SCAPIN-1591: ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF A DIRECT RADIOTELEGRAPH CIRCUIT BETWEEN TOKYO, JAPAN, AND BATAVIA, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS
APO 500
31 March 1947
AG 676.3
(31 Mar 47)
CCS
(SCAPIN - 1591)
| MEMORANDUM FOR | IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. |
|---|---|
| THROUGH | Central Liaison Office, Tokyo. |
| SUBJECT | Establishment and Operation of a Direct Radiotelegraph Circuit Between Tokyo, Japan, and Batavia, Netherlands, East Indies. |
1. It is directed that a direct radiotelegraph circuit be established and operated between Japan and the Netherlands East Indies, beginning 1 April 1947, in accordance with the provisions herein set forth.
2. The radio terminal in Japan for this circuit will be Tokyo. The circuit will be operated for handling traffic from 0600 to 0630 CNT daily except Sunday. Any traffic on hand that has not been cleared by 0630 CNT in any day, will be hold over for clearance during the next schedule. Pending formal authorization by General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, the Ministry of Communications will use the call letters and frequencies JAK 180005 KC and JAK-2 24050 KC in the operation of this circuit. The radio terminal of the Netherlands Indies Government Telegraph Service will be operated from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies, with station PLD on 20200 KC.
3. Only government messages of the Netherlands or Netherlands Indies will be handled on this circuit, in other direction. All such messages will be sent collect from Japan to the Netherlands East Indies, and will be sent prepaid from the Netherlands East Indies to Japan.
4. Word rates and division of revenue, which will apply on traffic sent in either direction on this circuit, will be as follows:
CLASSIFICATION Government, Ordinary Government, CDN
Total Rate (U.S.$) $.24 .144
N.E.I. GOVT Share $.12 .072
JAPANESE GOVT SHARE
Radio Circuit $.11 .066
Terminal Charge $.01 .006
5. The Ministry of Communications will keep full and complete records of all telegrams sent and received on this circuit, in the same manner as those required to he kept for circuits with European terminals. Those records will be maintained indefinitely, pending an ultimate settlement of accounts. Traffic revenue reports will be submitted to Civil Communications Section, General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, covering the operations of this circuit, similar to those required for other international radiotelegraph circuits.
6. The Ministry of Communications is authorized to exchange service messages with the authorities operating the Batavia radio terminal, to the extent that may be necessary to reconcile monthly traffic statements.
7. Operational interpretations of the above instructions not involving changes in policy may be made from time to time by Civil Communications Section, General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, and transmitted directly to the Ministry of Communications of the Imperial Japanese Government. Direct correspondence between the Civil Communications Section, General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, and the Ministry of Communications, regarding operating and accounting procedures within the scope of this memorandum, is authorized.
FOR THE SUPREME COMMANDER:
JOHN B. COOLEY,
Colonel, AGD,
Adjutant General.
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS
APO 500
31 March 1947
MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT : Information of General Application Pertaining to Directive Number (SCAPIN 1591), file AG676.3 (31 Mar 47)CCS, this Headquarters, dated 31 March 1947, subject: Establishment and Operation of a Direct Radiotelegraph Circuit Between Tokyo, Japan, and Batavia, Netherlands East Indies
1. With reference to the subject memorandum, the following is being published for the information of all concerned.
2. Application was made to General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, by the Netherlands Military Mission Japan, for the establishment of a direct radiotelegraph circuit between Japan and the Netherlands East Indies. It has been determined that although the volume of traffic which may be expected to be handled by such a circuit would be light, the nature of the official government messages of the Netherlands Government, or the Netherlands East Indies Government, is such that a direct circuit is warranted. Such messages have had to be relayed through other countries, which resulted in excessive delays and mutilations.
3. In view of the current monetary situation with regard to any settlement of accounts, it is desirable to provide only for the handling of government messages of the Netherlands and Netherlands East Indies Governments on this circuit. Such messages can be handled during a daily schedule of one half hour. Payment of charges for all messages in either direction will be made in the Netherlands East Indies, with adequate records maintained by both administrations to enable a future settlement of accounts.
4. Reference SCAPIN provides the necessary instructions to the Japanese Government (Ministry of Communications), to establish and operate the Japan terminal of this circuit, on a limited basis, for the time being.
5. A command channel letter is being released concurrently to the Eighth Army, to provide for general surveillance of the operation of the circuit, similar to that which is required for other international radiotelegraph circuits.
R. G. HERSEY
Lt. Col. AGD,
Asst Adj Gen.
DISTRIBUTION:
Same as (SCAPIN 1591)
less Japanese Government
