GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS

APO 500
3 April 1947

AG 400.12 (3 Apr 47) CCS
(SCAPIN - 1299/2)

MEMORANDUM FOR	IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT.
THROUGH	Central Liaison Office, Tokyo.
SUBJECT	Provision and Procurement of Japanese Communication Services, Facilities, Equipment, Material and Personnel.

1. Reference is made to memorandum for the Imperial Japanese Government, subject same as above, file AG 400.12 (4 Dec 46)CCS, (SCAPIN 1299/1) dated 4 December 1946.
2. Paragraph 5 of Appendix IV of the reference memorandum reads as follows: "In general it is desired that communication services covered by (SCAPIN - 1299) be furnished as a service on a monthly rental basis. Except in special cases, ownership of equipment will be retained by the Japanese Ministry of Communications."
3. It is directed that the various agencies of the Japanese Government involved make such arrangements as are necessary to cover the accounting for capital investment of installations required to furnish communication services which are to be accounted for on a monthly service basis. This includes installations which were started, but not completed, before 1 December 1946 and for which procurement demands had been placed, such as telephone exchanges built to furnish services for Occupation Forces at Tachikawa, Yakota, Showa, etc.
4. This principle is to apply not only to telephone exchanges, but to all other communication installations of a permanent nature which are essentially a part of the domestic communications system. In general this will include all facilities which are installed and maintained by the Ministry of Communications.
5. Upon receipt of the consolidated statements for services furnished during the period 2 September 1945 to 30 November 1946, inclusive, arrangements will be made to make necessary adjustments of statements of services rendered for communication installations of this type which have already been received and receipted for. The submission of this statement is covered by Paragraph 12, Appendix IV, of the reference SCAPIN.

FOR THE SUPREME COMMANDER:

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