ANNEX I DEFINITIONS
1. The term "currency" as used herein shall include coin, notes or other instruments issued by authorized authorities designed as and intended for a circulating medium.
2. The term "acceptable foreign exchange" shall include currencies and financial instruments expressed in terms of currencies which are registered with the International Monetary Fund or recognized as acceptable in foreign markets.
3. The term "financial instrument" shall include checks, or other orders to pay, securities commonly dealt in by bankers, brokers, and investment houses,- drafts, notes, debentures, stocks, bonds, coupons, acceptances, mortgages, pledges, insurance policies, liens or other rights in the nature of security, trust, warehouse and other receipts, bills of lading, bills of exchange, bills of sale, sales agreements, contracts, certificates of deposit, bank pass books, or any other written evidence of title, ownership or indebtedness.
4. The term "Property" shall include currency, bullion, financial instruments, bank deposits, savings accounts, any debts, indebtedness or obligations, wares, merchandise, chattels, stocks on hand, ships, goods on ships, real estate and any interest therein, leaseholds, ground rents, options, royalties, book accounts, accounts receivable, judgments, patents, trademarks, copyrights, contracts or licenses affecting or involving patents, the rights and interest in safe deposit boxes and the contents thereof, annuities, pooling agreements and any other rights or title of interest.
5. The term "evidences of ownership" will include, but not by way of limitation, securities, title deeds, mortgages, bank pass books, receipts, checks, drafts, promissory notes, bills of exchange, certificates of title and indebtedness, copyrights, trademarks and patents and other written evidence of title, right or interest in property.
6. The term "personal effects" will include luggage, clothing, books, toilet articles, an automobile, articles of personal jewelry, and other effects intended and reasonably necessary for the personal use of the individual.
7. The term "household articles" will include items intended and reasonably necessary for the use of an individual and his family in establishing or maintaining living accommodations.
8. The term "professional instruments" will include tools of trade which are intended for and reasonably necessary to a normal individual vocation or avocation.
9. Persons accredited to the Occupation Forces shall include:
a. Allied Occupation Force personnel, military and civilian, who have entered Japan under official orders, and have not severed their connection with the Occupation Forces;
b. Official organizations of the Allied Powers, military, naval, air force units and diplomatic missions;
c. All dependents of persons in categories a and b above.
10. The term "foreign national" shall be considered to mean any person not a member of or accredited to the Occupation Forces who:
a. Possesses nationality other than Japanese and can present satisfactory evidence thereof;
b. Is stateless and not formerly a Japanese national.
11. Commercial entrants are those persons authorized to enter Japan by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers under the provisions of Circular No. 3, General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, subject: Private Commercial Entrants, dated 25 February 1948. For purposes of this directive, commercial entrants are considered as foreign nationals and are not to be considered as members of or accredited to the Occupation Forces.
ANNEX II POLICY GOVERNING ENTRY AND EXIT OF PROPERTY OF INDIVIDUALS ENTERING AND LEAVING JAPAN
SECTION I General
1. The following policies will govern the movement of property of all Japanese and foreign nationals entering or leaving Japan.
2. The Japanese Government will prevent and prohibit, except as specifically authorized by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers the exportation or withdrawal from Japan to any foreign country, or the importation into Japan from any foreign country, of any of the following:
a. Gold or silver coin, gold, silver or platinum bullion or alloy thereof in bullion form and other precious metals and precious stones except personal jewelry worn or carried in personal baggage accompanying the owner;
b. Counterfeit, altered or imitation coins;
c. Bank of Japan yen currency and foreign currencies listed in Annex III hereto;
d. Any book, pamphlet, paper, writing, advertisement, circular print, picture or drawing, containing any matter advocating or urging treason or insurrection against any government;
e. Any item of a pornographic nature;
f. Any narcotic drug or utensil used therefor;
g. Weapons of any nature, gun powder and other explosives, except that ammunition for hunting purposes may be entered in a reasonable amount for personal use;
h. National treasures of any country and important art objects;
i. Articles which infringe upon rights in patents, utility models, trademarks, and copyrights.
3. The Japanese Government is authorized to exchange at ports of entry Bank of Japan yen currency for United States dollar currencies at the military conversion rate upon the consent of the person in possession of the currency. United States dollars so exchanged will accrue to a commercial account designated by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers. United States dollar currencies not exchanged for Japanese yen at the port of entry will be taken up from persons entering Japan and treated as follows:
a. Deposited in the Bank of Japan against a receipt negotiable at a licensed foreign bank in Japan to be availed of in accordance with existing foreign exchange control regulations of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, or
b. At the request of the individual surrendering the currency, held in safe keeping against receipt in the Bank of Japan to be returned to the individual on his departure from Japan or exchanged at a later date for the following:
(1) A negotiable receipt as authorized in paragraph 3a above, or
(2) Japanese yen at the military conversion rate.
4. The Japanese Government will take up all Bank of Japan yen currencies from persons entering and leaving Japan as directed in paragraph 2c above, to be held in accordance with instructions herein. Special disposition will be made of Japanese yen taken up from persons being repatriated from Japan to Korea and to the Ryukyu Islands as follows:
a. The Japanese Government is directed to issue a receipt promising payment in Japan to the Government of the Republic of Korea for Bank of Japan yen currency taken up from persons being repatriated from Japan to Korea in amounts not to exceed 100, 000 yen per head of a family. The receipt will be issued to the person surrendering the currency who is authorized to carry the receipt on departure from Japan to the Government of the Republic of Korea for payment in local currencies.
b. The Japanese Government is directed to issue a receipt promising payment in Japan to the Ryukyus Custody Account, National City Bank of New York, Tokyo Branch, for Bank of Japan Yen currency taken up from persons being repatriated from Japan to the Ryukyu Islands in amounts not to exceed 100,000 yen per head of a family. The receipt will be issued to the person surrendering the currency who is authorized to carry the receipt on departure from Japan for presentation to the Ryukyus Military Government for payment in local currency.
c. Receipts referred to in paragraphs a and b above will be issued by branches and agencies of the Bank of Japan at repatriation centers.
d. Japanese yen currency taken up from persons being repatriated to Korea and the Ryukyu Islands in excess of 100, 000 yen will be held in accordance with paragraph 5b below.
5. The Japanese Government will take up from persons entering or leaving Japan all items included in paragraph 2 above other than those specifically authorized herein. Items taken up will be disposed of in the following manner:
a. Gold, silver or platinum bullion or alloy thereof in bullion form will be purchased from the owner by the Japanese Government at the Japanese Government buying rate, payments to be made in yen;
b. New Bank of Japan yen currency and old Imperial Japanese yen will be held in safe keeping in the Bank of Japan to the account of the individual surrendering the currency against individual receipt pending further direction from the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers.
c. Gold and silver coin and foreign currency other than United States dollar currencies will be taken up from persons entering Japan against individual receipt and placed to the account of the individual in the Bank of Japan to be returned to the individual on departure from Japan or otherwise disposed of by direction of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers;
d. Counterfeit, altered and imitation coins, narcotic drugs and utensils therefor, items of pornographic nature, and books, pamphlets, papers, etc., containing any matter advocating or urging treason or insurrection against any government, articles which infringe upon rights and patents, utility models, trade-marks and copyrights, and weapons of any nature, gun powder and other explosives will be turned over to or otherwise disposed of at the direction of the Commanding General, Eighth United States Army;
e. Precious metals other than gold, silver, and platinum in any form, precious stones, national treasures of any country, and important art objects will be turned over to General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, Civil Property Custodian.
6. The Japanese Government will submit monthly reports to Commanding General, Eighth United States Army, of items taken up containing the name, nationality, and address of the persons concerned, and the amount and description of the items taken into custody, the port where items were impounded and all other pertinent information.
7. The Japanese Government will require each individual entering or departing from Japan other than persons accordited to the Occupation Forces, to prepare and sign a declaration of property taken into or out of Japan, a copy of which is attached hereto as Annex VI. Any undeclared item found in possession of an individual on entering or leaving Japan will constitute an act of illegal trade and will be dealt with in accordance with Memorandum for the Japanese Government, file AG 091.31 (4 Jun 46) ESS/PC, SCAPIN 996, dated 4 June 1946, subject: Illegal Import and Export Trade. Persons entitled to diplomatic immunity will not be required to submit to search of personal effects but will sign declaration referred to above.
SECTION II Japanese Nationals Returning to Japan
8. Japanese nationals returning to Japan, including persons returning to Japan from the Bonin Islands, are permitted to bring in the following:
a. Acceptable foreign currency which will be taken up against individual receipt as directed in paragraph 5c above or in the case of United States dollar currencies exchanged at port of debarkation for Bank of Japan yen currency as authorized in paragraph 3 above;
b. Any indigenous Japanese securities, certificates of interest or instruments commonly known as a security;
c. Receipts expressed in acceptable foreign exchange issued to Japanese prisoners of war by foreign governments against monies taken up or balances due. Exchange of such receipts to be made in accordance with paragraph 13 below;
d. Remittance receipts payable in yen issued by branch offices of Japanese banks in overseas areas against yen deposits;
e. Postal savings pass books of the Japanese Postal Savings System issued in Japanese yen in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Kwantung Province, Manchukuo and at the North China Post Office;
f. Post Office Life Insurance policies (including Post Office annuity policies and certificates) and other insurance policies issued by Japanese companies;
g. Bank pass books issued by financial institutions in Japan;
h. Japanese Army and Navy field postal savings pass books;
i. Custody certificates representing securities held in Japan;
j. Personal offects, household articles, non-perishable foods, and professional instruments intended and reasonably necessary for the personal use of the individual;
k. Military documents as shown in Annex IV hereto.
9. In addition to items which are to be taken up from persons entering Japan as directed in paragraph 5 above, the Japanese Government will take up the following from Japanese nationals returning to Japan:
a. Financial instruments expressed in terms of currencies listed in Annex III hereto, such as but not limited to checks, drafts, bills of exchange, promissory notes, payment instruments and transfer orders;
b. Powers of attorney, proxies, or other authorization or instruction to effect financial or property transactions outside of Japan;
c. Any evidence of indebtedness or evidence of ownership of property outside of Japan.
10. Financial instruments expressed in terms of currencies listed in Annex III hereto taken up from Japanese nationals entering Japan as directed in paragraph 9a above will be held in the Bank of Japan to the account of the individual surrendering them pending negotiation of those valid instruments by the Japanese Government through designated channels authorized by General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers. Upon negotiation of the instruments taken up, proceeds will be remitted to the person who surrendered them through the Bank of Japan. Instruments not negotiable will be held in safe custody by the Bank of Japan until such time as it is considered feasible to attempt collection.
11. Powers of attorney, proxies or other authorization or instructions to effect financial or property transactions outside of Japan and any evidence of indebtedness or evidence of ownership of property outside of Japan taken up from Japanese nationals entering Japan as directed in paragraphs 9b and 9c above, will be held in safekeeping for the individual pending further direction of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers. All other items taken up from Japanese nationals returning to Japan will be treated in accordance with paragraph 5 above.
12. Provisions of paragraph 0 above do not apply to Japanese nationals permanently domiciled abroad who enter Japan under written authority of General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, as foreign traders, representatives of commercial firms, or any other capacity for a temporary visit only. Such persons will be treated in accordance with provisions of Section IV of Annex II hereto.
13. Upon proper identification, the Japanese Government is authorized to convert receipts issued by countries of the Allied Powers to Japanese prisoners of war on returning to Japan against monies taken up or balances due. Conversion will be made at the military conversion rate in effect at the time the receipt is presented for redemption only to the person to whom the receipt was issued. Proper records will be maintained by the Japanese Government of all exchange certificates and receipts exchanged for Bank of Japan yen currency. Receipts will be held by the Japanese Government for collection at the direction of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers.
14. The Japanese Government will permit withdrawals to be made against pass books permitted entry into Japan subject to existing regulations.
SECTION III Japanese Nationals Leaving Japan
15. a. Japanese nationals who are permitted to leave Japan for specified purposes and limited periods of time under the program for Japanese travel abroad may carry such money or negotiable instruments as are provided by their sponsors as being necessary to accomplishment of the purposes of their travel. Where such individuals are traveling for private commercial interests or in connection with the current Japanese foreign trade program as set up by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers such individuals may carry such money, negotiable instruments, legal and commercial documents and financial documents as may be approved by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers as necessary in the accomplishment of the purposes of their travel.
b. Japanese nationals permitted to leave Japan to take up permanent residence in another country, including those who have entered Japan by authority of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers for the purpose of visiting temporarily, are subject to the provisions of Section IV below, but are specifically prohibited from carrying out of Japan:
(1) Powers of attorney, proxies, authorizations or instructions relating to any type of property outside Japan not personally owned by members of the immediate family of subject individual prior to 2 September 1945.
(2) Any evidence of indebtedness or evidence of ownership of property outside Japan except such property as was personally owned by the subject individual or his immediate family prior to 2 September 1945.
c. Japanese nationals who have entered Japan since 2 September 1945 under written authorization of General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, to engage in foreign trade as commercial representatives for a specified period will be treated in accordance with provisions of Section IV below.
SECTION IV Foreign Nationals Entering and Leaving Japan
16. Foreign nationals are permitted to bring in or take out the following on entering and leaving Japan:
a. Personal effects intended solely for the use of the person entering or leaving Japan;
b. Financial instruments, personal bank books, insurance policies, savings certificates, receipts, evidences of ownership of property in Japan, powers of attorney, proxies, or other authorizations or instruments to effect financial or property transactions within or outside of Japan. Any variance in such authorizations or instruments taken out of Japan as compared with those brought into Japan must be substantiated by accepted evidence of legal acquisition.
17. Individuals authorized by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers to enter Japan for business purposes may import bona fide samples and in addition may import commercial items necessary and appropriate in the conduct of their authorized business, which do not exceed $500.00 in value. Such license-free importation shall be on a "one-time" basis. All items brought into Japan by individuals authorized by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers to enter Japan for business purposes may be taken out of Japan by the person who imported them.
18. In addition to articles which foreign nationals may carry on entering and leaving Japan as authorized in paragraph 16 above, Koreans, Formosans, Ryukyuans and Chinese who are eligible for repatriation from Japan to their homelands are authorized unaccompanied shipment of the following:
a. Household articles except as specifically prohibited by this directive;
b. Professional instruments not exceeding 4, 000 pounds in weight, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, and used in the operation of their trade or individually operated business in Japan. Any such property weighing in excess of 4,000 pounds may be removed from Japan only on the approval of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers. Disposition or storage for safekeeping of such property in excess of 4,000 pounds will be the sole responsibility of the individual repatriated.
19. Foreign currencies as listed in Annex HI hereto will be taken up from persons entering Japan against individual receipt as directed in paragraph 5c above or may be exchanged as authorized in paragraph 3 above.
20. Foreign nationals leaving Japan will be permitted to take foreign currencies surrendered on entering Japan as authorized in paragraphs 3b and 5c above, and also United States dollars and/or pounds sterling, provided the person has in his possession an authorization of General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers to take out of Japan the amount of currency specified in the authorization.
21. Koreans and Ryukyuans leaving Japan as repatriates may take with them negotiable receipts issued by the Japanese Government against Bank of Japan yen currency taken up at ports of exit, as authorized in paragraph 4 above.
ANNEX III CURRENCIES TO BE TAKEN UP FROM PERSONS ENTERING JAPAN
The following currencies are to be taken up from persons entering Japan:
COUNTRY CURRENCY COUNTRY CURRENCY
Argentina Peso Czechoslovakia Koruna
Australia Pound Denmark Krone
Austria Schilling Dominican Republic Peso
Belgium Franc Ecuador Sucre
Bolivia Poliviano Egypt Pound
Brazil Cruzeiro El Slavador Colon
British E. Africa Pound Ethiopia E. Dollar
British N. Borneo Dollar Estonia Kroon
Bulgaria Lov Finland Markka
Burma Rupee France Franc
Canada Dollar French Indo-China Piastre
Ceylon Rupee Greece Drachma
Chile Peso Guatemala Quetzal
China Yuan Hong Kong Dollar
Colombia Peso Honduras Lempira
Costa Rica Colon Hungary Forint
Cuba Peso Iceland Krona
India Rupee Philippines Peso
Iraq Dinar Poland Zloty
Germany (Western) Deutsche Mark Portuguese E. Africa Escudo
Italy Lira Portugal Escudo
Ireland Pound Rumania Leu
Iran Rial Sarawak Dollar
Korea Won Spain Peseta
Lebanon Pound Sweden Kroner
Luxembourg Franc Switzerland Franc
Malaya Straits Settlement Dollar Syria Pound
Mexico Peso Siam Baht
Netherlands Guilder Turkey Lira
Netherlands E. Indies Guilder Union of S. Africa Pound
Nicaragua Cordoba United States Dollar
New Caledonia Franc United Kingdom Pound
New Zealand Pound U.S.S. R. Ruble
Norway Krone Venezuela Bolivar
Panama Balboa Yugoslavia Dinar
Paraguay Guarani Uruguay Peso
Peru Sol
Allied Forces' notes in terms of Burmese rupees
Allied Forces' notes in terms of German marks
United States Military Currency
U. S. S. R. Military Notes
ANNEX IV MILITARY DOCUMENTS PERMITTED ENTRY INTO JAPAN
1. The following administrative documents relating to military personnel are authorized to be brought into Japan by former Japanese military personnel repatriated from overseas areas:
a. Military service records, data on promotions, awards, decorations, pay allowances and allotments, and other official documents necessary for completing final records and discharge papers of military and auxiliary personnel. Administrative regulations and procedures covering personnel matters are included in this authorization;
b. Tables of organization and equipment, strength returns, changes in command and military directives;
c. Health regulations, hospital records and sick reports;
d. Courts-martial proceedings, records of arrests and confinements, and files of pending cases;
e. Inventories, budgets, receipts, and disbursements and settlements of purely military accounts;
f. Demobilization and repatriation regulations;
g. Census of Japanese nationals in various areas;
h. Official documents necessary for settlement of accounts of the deceased who were formerly in the military or auxiliary service;
i. Lists of missing personnel and deserters;
j. Official organization seals.
2. Items listed in paragraph la through 1j above will be subject to screening by appropriate authorities at ports of embarkation and debarkation. When cleared at the port of embarkation, the items will be placed aboard departing repatriation vessels in the custody of an individual designated by the Allied commander in that area. The appointed custodian of the documents will present his credentials and clearance certificate from the port of embarkation to the proper authority.at the port of debarkation for final clearance to transfer these documents to the control of the Japanese Government. The provisions of paragraph 1 above are not to be construed as a matter of policy and do not abrogate the prerogative of the local Allied commander to retain in his area such documents as he considers necessary.
ANNEX V RESCISSIONS
The instructions contained in the following memoranda from the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers to the Japanese Government are superseded by this directive.
Memo, file AG 091.3(22 Sep 45)ESS, SCAPIN 44, dated 22 September 1945, subject: Controls over exports and imports of gold, silver securities and financial instruments.
Memo, file AG 091. 31(12 Oct 45)ESS, SCAPIN 127, dated 12 October 1945, subject: Supplemental Instructions Relating to Import and Export Controls.
Memo, file AG 123(27 Oct 45)ESS/FI, SCAPIN 197, dated 27 October 1945, subject: Funds that may be Brought into Japan by Returning Japanese Military Personnel.
Memo, file AG 370.05(8 Nov 45)ESS/FI, SCAPIN 253, dated 8 November 1945, subject: Supplemental Instructions Relating to Korean Repatriates Entering Japan.
Memo, file AG 091. 31(26 Nov 45)ESS/FI, SCAPIN 348, dated 26 November 1945, subject: Postal Savings Pass Books Issued in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Kwantung Province and North China.
Memo, file AG 091.714(4 Dec 45)ESS/FI, SCAPIN 386, dated 4 December 1945, subject: Exchange Certificates Issued to Japanese Troops Repatriating from North China.
Memo, file AG 312. 1(6 Dec 45)ESS/FI, SCAPIN 395, dated 6 December 1945, subject: Remittance Receipts Brought in by Japanese Repatriates from China.
Memo, file AG 123 (13 Dec 45)ESS/FI, SCAPIN 431, dated 13 December 1945, subject: Supplemental "B" Type Currency Brought in by Japanese Repatriates.
Memo, file AG 123 (21 Dec 45)ESS/FI, SCAPIN 470, dated 21 December 1945, subject: Currencies and Financial Instruments of Japanese Repatriates.
Memo, file AG 091. 714(2 Jan 46)ESS/FI, SCAPIN 532, dated 2 January 1946, subject: Supplementary Instructions Relating to Import and Export Controls.
Memo, file AG 091.31(3 Jan 46)ESS/FI, SCAPIN 540, dated 3 January 1946, subject: Supplemental Instruction Relating to Import and Export Controls.
Memo, file AG 168(4 Jan 46)ESS/FI, SCAPIN 551, dated 4 January 1946, subject: Importation of Japanese Government Bonds by Japanese Repatriates.
Memo, file AG 123(11 Jan 46)ESS/FI, SCAPIN 577, dated 11 January 1946, subject: Purchase by the Japanese Government of Foreign Currencies.
Memo, file AG 091. 31(19 Jan 46)ESS/FI, SCAPIN 622, dated 19 January 1946, subject: Supplemental Instructions Relating to Export Control.
Memo, file AG 130(6 Feb 46)ESS/FI, SCAPIN 710, dated 6 February 1946, subject: Disposal of Traveller's Checks and United States Currency brought in by Japanese Repatriates.
Memo, file AG 130(8 Feb 46)ESS/FI, SCAPIN 721, dated 8 February 1946, subject: Currency and Financial Instruments brought into Japan by Repatriates.
Memo, file AG 123(15 Feb 46)ESS/FI, SCAPIN 739, dated 15 February 1946, subject: Currency receipts held by Japanese civilians repatriated from Tinian.
Memo, file AG 130(10 Mar 46)ESS/FI, SCAPIN 703-A, dated 10 March 1946, subject: Currency Receipts issued to Japanese Nationals Repatriating from Australia New Zealand and Other Areas.
Memo, file AG 123(27 Mar 46)ESS/FI, SCAPIN 844, dated 27 March 1946, subject: Currencies Brought to Japan by Repatriates.
Memo, file AG 123(28 Mar 46)ESS/FI, SCAPIN 831-A, dated 28 March 1946, subject: Conversion of Dollar Currency Receipts of Japanese Repatriates.
Memo, file AG 091.31(30 Mar 46)ESS/FI, SCAPIN 854-A, dated 30 March 1946, subject: Conversion of Currency for Korean Repatriates.
Memo, file 130(31 Mar 46)ESS/FI, dated 31 March 1946, subject: Release of Funds from Blocked Accounts.
Memo, file AG 123(20 Apr 46)ESS/FI, SCAPIN 1059-A, dated 20 April 1946, subject: Impounded Funds of Japanese Repatriates from Kusaie Island.
Memo, file AG 123(28 Apr 46)ESS/FI, SCAPIN 908, dated 28 April 1946, subject: Currency Carried into Japan by Japanese Nationals Repatriating from Korea.
Annex VI to Memo, file AG 370.05(7 May 46)GC, SCAPIN 927, dated 7 May 1946, subject: Repatriation.
Memo, file AG 123. 7(19 May 46)ESS/FI, SCAPIN 1284-A, dated 19 May 1946, subject: Conversion of CNC Dollar Receipts by Repatriated Japanese Prisoners of War.
Memo, file AG 248(13 Jun 46)ESS/FI, SCAPIN 1462-A, dated 13 June 1946, subject: Earnings of Repatriated POW's.
Memo, file AG 014. 33(22 Jun 46)ESS/FI, SCAPIN 1034, dated 22 June 1946, subject: Japanese Repatriates from Canada.
Memo, file AG 014. 33(28 Jun 46)ESS/FI, SCAPIN 1596-A, dated 28 June 1946, subject: Repatriation of Certain Unobjectionable Nationals.
Memo, file AG 014. 33(15 Aug 46)ESS/FI, SCAPIN 1137, dated 15 August 1946, subject: Post Office Annuity Policies of Japanese Repatriates.
Memo, file AG 131(6 Nov 47)CPC/GP, SCAPIN 1812, dated 6 November 1947, subject: Concentration of Currencies and Financial Instruments Surrendered by Repatriates at Ports of Entry in Japan.
Memo, file AG 014. 33(9 Jun 48)CPC/CD, SCAPIN 1906, dated 9 June 1948, subject: Processing Individual Repatriates from the United States.
ANNEX VI DECLARATION OF INDIVIDUALS ENTERING OR LEAVING JAPAN
(To be filled out in duplicate in ink or typewritten)
I, , being a citizen of__having permission to (enter) (leave) Japan as shown by___, copy attached do hereby make the following declaration of personal property being (imported into) (exported from) Japan (on the ship_______), (by plane), due to (arrive at) (leave from)______on or about______ and certify that
(*) All items listed herein consist of personal property, household effects, professional instruments or tools of trade, samples and other commercial items required in the necessary conduct of my professional or authorized business, and further certify that samples and other commercial items mentioned below do not exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500) in value. See Note 1.
Date Signature of individual entering Japan
(*) All items listed herein consist of personal property, household effects, professional instruments or tools of trade, bona fide gifts, samples and other commercial items brought into Japan by me or acquired for my personal use while in Japan. I further certify that the samples and other items mentioned below acquired in Japan do not exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500) in value. See Note 2.
Date Signature of individual leaving Japan
(*) Strike out one. Total pages_______
Note 1. Only individuals authorized to enter Japan to conduct business are permitted to import samples and other commercial items.
Note 2. Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers permission to remove such items from Japan shall not be construed to mean that such items are exempt from declaration or customs duty at country of destination.