The main point of my posting the treaty was to demonstrate the goodwill and determination to come to an agreement acceptable to both parties in a miraculously short time.
You might go so far as to equate the US/Australian total Pacific War relationship to some family business. Everybody in the family contributed to their best endeavours. Obviously some were stronger and there were inequities but as Paragraph 7c says, in the interest of a fast conclusion and the opening paragraph talking about defeating the common enemy they shook hands.
There are several paragraphs about each side being able to get their stuff back if they wanted but I am sure this was to appease the naysayers to keep a foot in the door of any bad deals. Of course neither side ever acted on any sort of recovery action.
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