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Cairo Declaration was a result from
Cairo Conference at
Cairo,
Egypt, on
November 27,
1943. President
Franklin Roosevelt of the
United States, Prime Minister
Winston Churchill of the
United Kingdom, and Generalissimo
Chiang Kai-shek of the
Republic of China were present. . The
Cairo Communiqué was broadcasted through radio on
December 1,
1943 .
The Cairo Declaration is cited in Clause Eight (8) of the
Potsdam Declaration, which is referred by the
Japanese Instrument of Surrender.
Summary
The main points of the document are:
- The Allies resolved to bring unrelenting military pressure against Japan until it agrees to unconditional surrender.
- All territories Japan has stolen from China, including Manchuria, Taiwan, and The Pescadores, shall be restored to the Republic of China.
- Korea shall become free and independent.
Recent Dispute
The proponents for
Taiwan independence argue that the document is simply a statement of intent and non-binding "press release." It isn't in the official treaty archives of both the United States and Japan, which demonstrates that isn't deemed to be a treaty by the involved parties.
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The counterarugment is that while the Cairo Declaration itself was a non-binding declaration that it was given legal effect by the
Japanese Instrument of Surrender which stated that Japan would implement the
Potsdam Declaration which in turn referenced the Cairo Declaration.
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