Comparison of United States- Japanese Views.
 
I. Points of similarity.
 
                 a.     Desire maintenance or extension of own base system.
 
                 b.     Willing to abolish bombing, (but, for Japanese, on condi-
                                            tion only of abolition of aircraft carriers and flight
                                            decks ).
 
                 c.    Abolition of chemical warfare (United States desires right
                                               to use in reprisal).
 
 II. Points of contrast.
                          
     United States                                                   Japan
 
1. Maintain ratio United States-     1. Increase ratio Japan to United
     Japan                                           States and Great Britain.
2. Abolish submarines, or reduce   2. Maintain submarines and increase
     tonnage.                                       Allowed tonnage.
3. Maintain aircraft carriers at         3. Abolish aircraft carriers.
     Full tonnage allowance.  
4. Maintain size of battleships.         4.  Reduce number and size of battle-
                                                           Ships.
5. Maintain number and size of        5.  Reduce number and size of heavy
     heavy cruisers.                               Cruisers.
6. Maintain size of light cruisers.       6.  Reduce size of light cruisers.
7. Reduce number and tonnage of    7.  Increase number and tonnage of
     light cruisers.                                    Light cruisers.
8.  Reduce number of destroyers.     8.  Increase number (tonnage of
                              Destroyers.
9.  Maintain gun caliber of battle-     9.  Reduce gun caliber of battle-
     ships.                                               Ships to 14".