DIPLOMATIC BLUEBOOK
FOR 1972
Review of Foreign Relations
April 1972 - March 1973
Japan Reference Series
No. 3 - 73
December 1973
Public Information Bureau
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Japan
CHAPTER 1. MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WORLD
Section 1. Characteristics of the Period
Section 2. Relations between the United States and the Soviet Union
Section 3. Relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China
Section 4. Relations between the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union
Section 5. Situation in Mainland China
Section 6. Situation in the Korean Peninsula
Section 7. Situation in Indochina Peninsula
Section 8. Situation in Other Southeast Asian Countries
Section 9. Situation in the Indian Subcontinent
Section 10. Situation in Oceania
Section 11. Situation in the Americas
Section 12. Situation in Europe
Section 13. Situation in the Middle East and Africa
Section 14. Moves of Nonaligned Countries
Section 15. Trends of the World Economy
Section 16. United Nations Undergoing Transformation
Section 17. Increasing gravity of North-South Problem
Section 18. Development of "Frontier Diplomacy"
Section 19. Resources Diplomacy
CHAPTER 2. KEYNOTES OF JAPANESE DIPLOMACY
Section 2. Promotion of Relations with Other Countries
Section 3. Strengthening of the United Nations and Japan's Cooperation
Section 4. Japan's External Economic Attitude
Section 5. International Problems of Resources and Energy
Section 6. Contributions to Solving the North-South Problem
Section 7. Promotion of international Mutual Understanding and Cultural Exchange
Diplomatic Bluebook for 1972
The following is a translation of Part I, General Remarks, of the 1972 Diplomatic Bluebook, published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, covering the one year period from April 1972 to March 1973.