Combined Comparison- United States- Great Britain- Japan.
 
I.   Points of similarity all nations.
 
     A. Desire maintenance or extension of own bade system.
     
     B. Willing to abolish bombing (with conditions, for Japan.)
 
     C. Abolition of chemical warfare (reserving right to use in
          reprisal for Great Britain and United States.)
 
II.   Points of Contrast- Great Britain and United States as regards Japan.
 
     Great Britain and United States              Japan
 
1. Maintenance of ratios.                    1.  Increase of ratio of Japan.
2. Abolition or reduction of sub-            2.  Maintain submarines, and in-
     marines.                           Crease allowance.
3. Reduce destroyers, conditional            3.  Increase destroyers.
     On abolition or reduction of
     submarines.
4. Maintain number of battleships.           4.  Decrease number of battleships.
5. Maintain aircraft carriers.                    5.  Abolish aircraft carriers and
                                        Flight decks.
 
III.  Points of contrast- United States as regards Great Britain and Japan.
 
     United States                         Great Britain and Japan
 
1. Maintain size of battleships, heavy            1.  Reduce size of battleships, heavy
     cruisers, and light cruisers.                Cruisers, and light cruisers.
2. Maintain number of heavy cruisers.        2.  Reduce number of heavy cruisers.
3. Reduce number of light cruisers.               3.  Increase number of light cruisers.
4. Maintain gun caliber of battle-           4.  Reduce gun caliber of battleships
     ships.                                  (Great Britain to 12", Japan to 
                                        14".)