GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS

APO 500
11 September 1946

AG 150 (11 Sep 46) GS
(SCAPIN-1195)

MEMORANDUM FOR	IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT.
THROUGH	Central Liaison Office, Tokyo.
Subject	Compensation for Damage Caused by Allied Military Personnel.

1. Reference is made to C. L. O. No. 1952 (PP - K) of 26 April 1946 requesting consideration of the establishment of procedure for the investigation, adjustment and payment of claims resulting from the occupation.
2. The Imperial Japanese Government is informed that the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers recognizes no legal basis for liability with respect to such claims, and accepts no responsiblity for the adjustment and payment thereof.

FOR THE SUPREME COMMANDER:

JOHN B. COOLEY,
Colonel, AGD,
Adjutant General.