Morio Yukawa

Morio Yukawa (湯川 盛夫, Yukawa Morio^?, February 23, 1908 - March 16, 1988) was a Japanese economist and diplomat.

Served in the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the Second World War and took part in the Japanese official delegation that met US General Douglas McArthur in Manila on August 19, 1945 in order to make arrangements for the Japanese surrender.^[1] During the 1950s served as head of the Bureau of Economic Affairs in the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and in that capacity tried to negotiate his country's accession to GATT.^[2] He represented Japan at the UNESCO General Session in 1953.^[3] Later served as Ambassador to the Philippines, and in that capacity concluded the Treaty of Amity of December 9, 1960.^[4] Served as Head of Mission to the EEC in 1964-1968 and Ambassador to the United Kingdom in 1968-1972. In 1972-1979 served Grand Master of Ceremonies of the Imperial Household Agency.

Works (partial list)

• "Catholicism in Japan" Philippine Studies, Vol 6, No 4 (1958)

External links

• Article on the Japanese textile industry, mentioning Yukawa
• [1] [2] Entries in US President Ford's appointment book, mentioning Yukawa.

Notes

1. ^ McArthur's report of the Manila conference, mentioning Yukawa
2. ^ Aaron Forsberg, The Politics of GATT Expansion: Japanese Accession and the Domestic Political Context in Japan and the United States, 1948-1955
3. ^ Records of the UNESCO 1953 General Session
4. ^ Text of the Japanese-Filipino treaty