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はてなキーワード:Philippineとは
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https://worldjpn.net/documents/texts/docs/19500112.S1E.html
This defensive perimeter runs along the Aleutians toJapan and then goes to the Ryukyus
Military Security in thePacific
Now, let's in thelight of that consider some of thee policies. First ofall, let's dealwith the question of military security. I deal withit first becauseitis important and because, having stated our policy in that regard, we must clearly understand that the military menaceis notthe most immediate.
Whatis the situation in regard to the military security of thePacificarea, and whatis our policy in regard toit?
In the first place, the defeat and the disarmament ofJapanhas placed uponthe United States the necessity ofassuming the military defense ofJapan so longas thatis required, both in the interest of our security and in the interests of the security of the entirePacificarea and, inall honor, in the interest ofJapanese security. We haveAmerican -- and there are Australian -- troops inJapan. Iam not in a position to speak for the Australians, but I canassureyou that thereis no intention ofany sort of abandoning or weakening the defenses ofJapan and that whatever arrangements are to bemade either through permanent settlement orotherwise, that defense must and shall be maintained.
This defensive perimeter runs along the Aleutians toJapan and then goes to the Ryukyus. We hold important defense positions in the RyukyuIslands, and those wewillcontinue to hold. In the interest of the population of the RyukyuIslands, wewillat an appropriatetime offer to hold theseislands under trusteeship ofthe United Nations. But they are essential parts of the defensive perimeter of thePacific, and they must andwill be held.
The defensive perimeter runs from the Ryukyus to thePhilippineIslands. Our relations, our defensive relationswith thePhilippines are contained in agreementsbetween us. Those agreements arebeing loyally carriedout andwill be loyally carriedout. Both peoples have learnedby bitter experience the vital connectionsbetween our mutual defense requirements. We are inno doubt about that, anditis hardly necessary for me to say anattackon thePhilippines could not and would not be toleratedbythe United States. But Ihasten toadd that noone perceives the imminence ofany suchattack.
So faras the military security of otherareas in thePacificis concerned,it must be clear that no person can guarantee theseareas against militaryattack. Butit must also be clear that such a guaranteeis hardly sensible or necessary within the realm of practical relationship.
Should such anattack occur --one hesitates to say where such an armedattack could come from -- the initial reliance must beon the peopleattacked to resistit and then upon the commitments of the entire civilized world under the Charter ofthe United Nations which so farhas not proved a weak reed to leanonbyany peoplewho are determined to protect their independence againstoutside aggression. Butitis a mistake, I think, in consideringPacific and Far Eastern problems to becomeobsessed with military considerations. Importantas they are, there are other problems that press, and these other problems are not capable of solution through military means. These other problems ariseout of the susceptibility of manyareas, and many countries in thePacificarea, tosubversion and penetration. That cannot be stoppedby military means.
