Ryuji Takeuchi and Dean Acheson give signing statements upon ratification of the peace treaty between the US and Japan

VS Japanese charge d'affaires Ryuji Takeuchi and US Secretary of State Dean Acheson make statements; Acheson reads statement of President harry Truman, "With the deposit of the United States ratification which brings into force the treaty of peace with Japan, the state of war has been terminated and Japan has been restored to a status of sovereign equality in the society of free people. This great event is especially gratifying to the government and people of the United States, who have worked in close association with the government and people of Japan for its restoration of a prosperous and progressive nation. This common effort has strengthened the bonds of friendship between our two countries ... "