GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS

APO 500
9 January 1951

AG312.4 (9 Jan 51) DS
(SCAPIN - 2136)

MEMORANDUM FOR	IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT.
THROUGH	Central Liaison Office, Tokyo.
SUBJECT	Definition of United, Neutral, Enemy, Special Status and Undetermined Status Nations.

1. Rescission. SCAPIN 1912 of 21 June 1948, file AG 312.4 (21 Jun 48) DS, subject as above.
2. Whenever reference to the “United Nations” is made in an order, memorandum, or directive, that term, in the absence of indication to the contrary, shall be taken as meaning and including the following nations, which are signatories to the United Nations Declaration of 1 January 1942 or later adherents to the United Nations Charter:
1. Afghanistan
2. Argentin
3. Australia
4. Belgium
5. Bolivia
6. Brazil
7. Burma
8. Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
9. Canada
10. Chile
11. China
12. Columbia
13. Costa Rica
14. Cuba
15. Czechoslovakia
16. Denmark
17. Dominican Republic
18. Ecuador
19. Egypt
20. El Salvador
21. Ethiopia
22. France
23. Greece
24. Guatemala
25. Haiti
26. Honduras
27. Iceland
28. India
29. Indonesia
30. Iran
31. Iraq
32. Israel
33. Lebanon
34. Liberia
35. Luxembourg
36. Mexico
37. Netherlands
38. New Zealand
39. Nicaragua
40. Norway
41. Pakistan
42.Panama
43. Paraguay
44. Peru
45. Poland
46. Republic of the Philippines
47. Saudi Arabia
48. Thailand
49. Sweden
50. Syria
51. Turkey
52. Ukranian Soviet Socialist
53. Union of South Africa
54. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
55. Uited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
56. United States of America
57. Uruguay Republics
58. Venezuela
59. Yemen
60. Yugoslavia
3. Whenever reference to “Neutral Nations” is made in any order, memorandum, or directive, that term, in the absence of indication to the contrary, shall be taken as meaning and including the following nations:
1. Afghanistan 5. Spain
2. Ireland (Eire) 6. Sweden
3. Nepal 7. Switzerland
4. Portugal 8. Yemen
Not having been belligerents, Afghanistan, Sweden and Yemen are also classified as “neutral nations”, although now adherents to the United Nations Charer.
4. Whenever reference to “Enemy Nations” is made in any order, memorandum, or directive, that term, in the absence of indication to the contrary, shall be taken as meaning and including the following nations:
1. Germany
2. Japan
5. The nations named below will not be treated as falling into any of the three categories referred to in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, unless such a classification of one or more of them is specified. They will be referred to collectively as “Special Status Nations”:
1. Austria
2. Bulgaria
3. Cambodia
4. Ceylon
5. Esthonia
6. Finland
7. Hungary
8. Italy
9. Korea
10. Laos
11. Latvia
12. Lithuania
13. Roumania
14. Thailand
15. Vietnam
Although Thailand now adhered to the United Nations Charter, it is also listed under this paragraph.
6. The nation named below will not be treated as falling within any of the categories referred to in paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5, and will be referred to as “Undetermined Status Nation”:
Albania.

FOR THE SUPREME COMMANDER:

K.B.BUSH
Brigadier General, USA
Adjutant General