GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS

APO 500
10 January 1947

AG 560 (10 Jan 47) CPC/FP
(SCAPIN - 1457)

MEMORANDUM FOR	IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT.
THROUGH	Central Liaison Office, Tokyo.
SUBJECT	SS "Sagami Maru," ex British Cargo Vessel, SS "Josephine Moller,".

1. The SS "Sagami Maru" ox British cargo vessel, SS "Josephine Moller", will be retained in Japanese waters for a period of one year to be operated for the purpose of laying and repairing submarine cables, as directed by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers. The SS "Sagami Maru" is now at the Yokohama Shipyards of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., where work has recently been completed on her conversion to a cable ship.
2. It is directed that the Japanese Ministry of Communications assume responsibility for the operation of the vessel, make the necessary arrangements to man and outfit the ship for cable lying operations and proceed with work already approved by General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers. The identification, movements and operation of the vessel will be subject to regulations and directives established by the Administrator, Naval Shipping Central Authority for Japanese Merchant Marine (SCAJAP).
3. Direct correspondence between interested staff sections, General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, and the Ministry of Communications is authorized concerning technical matters within the scope of this memorandum.

FOR THE SUPREME COMMANDER:

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