Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1945, The British Commonwealth, The Far East, Volume VI

740.00119 Control(Japan)/11–1445

The Acting Political Adviser in Japan (Atcheson) to the Secretary of State

No. 56

Tokyo, November 14, 1945.
[Received November 27.]

Sir: I have the honor to refer to our telegrams No. 13, October 2 and No. 77, October 30 and the Department’s telegrams No. 35, October 17 [15] and No. 76, November 3 [2],²³ regarding Japanese consular and diplomatic archives and property and Japanese relations with neutral countries.

A copy of General MacArthur’s directive of October 25, 1945 to the Japanese Government regarding diplomatic and consular archives and property and the recall of Japanese diplomatic and consular representatives abroad is enclosed for the record.²⁴ There is also enclosed a copy of the directive of November 4, 1945, prohibiting the Japanese Government from conducting further relations with neutral governments or their representatives in Japan and instructing the Japanese Government so to inform these representatives.

Respectfully yours,

George Atcheson, Jr.

[Enclosure]

Directive by the Supreme Commander, Allied Powers, Japan (MacArthur) to the Japanese Government

AG 091.1 (4 Nov 45) GS

[Tokyo,] 4 November 1945.

Memorandum For: Imperial Japanese Government

Except as hereafter authorized by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers you will cease to carry on relations with neutral governments or representatives thereof in Japan. You will inform such representatives now in Japan that the existence of diplomatic missions is not deemed consistent with the purposes and character of the Allied Occupation in Japan and of the position of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, and refer them to the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers for future contacts with the Japanese Government.

For the Supreme Commander:

H. W. Allen

Colonel, A.G.D.
Asst. Adjutant General

23. Latter not printed.
24. Ante, p. 786.