Diplomatic Dilemma: American presence in the Far East was considered a threat by Japan from the time that Commodore Perry (right) brought his "black ships" to the mouth of Tokyo Bay, in 1854. "America in the Pacific: The Clash of Two Cultures," episode of "Between the Wars," explores U.S.-Japanese tensions and what Mobil Showcase host Eric Sevareid relates as a story of two imperialisms in conflict. At left, Admiral Kato, who attended the Washington Naval Conference in 1921, when Japan's capital ship building was reduced to a 5:5:3 ratio with Britain and the U.S., which Secretary of State Henry Stimson (center) refused to increase at the 1930 London Naval Conference. This led to a violent reaction in Japan, and takeover of its foreign policy by the military.

Photo is dated 1978.

Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches.