US Amb John Moore Allison

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1938 During the period of the Nanking Massacre, John M. Allison, at the time consul at the American embassy in Nanjing, was struck in the face by a Japanese soldier. This incident is commonly known as the Allison incident.
1951 Allison participated in the drafting of the Treaty of San Francisco that formally ended the war, serving as John Foster Dulles's aide during the latter's negotiation of the treaty.
1951-1952 Treaty of San Francisco (9/8/1951)
1954 16 years after the "Allison Incident," Allison and the man who had apologized to him in Nanjing, Japanese Foreign Minister Okazaki, signed the U.S. and Japan Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement on behalf of their respective countries.
1954 U.S. and Japan Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement
1973 Ambassador from the Prairie (book)