GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS

APO 500
8 March 1947

AG 311.2 (8 Mar 47) CCS
(SCAPIN - 1563)

MEMORANDUM FOR	IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT.
THROUGH	Central Liaison Office, Tokyo.
SUBJECT	Radiotelegraph Service for Government Messages, Other Than United States Government.

1． Reference is made to:
a. Memorandum for the Imperial Japanese Government, file AG 311.2 (30 April 46)CCS, SCAPIN-912), dated 30 April 1946, subject: Broadening Scope of Service Handled over Radiotelegraph Circuits Between Tokyo Area, and (1) United States, and (2) London, England, to Include the Handling of Official Massages for Government Representatives.
b. Memorandum for the Imperial Japanese Government, file AG 311.2 (8 Aug 46) CCS, (SCAPIN - 1114), dated 8 August 1946, subject: Revised Procedure for the Handling of Official United States Government Messages Filed at Tokyo Destined to the United States, its Territories and Possessions.
2. The directive contained in the memorandum referred to in paragraph 1a, above, is hereby rescinded.
3. Official government messages as of any foreign government agency or representative, other than the United States Government, filed in Japan for transmission to a respective government agency or representative at any address in a country to which radiotelegraph service is available, may be accepted by the Ministry of Communications at any of its public offices authorized to accept SOM messages, and will be sent collect to destination.
4. Such messages may be sent or received in any language, code or cipher, and are not subjected to censorship. When filed in Japan, they must be identified by a marking to show that they are official government messages, and this indication will be transmited to show that the message is "(name of country)GOVT COLLECT"
5. Incoming official government messages for agencies or representatives of a foreign government will be prepaid in the country of origin. Such messages will be delivered to the office of the addressee in Japan, as shown on record with the Ministry of Communications. Foreign government agencies and representatives are authorized to keep the Ministry of Communications informed as to delivery instructions for their incoming messages, by filing a record thereof with the Central Telegraph Office in Tokyo.
6. The provisions of this directive in no way modify those in force which apply to the handling of United States Government messages, and which are contained in the memorandum referred to in paragraph 1b, above.
7. The provisions of this directive do not apply to any messages of the Imperial Japanese Government which are authorized only by special directives issued by this Headquarters.
8. Operational interpretations of the above instructions not involving changes in policy may be made from time to time by the Civil Communications Section, General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, and transmitted to the Ministry of Communications of the Imperial Japanese Government through the Japanese Liaison Representative attached to the Civil Communications Section. Direct communications between the Civil Communications Section and the Ministry of Communications regarding operational procedures within the scope of this memorandum is authorized.

FOR THE SUPREME COMMANDER:

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