was a Japanese diplomat.

Diplomatic career

Matsumoto served as Japanese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Cabinet of General

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in 1942, and Japanese Ambassador to French Indochina from November 1944 to March 1945, shortly before the Japanese authorities took actual control of the area. On March 9, 1945, served French Governor-General

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the ultimatum demanding the surrender of the French forces to the Japanese authorities. Returned himself to Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Cabinet of Admiral

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in 1945, at the time of surrender. In this position, he advocated the acceptance of the

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.Kazutoshi Hando, The Pacific War Research Society, ''Japan's Longest Day'' (Tokyo: Kodansha International, Ltd., 1968), pp. 11-53 He was the first Japanese Ambassador to the

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following the reestablishing of diplomatic relations after the

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, serving in that position in 1952-1955. In 1955-1963, he was a member of

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. In 1956 took part in negotiations with the

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government on establishment of diplomatic relations. In 1967, he was given the Order of the Sacred Treasure.

Works

* ''Mosukuwa ni Kakeru Niji'' ainbow over Moscow—The Secret Record of Restoring Japan-Soviet Relations(Asahi Shimbunsha, 1966) - diplomatic memoirs about talks with Moscow 1955-1956

Diplomatic career

Works

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