GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS
APO 500
10 December 1951
AG 091.1
(10 Dec 51)
CPC/OD
(SCAPIN - 2188)
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. |
Puppet Government Property in Japan. |
1. The Japanese Government is informed that certain properties in Japan are or may become the subject of claims by the present governments of areas formerly under the so-called “Puppet Government Regimes” which existed during World War II. Properties over which the Civil Property Custodian has exercised supervisory control are listed in Annex “A” attached hereto and made a part hereof.
2. For the purpose of determining legal ownership of the various Puppet Government properties in Japan, the Japanese Government, at such time as is mutually agreeable, should enter into separate negotiations with the claimant governments, if and when such governments are recognized by Japan as being eligible as successor governments to the former Puppet Regimes. The Missions in Japan of the respective claimant governments will be informed by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers to submit their claims directly to the Japanese Government.
3. Effective 15 December 1951 the Japanese Government will assume custody, pending final determination of legal ownership, of the properties listed in the attached Annex “A” and any additional properties which may be claimed in Japan as property of former puppet governments or of former officials of puppet governments. Personal and other movable property presently located in the Office of the Civil Property Custodian and in the Warehouse at Setagaya, Tokyo will be transferred to Japanese Government custody in accordance with paragraph 4 below. Monies held in custody of the Civil Property Custodian, General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers will be transferred to the custody of the Japanese Government on or before 1 February 1952 under a subsequent directive.
4. Supervisory control of Puppet Government properties will be retained by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers until coming into force of the Peace Treaty. The Japanese Government will report to the Civil Property Custodian, General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers before 22 December 1951, the name of the agency which shall be designated to receive the funds listed in Annex A, and the name of a representative who shall sign for the personal and movable property also referred to in Annex A presently being held by the Civil Property Custodian, General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers on behalf of former puppet governments or former officials of these governments. Until the coming into force of the Peace Treaty the Japanese Government will submit to the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers a monthly report of any actions taken with respect to puppet property including copies of all agreements arrived at between the Japanese Government and the recognized successor governments in relation to such properties.
5. For the information of the Japanese Government the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers has released to the respective governments the property listed in Annex “B”. This property was determined to have been brought into Japan by personnel connected with the puppet regimes and was not acquired in Japan.
FOR THE SUPREME COMMANDER:
C.C.B. WARDEN
Colonel, AGC
Adjutant General
2 Incls
1. Ansex A
2. Annex B
ANNEX A
Following is a list by the Office of the Civil Property Custodian, General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers of property claimed by governments of areas formerly under the so-called "Puppet Government Regimes." Non-inclusion of any particular properties in this list is not intended and shall not in any way jeopardize other claims of a similar nature hereafter filed with the Japanese Government:
BURMA
1. Land and Buildings at:
a. No. 4-303, 3-chome, Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 1811.47 tsubo
b. No. 6-750, 4-chome, Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 200 tsubo
c. Lot No. 6-303, 3-chome, Kita-Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 2799.82 tsubo
d. No. 7-750, 4-chome, Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ky, Tokyo, 3.43 tsubo
2. Furniture and Personal Effects in:
a. CPC Warehouse, Setagaya, Tokyo
b. A godown owned by Mr. Kentaro Yamagichi, at No. 875, O-aza, Onishi, Onishi-machi, Tano-gun, Gunma Prefecture
3. Funds:
a. SCAP Custody Account, Bank of Japan - proceeds from the sale of property of the Burma State Bank----------------------------------------------------¥566,830.10
b. SCAP Custody Account, Bank of Japan - account of Dr. Thein Maung, former Burmase Puppet Embassy---------------------------------------------------------¥575,000.00
c. Current deposit in the Yokohama Specie Bank (under liquidation) in the name of the Burmese Embassy----------------------------------------------------¥364,353.55
d. Current deposit formerly in the Yokohama Specie Bank in the name of Dr. Thein Maung (now In Bank of Tokyo)-----------------------------------------\24,100.41
e. Current deposit formerly in the Yokohama Specie Bank in the name of U. Tin Maung, Burmase Puppet Government official (now in Bank of Tokyo)---------------------------------------------------------------------------\1,049.98
f. Current deposit formerly in the Yokohama Special Bank in the name of U. Than Maung, Burmese Puppet Government official (now in Bank of Tokyo)------\0.57
MANCHUKUO
1. NAIGAI Building, also known as the KO TOKU KAIKAN and as Empire House, being a 6-story reinforced concrete office building located at No.18, 2-chome, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
2. TO TO TEI building, 5-story reinforced concrete restaurant and club house building located at No.2, 1-chome, Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.
3. MANCHUKUO EMBASSY, Main building, located at No.50, Sakurada-cho Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
4. MANCHUKUO EMBASSY, former residence of military attaché at No. 30, Sakurada-cho, Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
5. MANCHUKUO STUDENT GUIDANCE ASSOCIATION PROPERTIED consisting of:
a. Land and buildings located nere Korakuen, Koishikawa, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo (Dormitory and Office Building)
b. Land and buildings of Girl Students Dormitory located at No.91, Benten-cho, Ushigome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
c. 2,140 tsubo of land located at Oza Nakakura-aza, Serigazawa, Karuizawa-cho, Kitasakugen, Nagano-ken
6. Funds in SCAP Custody Account, Bank of Japan-----------------------\908,132.45
7. Account in Yokohama Specie Bank, a closed institution in liquidation-----\99,998.94
MONGOLIA
Land and Buildings at No.14, Hiroo-cho, Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 500.88 tsubo (Former Embassy)
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
1. 15 Certificates of deposits and passbooks in Lot No. 5353
1 Certificate of deposit in Lot No. 5355 in the Office of Civil Property Custodian
2. Land and buildings at No.16 1-chome, Fujimicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, known as Philippine Embassy
3. Funds in SCAP Custody Account--------------------------------------------\5,767,291.58
WANG CHING WEI (NANKING REGIME)
1. Funds in name of Military Attache in Bank of Tokyo ---\26,810.27
2. Funds in name of Wen Wee Fan, Military Attache in Bank of Japan--\50,509.01
3. Funds in the Yokohama Specie Bank, a closed institution in Liquidation as follows:
a. Lee Min Tsu, Secretary of Embassy----------------------------\20,627.86
b. Account "1" in name of Wen Wee Fan, Military Attache------\99,374.70
c. Account "2" in name of Wen Wee Fan, Military Attache------\94910.54
OTHER FORMER CHINESE PUPPET GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
1. Bau Chi-Kang, Account in Motomachi Brandh of Yokohama Koshin Bank, Ltd------------------------------------------------------------------------------\7,966.52
2. Chow Ring Ppaku, Personal Effects released (Release No. 6266 - Lot No. 6495) from vaults of Bank of Japan to Japanese Government on 31 August 1951. See SCAPIN 2163, 4 August 1951.
ANNEX B
Property released to government of areas formerly under so-called Puppet Government Regimes.
BURMA
Property Restored to the Government of the Union of Burma:-
Furniture, clothing, and personal effects
(Restored under SCAPIN 5352-A, 5 March 1948)
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
1. Property returned by the Civil Property Custodian, General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers to Laurel family and persons connected with the Philippine Embassy in Lot No. 5353:
28 items of jewelry and various coins as follows:
Taiwan Yen-\271; Philippine Pesos - 25P; Philippine Centavos - 1,842 CTVO; Japanese Sen - 257; U.S. $1.26; Fr. Francs - 15.25 Fr; British Hongkong - $.15; Straits Settlement - .05; Spanish Centavos - 70 CTVO; and 1 Chinese "HUN."
Released to Mr. Jose D. Bolano, Finance and Property Officer, Philippine Diplomatic Mission, 15 June 1951, from the U. S. Vaults, Bank of Japan
2. Property returned to Major C. R. Velasco, authorized representative of the Philippine Diplomatic Mission, 4 February 1949, from U.S. Vaults, Bank of Japan, two boxes of jewelry in Lot No. 5353 belonging to:
Mrs. Pacencial Laurel
Miss Natividad Laurel
Miss Rose Laurel
Mr. Arsenio Laurel
Mr. Salvador Laurel
Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Osias
3. Released from the U.S. Vaults, Bank of Japan, 7 December 1949, the following currency held in the name of Mr. Benjamin Sanvictores, to Mr. Casto LI. Cusme, representative of the Philippine Government:
P400 to Mr. Cosme, by Major Rose, U. S. Vault Officer
$506 released to Mr. N. V. Zapetti who, accompanied by Mr. Cosme, deposited the $506(U. S.) to the account of the Philippine Reparations and Restitution Delegation, in The National City Bank of New York (Zapetti, representative of General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers)
4. Released to Major C. R. Velaseo, authorized representative of the Philippine Diplomatic Mission, 29 August 1949, from the U. S. Vaults, Bank of Japan; 86 pesos; also, $642.80 was given to Mr Herbert D. Rice, Civil Property Custodian PSB Investigator, who, accompanied by Major Velasco, deposited the amount in The National City Bank of New York to the account of the Philippine Reparations and Restitution Delegation.
5. Restored to Mr. Casto L1. Cosme, authorized representative of the Philippine Government, items of clothing, household and personal effects, 17 March 1949 from CPC Warehouse, Setagaya, belonging to:
Mr. Jorge Vargas, Sr.
Mr. B. C. Osias
Mr. B. X. Aquino
6. Restored to Major C. R. Velasco, authorized representative of the Philippine Government, 6 August 1949, items of clothing, household and personal effects, from CPC Warehouse, Setagaya, being the remainder of property belonging to Philippine Puppet personnel.
7. Memorandum to Civil Property Bureau, Foreign Office, Japanese Government, Tokyo, Japan, 14 March 1949, file 095 (5 Oct 48)CPC/FP, subject, "Philippine Puppet Property," from General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers directed delivery of property alongside the tanker "Hiwassee" in Yokohama for shipment to Manila, and inclosed inventory list.
8. Memorandum to Civil Property Division, Reparations Board, Japanese Government, Tokyo, Japan, 14 July 1949, file 095 (20 May 40) CPC/FP, subject, "Delivery of Philippine Puppet Owned Property," from Civil Property Custodian, General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers directed delivery of property alongside the LST 542 in Yokosuka for shipment to Manila and inclosed inventory list.
