
Conference receptionist Kim Tucker shows treaty information, including a copy of the treaty in Spanish. Alternate delegate Eduardo Quintero of the Philippines and Anastacia Dragon, secretary to General Carlos Romulo of the Philippines, become first to register for conference. Press Secretary Carlos Reyes of the Chilean Embassy and Ambassador to the US Felix Nerto del Rio of Chile become second delegates to register.
Heavy Security -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Coast Guard Administration Building -- Airport (September 03, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.12] . 2 negatives
James R. Parsons of the Coast Guard walks with rifle on guard duty, an illustration of heightened security during the negotiation of the Japanese Peace Treaty.
President Harry S. Truman -- Odd Fellows Association -- Fairmont Hotel (September 04, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.04] . 2 negatives
Odd Fellows members C. Alvin Beach, Frank D. Macbeth, Jennie MacAnnin, Gene J. Bianchi, and Glenn Skogman greet President Harry Truman.
President Harry S. Truman Reception -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Palace Hotel (September 04, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.13-16] . 6 negatives
Delegate Andrei Gromyko of the Soviet Union arrives with entourage for Harry S. Truman's reception. Dean Acheson also shown arriving. Foreign Minister Neal Phleng of Cambodia and Minister to Indochina Donald Heath of the US speak at reception. Donald Heath and Foreign Minister Tran Van Huu of Vietnam walk down hall with military policeman. Thirteen year old Robin Ann Mark gets autograph from Dean Acheson. Foreign Minister Chandri Mohammad Zafrull Kahn of Pakistan and Edwin Plitt of the US State Department walk down hall. Harry Truman enters hotel through the phone office. View of crowd in hallway when Harry Truman arrives for conference reception.
Delegate -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Fairmont Hotel (September 04, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.17] . 2 negatives
Minister Tran Van Huu of Vietnam sits with Madame Tran Van Huu and their son Philippe Tran Van Huu.
Delegate -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Sir Francis Drake Hotel (September 04, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.18] . 2 negatives
Crown Prince Savang of Laos poses for photographs.
Symphony Tickets -- Japanese Peace Conference (September 04, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.19] . 2 negatives
Lines of customers wait to buy tickets for the symphony at Sutter and Kearny Streets.
Tickets -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Civic Auditorium (September 04, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.20] . 4 negatives
Florenz Pollenz, waits at head of line for tickets to conference. View of line for tickets. Irene, Ann, and Ellis Odberg... wait for tickets.
Democratic Luncheon -- President Harry S. Truman -- Fairmont Hotel (September 04, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.21-22] . 5 negatives
Picketers march outside hotel (labor?). Harry Truman speaks at luncheon.
President Harry S. Truman -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Fairmont Hotel (September 04, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.23] . 4 negatives
Harry Truman salutes "little" Louis Jenson, "uniformed Mascot of the 637th Field Artillery Battalion of the National Guard," as he leaves for the Opera House and Japanese Peace Conference.
Arrival of Delegates -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Opera House (September 04, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.24-26] . 11 negatives
John Foster Dulles and Mrs. Dulles pose briefly for cameraman before entering side entrance of Opera House. Delegate Henri Bonnet of France arrives with three other French officials at treaty negotiation. Twelve members of the Fellowship of Reconciliation protest with pickets across from Opera House (neighborhood) [placards read "United States, Russia, Disarm," "Don't Rearm Japan..."]. Takizo Matsumoto of Japan's House of Representatives arrives with aides. Kenneth Younger, Sir Oliver Franks, and other members of Great Britain's Delegation arrive at Opera House. K.A. Efremov and E.V. Novikov of the Soviet Union await arrival of other Soviet delegates. Foreign Minister Rober Schuman of France poses for photographers. Aides shelter Soviet delegate Andrei Gromyko from journalists as they usher him into the Opera House. President Harry S. Truman, Mayor Elmer E. Robinson, and Governor Earl Warren Arrive in open car.
Opening -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Opera House (September 04, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.27-29] . 36 negatives
Governor Earl Warren, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, and Mayor Elmer E. Robinson applaud for President Harry S. Truman, who is also on stage [preparing to speak?]. Harry Truman speaks to delegates. View of crowd and interior of opera house. Delegate Andrei Gromyko of the Soviet Union shown sitting in audience with other delegates, walking to his seat. Views of unidentified delegates from Turkey, South Africa, and the Soviet Union. Long views of Harry Truman at podium, with crowd in foreground. Delegate John Foster Dulles of the US speaks. President Harry Truman and Governor Earl Warren speak at conference.
President Harry S. Truman -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Fairmont Hotel (September 05, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.30] . 3 negatives
Harry Truman in lobby, outside the hotel, and in automobile as he leaves San Francisco and the Japanese Peace Conference.
President Harry S. Truman -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Airport (September 05, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.31] . 5 negatives
President Truman leaves San Francisco after speaking at the Japanese Peace Conference Shown speaking and walking with Rear Admiral J.E. Stika before boarding his airplane.
Prime Minister of Japan -- Japanese Peace Conference (September 05, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.32] . 1 negative
Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida of Japan steps from automobile as he arrives at the Japanese Peace Conference. [View of buildings surrounding Opera House (neighborhood)].
Japanese Peace Conference -- Opera House (September 05, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.33] . 8 negatives
Panoramic views of the peace conference showing speakers, delegates, and the interior of the Opera House.
Treaty -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Opera House (September 05, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.34-35] . 9 negatives
Secretary of State Dean Acheson [speaking?] and Dr. Warren Kelsner sit at podium, Sir Carl Berendsen of New Zealand issues first speech, and Dr. Gertrude Sekaninova of Czechoslovakia speaks during negotiations of Japanese Peace Treaty. Admiral Chester E. Nimitz sits in audience with earphones. John Foster Dulles shown speaking from podium and talking with unidentified man in audience. Kenneth Gilmour Younger of Great Britain makes speech. Unidentified delegate from Mexico presents his viewpoints in speech.
Treaty -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Opera House (September 05, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.36] . 10 negatives
Delegates vote during treaty negotiation. Delegate J.R. Jayewardene of Ceylon speaks. Unidentified delegate from Panama speaks. Unidentified man places ballot in box. Views of unidentified speakers.
Morning Session -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Opera House (September 05, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.37] . 18 negatives
Views of delegates in crowd. Unidentified men on stage and speaking. Delegate Andrei Gromyko of the Soviet Union shown walking to seat, and in close-up shots. C. Lyn Fox speaks with unidentified man. Andrei Gromyko sits with S.A. Golunsky in Soviet delegate section. G.N. Zarubin shown.
Night Session -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Opera House (September 05, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.38] . 4 negatives
Unidentified delegate from Chile speaks. View of crowd on balcony. Police disperse autograph seekers on the house floor, while the secretary-general [of the United Nations?] stands on stage. Secretary of State Dean Acheson signs an autograph.
Treaty -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Opera House (September 06, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.39] . 8 negatives
Above ground views showing photographers on the balcony and below surrounding Andrei Gromyko and the Soviet Union's delegation. US Delegate John Foster Dulles and Andrei Gromyko ignore one another as Dulles leans over to speak to delegate Poose of South Africa. Delegate Dr. Gertrude Sekaninova of Czechoslovakia speaks from podium. De Seabra and Thomas P. Liverman, wearing headphones with microphones, work translating French, Spanish, Portuguese, and English for delegates to conference.
Treaty -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Opera House (September 06, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.40] . 7 negatives
Delegate Andrei Gromyko of the Soviet Union speaks from podium, with delegate from Poland standing beside. Unidentified Polish delegate shown facing Secretary of State Dean Acheson and berating the United States. Polish delegate told to leave the speaker's stand [negative missing]. Photographers and journalists surround [Pakistani delegation?].
Japanese Peace Conference -- Opera House (September 06, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.41] . 3 negatives
Unidentified man speaks from podium. Delegate J.R. Jayewardene of Ceylon speaks. Long view of stage with crowd in foreground.
Delegates -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Opera House (September 06, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.42] . 5 negatives
Unidentified delegates from Norway and Haiti speak. Delegate J.R. Jayewardene of Ceylon turns in written speech to the United Nations secretary-general. Unidentified delegates speak.
Delegate from Japan -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Mark Hopkins Hotel (September 06, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.43] . 1 negative
Photo of delegate Toshiro Shimanouchi of Japan.
Delegate -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Opera House (September 06, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.44] . 1 negative
Delegate Dr. Don Hector David Castro of El Salvador speaks.
Japanese Peace Conference -- Opera House (September 06, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 207, [141682.45] . 14 negatives
Delegate Andrei Gromyko of the Soviet Union shown speaking to audience, then exiting through delegates to the lobby. US delegate John Foster Dulles speaks to crowd. View of crowd in lobby after Andrei Gromyko's walkout. Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida of Japan speaks. Unidentified Polish delegate speaks.
Japanese Peace Conference -- Opera House (September 07, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 208, [141682.46] . 4 negatives
Unidentified delegate from Syria looks around at empty delegate seats as he speaks. Delegate from Saudi Arabia speaks. US delegate John Foster Dulles leans back over seat to listen to unidentified man. Unidentified delegate from Canada censures delegations from the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia.
Japanese Peace Conference -- Opera House (September 07, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 208, [141682.47] . 5 negatives
"Big bertha" close up views of delegate Andrei Gromyko of the Soviet Union and his aid. Percy Spencer of Australia "berates" the Soviet Union during his speech. Dr. Gertrude Sekaninova of Czechoslovakia leans back to speak to an aid in the delegation seats. View of conference delegates.
Japanese Peace Conference -- Opera House (September 07, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 208, [141682.48] . 9 negatives
View of Andrei Gromyko of the Soviet Union and surrounding delegations. Governor Earl Warren and Senator Alexander Smith of New Jersey speak and drink Coca-Cola during morning session. Andrei Gromyko goes to seat with other delegates. Views of unidentified conference speakers and crowd.
Japanese Peace Conference -- Opera House (September 07, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 208, [141682.49] . 4 negatives
Unidentified delegate from Indonesia speaks. Unidentified delegate from the Philippines speaks, indicating that the proposed treaty "falls short of what" the Philippines desires. Unidentified delegate from Luxembourg speaks.
Signing of Bilateral Pact -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Presidio (September 07, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 208, [141682.50] . 11 negatives
Secretary of State Dean Acheson, conference delegate John Foster Dulles, and unidentified senators lead way as US arrives for signing of treaty document, while line of photographers stands to the right. Prime Minister Shiguro Yoshida of Japan arrives with Japanese delegation. Dean Acheson stands at center of group on stage at beginning of the "pact program." Shiguro Yoshida and Dean Acheson speak from podium, sign document [crowd of delegates and journalists surround signing table], then shake hands shortly after signing treaty. Delegate Andrei Gromyko of the Soviet Union [shown exiting what looks to be the Opera House].
Soviet Delegation -- Japanese Peace Conference (September 08, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 208, [141682.51] . 7 negatives
Delegates from the Soviet Union leave for conference with police escort. Motorcade shown driving on Upland Drive and Bayshore Boulevard (cityscapes).
Press Conference -- Andrei Gromyko -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Opera House (September 08, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 208, [141682.52-53] . 17 negatives
Andrei Gromyko of the Soviet Union speaks to journalists [and delegates?] during press conference concerning the Japanese Peace Treaty.
Treaty -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Opera House (September 08, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 208, [141682.54] . 3 negatives
Views showing the empty seats of delegations from the Soviet Union and Poland after their departure from the conference. [Conference for peace accord reached by fifty-one nations, in which Japan renounced claims to Korea, Taiwan, and other East Asian territories, and agreed to settle disputes peacefully through United Nations channels. The Soviet Union, China, and India attended the conference, but did not sign the treaty].
Treaty -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Opera House (September 08, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 208, [141682.55] . 6 negatives
Unidentified delegate from the Philippines, Herbert Morrison of Great Britain, US Secretary of State Dean Acheson, and John Foster Dulles sign treaty document. Dean Acheson and Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida shake hands after signing treaty, with crowd looking on.
Treaty -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Opera House (September 08, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 208, [141682.56] . 3 negatives
Herbert Morrison of Great Britain speaks to crowd. Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida of Japan and Australian delegate sign treaty document.
Treaty -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Opera House (September 08, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 208, [141682.57] . 2 negatives
Delegation from Japan returns to seats after signing treaty. US Secretary of State Dean Acheson concludes meeting, with signed treaty on table before podium.
Treaty -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Opera House (September 08, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 208, [141682.58] . 2 negatives
John Foster Dulles signs treaty document for the United States, with US delegation standing around table and crowd in foreground.
Treaty -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Opera House (September 08, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 208, [141682.59] . 5 negatives
J.R. Jayewardene of Ceylon signs treaty document. Delegates from France and Japan shown approaching table to sign treaty. Unidentified man speaks from podium [copy negative].
Flags Flying -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Hotel St. Francis (September 08, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 208, [141682.60] . 2 negatives
American and Japanese flags fly from the front of hotel after treaty signing. Taken at Powell and Geary Streets.
Soviet Delegation -- Japanese Peace Conference -- Oakland Mole (September 09, 1951) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 2, Box 208, [141682.61] . 3 negatives
Andrei Gromyko and other delegates from the Soviet Union prepare to depart San Francisco at conclusion of treaty negotiations. Part of Soviet staff shown aboard train.