GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS

APO 500
11 August 1951

AG 400.12 (29 Oct 46) CCS
(SCAPIN - 1299/12)

MEMORANDUM FOR	JAPANESE GOVERNMENT.
SUBJECT	Provision and Procurement of Japanese Communications Services, Facilities, Equipment, Material and Personnel.

1. Reference is made to:
a. Memorandum for the Japanese Government, file AG 400.12 (29 Oct 46)CCS, SCAPIN 1299/8, dated 11 April 1950, subject as above.
b. Memorandum for the Japanese Government, file AG 400.12 (29 Oct 46)CCS, SCAPIN 1299/9, dated 6 June 1950, subject as above.
c. Memorandum for the Japanese Government, file AG 400.12 (29 Oct 46)CCS, SCAPIN 1299/10, dated 13 October 1950, subject as above.
d. Memorandum for the Japanese Government, file AG 400.12 (29 Oct 46)CCS, SCAPIN 1299/11, dated 2 March 1951, subject as above.
2. It is directed that the Japanese Ministry of Telecommunications provide communications services, facilities, equipment, material and personnel as follows:
a. Telephone exchange service wholly within an exchange area of a city or town, which can be furnished by use of existing telephone plant as covered in paragraph 4 below.
b. Long distance lines and telegraph circuits wholly within one Ministry of Telecommunications operating bureau or division which can be furnished by use of existing facilities, as covered in paragraph 5 below.
c. Communications personnel as covered by paragraph 5 below.
d. Bulk materials and construction not in excess of ¥3,600,000 will be provided in accordance with communications orders placed by Commanding General, Japan Logistical Command, or by his authorized representative.
e. Long distance telephone and telegraph lines extending beyond the boundaries of any one operating bureau, bulls materials and construction in excess of ¥3,600,000 and all other communications services, facilities, equipment, material and personnel not covered above as directed by General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers.
3. Statements of services rendered covering all communications services, facilities, equipment, material and personnel to be furnished and/or for the occupation forces throughout Japan will be prepared on GPA Form 5 and submitted as provided by Appendix 1.
4. Exchange service within the exchange area of a city or town, which can be furnished by use of existing facilities will be furnished by local offices in accordance with communications orders placed by Commanding General, Japan Logistical Command, or by his authorized representative. A representative of the Japanese telecommunications system located in the city or town where service is requested will be authorized to furnish such service without approval of the operating bureau of the Ministry of Telecommunications.
5. Long distance lines and telegraph circuits wholly within an operating bureau or division which can be furnished by use of existing facilities and personnel will be provided in accordance with communications orders placed by Commanding General, Japan Logistical Command, or by his authorized representative. Directors of the operating bureaus will arrange to fulfill the demands without further approval of the Ministry of Telecommunications, citing the communications order number as authority.
6. Communications facilities authorized by this memorandum will be procured on communications order, GPA Form 8, in accordance with Memorandum for the Japanese Government, file AG 400.12 (2 Nov 50)COM-B, SCAPIN 2129, Subj: Policies for Procurement with Termination of War (Works) Funds, dated 2 November 1950.
7. Direct communications between Occupation Force agencies and the Japanese Ministry of Telecommunications is authorized as follows:
a. Civil Communications Section, General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, on matters within the scope of this memorandum.
b. Signal Section, Headquarters, Japan Logistical Command, on matters necessary to assure compliance within the scope of this memorandum.
c. Authorized Signal Corps representatives of Commanding General, Japan Logistical Command and the respective operating bureaus of the Ministry of Telecommunications though liaison channels on informational matters necessary to assure compliance with the provisions of this directive.
8. The following pages of Inclosures to Inclosure 1 of SCAPIN 1299/8, as amended by SCAPIN 1299/11, are rescinded and the attached pages are substituted therefor:
Inclosures Schedule Page
8 8 & 8a 1&2

FOR THE SUPREME COMMANDER:

K. B. BUSH
Major General, USA
Adjutant General.

1 Incl
As indicated above