GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS

APO 500
11 September 1947

AG 311.23 (11 Sep 47) CCS
(SCAPIN - 1765/1)

MEMORANDUM FOR	JAPANESE GOVERNMENT.
THROUGH	Central Liaison Office, Tokyo.
SUBJECT	Expansion of Radiotelegraph Service Between Japan and British Commonwealth Areas.

1. Reference is made to Memorandum for the Japanese Government, as follows:
a. File AG 311. 23 (12 Aug 47)CCS, (SCAPIN 1762), dated 12 August 1947, subject: Osaka-Colombo Radiotelegraph Service Between Japan and British Commonwealth Areas.
b. File AG 311. 23 (20 Aug 47)CCS, (SCAPIN 1765), dated 20 August 1947, subject: Expansion of Radiotelegraph Service Between Japan British Commonwealth Areas.
2. The Japanese Government is directed to expand radiotelegraph services between Japan and British Commonwealth areas to include private messages between Japan and Hong Kong.
3. Message classifications authorized between Japan and Hong Kong are:
Full Rate NLT
CDE Ordinary Press
LC Government
4. Rates per word, terminal changes applicable and division of revenue between the Japanese Ministry of Communications and the British carrier, for full rate, press and government messages authorized in this memorandum are shown below. Rates for CDE, LC, NLT and DLT classifications are proportionate and will be 60%, 50% and 33-1/3% respectively of the charges per full rate word. The total charges on each message will be rounded out to the nearest three pence (3d) or multiple thereof.
Ordinary Press Government
Rate per Word 1/1d 4 1/4 8d
Japan Terminal 3 1/2d 1d 3 1/2d
UK Terminal and Beyond 7d 2 1/4d 3 1/2 d
Radio Rate to be divided equally 2 1/2d 1d 1d
5. All other provision of the reference memoranda pertaining to telecommunications services between Japan and British Commonwealth areas will apply equally to the expansion of service between Japan and Hong Kong.
6. Direct communication within the scope of this memorandum is authorized between the Civil Communications Section, General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, the General Accounting Section, General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers or the British Transfer Agent and the Ministry of Communications.

FOR THE SUPREME COMMANDER:

R.M. LEVY,
Colonel, AGD,
Adjutant General.