SCAPIN-1818/1: RELAXATION OF RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING UTILIZATION OF PREPAID REPLY (RP) VOUCHERS
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS
APO 500
8 December 1948
AG 311.23
(12 Nov 47)
CCS
(SCAPIN - 1818/1)
| MEMORANDUM FOR | JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. |
|---|---|
| SUBJECT | Relaxation of Restrictions Governing Utilization of Prepaid Reply (RP) Vouchers. |
1. Reference is made to memoranda for the Japanese Government as follows:
a. File AG 676.3 (31 Mar 47)CCS, SCAPIN 1591, dated 31 March 1947, subject: Establishment and Operation of a Direct Radiotelegraph Circuit Between Tokyo, Japan and Batavia, Netherlands East Indies, as amended.
b. File AG 311.23 (12 Aug 47)CCS, SCAPIN 1762, dated 12 August 1947, subject: Osaka - Colombo Radiotelegraph Circuit, as amended.
c. File AG 311.23 (20 Aug 47)CCS, SCAPIN 1765, dated 20 August 1947, subject: Expansion of Radiotelegraph Service Between Japan and British Commonwealth Areas.
d. File AG 311.23 (13 Sep 47)CCS, SCAPIN 1777, dated 13 September 1947, subject: Radiotelegraph Service to China, Korea and Okinawa.
e. File AG 311.22 (29 Sep 47)CCS, SCAPIN 1786, dated 29 September 1947, subject: Provision of Payment for International Messages Filed by Boeki Cho (Japanese Board of Trade).
f. File AG 311.23 (16 Oct 47)CCS, SCAPIN 1803, dated 16 October 1947, subject: Expansion of Radiotelegraph Service to Egypt via Osaka - Colombo Circuit.
g. File AG 311.23 (12 Nov; 47)CCS, SCAPIN 1818, dated 12 November 1947, subject: Expansion of Radiotelegraph Prepaid Reply (RP) Service.
h. File AG 311.23 (28 Feb 48)CCS, SCAPIN 1866, dated 28 February 1948, subject: Establishment and Operation of Direct Radiotelegraph Circuit Between Japan and Hong Kong.
2. Effective upon receipt of this memorandum, provision for payment of the charges for telegrams prepaid by use of prepaid reply vouchers will be as follows:
Whenever the charge for a reply telegram prepaid by use of a prepaid reply (RP) voucher exceeds the amount contained in the voucher, the excess charge must be paid in appropriate currency by the sender utilizing the voucher.
3. Direct communication 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:
R.M. LEVY,
Colonel, AGD,
Adjutant General.
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS
APO 500
8 December 1948
MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT: Information of General Application Pertaining to Directive Number (SCAPIN 1818/1), file AG 311.23 (12 Nov 47) CCS, this Headquarters, dated 8 December 1948, subject: Relaxation of Restrictions Governing Utilization of Prepaid Reply (RP) Vouchers
1. With reference to the subject memorandum, the following is published for the information of all concerned.
2. Heretofore, with the exception of messages routed by cable over the Nagasaki - Vladivostok circuit, the number of words in a reply telegram from Japan, with charges prepaid by use of a prepaid reply voucher, have been limited to prevent the charges from exceeding the amount contained in the voucher.
3. In order to permit the payment of excess charges, whenever the amount of the prepaid reply voucher does not cover the entire cost of a reply telegram, it is necessary to relax the present restrictions.
4. The subject memorandum relaxes the restrictions and allows any difference between the actual charges on a telegram and the amount of the voucher to be paid in an appropriate authorized currency by the sender utilizing the voucher.
A J REHE
Major, AGD
Asst Adj Gen
Distribution
Same as SCAPIN 1818/1
less Japanese Government
