GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS

APO 500
7 November 1946

AG 676.3 (7 Nov 46) CCS
(SCAPIN-1323)

MEMORANDUM FOR	IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT.
THROUGH	Central Liaison Office, Tokyo.
SUBJECT	Radio Communication for the Japanese Whaling Fleet.

1. Reference is made to:
a. Memorandum for Imperial Japanese Government file AG 800.217 (6 Aug 46) NR (SCAPIN 1103), dated 6 August 1946, subject: Japanese Whaling Operations in the Antarctic.
b. Memorandum for Imperial Japanese Government file AG 676.3 (29 Aug 46)CCS (SCAPIN 1166), dated 29 August 1946, subject: Control of Radio Communications.
2. Amendments to the list of authorized frequencies recommended by the Ministry of Communications are approved, and are listed in Inclosure 1.
3. The Bureau of Fisheries of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry will act as the communication agent for the Taiyo Gyogyo (Ocean Fishing Company) and the Nippon Suisan (Marine Products Company). All communications from the Japanese Whaling Fleet will be addressed to the Bureau of Fisheries of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry who will relay the message to the company concerned. Any communications with the Whaling Fleet will be transmitted by the Japanese Coastal Radio Service only when sent via the Bureau of Fisheries of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. A file copy of all these messages sent via the Bureau of Fisheries will be retained by that Bureau.
4. With respect to the navigation of vessels, meteorological observations end fishing data, the Japanese Whaling Fleet is authorized radio communication with the following:
a. Other vessels of the authorized Japanese Whaling Fleet.
b. Radio stations of the Japanese Coastal Radio Service.
c. Whaling vessels of Allied Powers.
5. The Japanese whaling vessels may establish contact with other vessels to handle distress traffic according to the General Radio Regulations (Cairo Revision 1938).
6. Messages pertaining to the navigation of Japanese whaling vessels, meteorological observations and fishing data may be sent in the following codes:
a. Nippon Suisan's Telegraph Code for Fishery Information.
b. Taiyo Gyogyo's Telegraph Code for Fishery Information.
Copies of these codes will be deposited with the Bureau of Fisheries of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Natural Resources Section of General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers.
7. Procedures and code forms for exchange of meteorological data with Whaling Vessels of the Allied Powers will be prescribed in a separate directive.
8. The Japanese haling Fleet will answer interrogations of non-Japanese Coastal Stations when so interrogated.

FOR THE SUPREME COMMANDER:

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

1 Incl
1 Third Amendment to List of Frequencies Assigned for use by Japanese Government