GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS

APO 500
28 December 1949

AG 311.1 (28 May 48) CCS
(SCAPIN-1900/13)

MEMORANDUM FOR	JAPANESE GOVERNMENT.
SUBJECT	International Postal Service

1. Reference is made to Memorandum for the Japanese Government, AG 311.1 (28 May 48) CCS, SCAPIN 1900, 28 May 1948, subject same as above, as amended.
2. Effective immediately, paragraph 7a, items (3) and (4) are amended to read as follows:
“(3) Parcels containing ordinary items of merchandise in commercial quantities, to and from Japan, are subject to all Japanese Laws relating to commercial shipments of merchandise and must bear the indorsement, ‘This Parcel may be opened for Customs Inspection. ’ Such parcels will be subject to examination and clearance by Customs officials, and any parcels which do not conform to all requirements of applicable Japanese Laws will be treated as undeliverable.
“(4) Parcels containing personal or household articles, professional instruments, tools of trade and scientific specimens, in non-commercial quantities, for the personal use of the recipient, are mailable to and from Japan without a license. Such parcels will be subject to customs examination and clearance in accordance with Japanese laws.”

FOR THE SUPREME COMMANDER:

K.B.BUSH
Brigadier General, AGD
Adjutant General