As announced at the time of its conclusion by the Foreign Office, namely, June 12 of this year, the purpose of the Japanese-Thai treaty is as follows:
1. To respect mutually each other's territorial integrity and reaffirm the peace and friendship existing between them.
2. To exchange information and consult one another regarding any question of common interest that may arise.
3. In the event of one of the High Contracting Parties being attacked by any third Power or Powers, the other Party undertakes not to give aid or assistance to the said Power or Powers. The treaty is effective for five years.
Now that Japan is devoting all her efforts to the establishment of a sphere of common prosperity in Greater East Asia, the treaty is to be one that makes a valuable contribution toward the political progress of East Asia. In view of the fact that it is not, in spirit and letter, such a passive treaty as the so-called non-aggression treaty but a progressive one, it is clear that both Japan and Thailand intend to make it a basis for their friendly relations.
It is indeed a source of gratification that the treaty has now come into effect.