有一份美國官方文件很有意思,它叫做「Politico-Military Problems in the Far East: United States Initial Post-Defeat Policy Relating to Japan」,目前以 microfilm 的形式收藏於美國國家檔案局中。這份文件是由戰後成立的「State-War-Navy Coordinating Subcommittee」(姑且翻作:國務院、陸軍、海軍協調子委員會)所提供,目的是提供聯邦政府處理戰後日本重建問題的方針。
在這份文件的總綱中有提到美國在戰後日本問題的總體目標: The general objectives of the United States in regard to Japan are: 1. The unconditional surrender or total defeat of Japan; 2. The stripping from the Japanese Empire of territories, including the Mandated Islands, in harmony with the Cairo Declaration and such other pertinent agreements as may be reached by the United Nations, and to which the United States is a party; 3. The creation of conditions which will insure that Japan will not again become a menace to the peace and security of the world; 4. The eventual emergence of a government in Japan which will respect the rights of other states and Japan's international obligations; and 5. The eventual participation of Japan in a world economic system on a reasonable basis.