Tokyo, October 22, 1958

GIST OF TALKS NINETH SESSION COMMITTEE ON LEGAL STATUS OF KOREAN RESIDENTS IN JAPAN
1. Time and place: 3:00 - 4:00 p.m., October 20,1958 (Monday), Rm.411 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japanese Government
2. Conferees:
Korean side: Mr. CHOI, Kyu Hah
Mr. CHI, Chul Keun
Mr. MOON, Chul Soon
Mr. ROH, Jae Won
Mr. OHM, Yung Dal
Japanese side: Mr. KATSUNO, Yasusuke
Mr. HIRAGA, Kenta
Mr. HASEGAWA, Shinzo
Mr. HAKAGAWA, Toyokichi
Mr. HIRAZUKA,
Mr. SHIMIZU,
Mr. TSUCHIYA, Minao
3. Gist of Talks:
Mr. CHOI:
I remember that I stated at the previous meeting of this committee that the Korean side would present to your side at today's meeting the Korean proposal regarding legal status and treatment of Korean residents in Japan. (Mr. CHOI handed Mr. KATSUNO two copies of the text of Korean proposal)
In the meantime, I would like put into record several reservations in connection with the Korean proposal; they are:
First: This draft does not contain Korean position on the matter refered to in Article 2 of the Agreed Minutes of 1957, which will be taken up in due course of proceeding of this committee session.
Second: Nothing contained in this draft proposal should be construed as altering in any way Korean position which has been expressed on frequent occasions with regard to final destination of Korean deportees or Korean "voluntary repatriates".
Third: Korean side proposes Articles 4 and 5 on the assumption that Korean residents could enjoy property rights and occupations which aliens in general are not entitled to enjoy though there is paragraph of "at the time of the coming into force of the present agreement .......".
Fourth: Grammatical or typographical mistakes, if any, will be subject to correction, in regard to the present proposal.
I desire that this committee would enter into substantial discussions, and I wish your side would favourably consider this proposal as soon as possible.
Mr. KATSUNO:
I would reserve the comment of our side on this proposal untill after we finish the study thereon. I hope I will express my view at the next meeting.
Mr. CHOI:
Now, regarding 57 parolees from OMURA Detention Camp whom you mentioned at the previous meeting of this committee, we would like to have the list of those parolees and your remarks on reasons for the parole.
Mr. KATSUNO:
As to those two persons under numbers of 346 and 574 in the List of 1,259, they have been released on parole.
Now, there are 850 detainees who would be repatriated to the Republic of Korea at any time. As to the 57 parolees, we would furnish you with the data concerned. But, with no progress being made in connection with deportation, we can not but hesitate to submit such materials tor which we should spend energy with no result.
Mr. CHOI:
After all, it is your side that first referred to the question of 57 parolees at this committee; that is to say, at the eighth session of the legal status committee.
It, therefore, is natural for our side to request you to furnish the list of 57 parolees including reasons for the paroles at this committee where, at the previous session, you first mentioned them, because they are nationals of the Republic of Korea. As to the implementation of terms agreed upon at the conclusion of the Preliminary Talks, the Korea- Japan Working Committee will handle it.
Mr. KATSUNO:
When shall we meet next time ?
Mr. CHOI:
Let us meet at 300 p.m. on October 27 (Monday).
Mr. KATSUNO:
Let us set that date and time tentatively, since we must first of all study your proposal.
Mr. CHOI:
No objection.
(Before the meeting was adjorned, both sides agreed to the text of the joint press release which reads: “It was decided that the committee would start substantial discussions on the problem of Korean Residents in Japan; and it was farther decided that the next meeting of the committee would be held tentatively at 3:00 p.m. on October 27 Monday.")