The Attorney-General shall administer matters concerning criminal investigation and prosecution and concerning the public procurator's offices matters concerning examining and drafting of bills to be presented by the Cabinet and of Cabinet Orders examining of the drafts of treaties research of laws and legal matters, domestic, foreign and International litigations concerned with the interests of the State amnesty extradition nationality family registration, registration of aliens other registrations, deposit civil liberties, prison affairs and rehabilitation matters concerning other legal affairs matters concerning prohibition etc. from formation of political parties, associations and other bodies, made in accordance with the provisions of the Imperial Ordinance No.101 of the twenty-first year of Showa (1946) matters concerning investigation etc. of those who were formerly regular officers of the Army and the Navy or retired officers who had specially volunteered for the Army and the Navy made in accordance with the request of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, and matters concerning the investigation of activity etc. of persons who have been designated as falling under the provisions of the Memorandum, in accordance with the provisions of the Imperial Ordinance No.1 of the twenty-second year of Showa (1947).