<Li> The Allied copy was presented in leather and gold lining with both countries' seals printed on the front, whereas the Japanese copy was bound in rough canvas with no seals on the front . </Li> <Li> The Canadian representative, Colonel Lawrence Moore Cosgrave, signed below his line instead of above it on the Japanese copy, so everyone after him had to sign one line below the intended one . This was attributed to Col. Cosgrave being blind in one eye from a World War I injury . When the discrepancy was pointed out to General Sutherland, he crossed - out the pre-printed name titles of the Allied nations and rewrote by hand the titles in their correct relative positions . The Japanese initially found this alteration unacceptable--until Sutherland initialed (as an abbreviated signature) each alteration . The Japanese representatives did not complain further . </Li> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (August 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (August 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr>

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