I hereby give my sanction to the Imperial Ordinance concerning the partial amendment to the Imperial Ordinance No. 101 of 1946 concerning the Prohibition of the Formation of any Political Party, Association, Society and other Organizations, promulgated under the Imperial Ordinance No. 542 of 1945, concerning the orders to be issued in consequence of my acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration, and cause the same to be promulgated.