740.00119 Control (Japan) /12–845

The Secretary of State to the British Ambassador (Halifax)

The Secretary of State presents his compliments to His Excellency the British Ambassador and refers to the Embassy’s note of November 24, 1945, in regard to a proposal to augment personnel in the British Staff Section under General Gairdner, the British Prime Minister’s personal representative with General MacArthur.

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The matter was promptly referred to the authorities concerned from whom a reply has now been received to the effect that the proposal has the approval of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers in Japan.