GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS

8 November 1945

AG 004 (8 Nov 45) ESS/LE
(SCAPIN-250)

MEMORANDUM FOR	IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT.
THROUGH	Central Liaison Office, Tokyo.
SUBJECT	Amendment of AG 004 (6 Nov 45) ESS/ADM.

1. Reference is made to Memorandum for the Imperial Japanese Government, File AG 004 (6 Nov 45) ESS/ADM, dated 6 November 1945, Subject “Dissolution of Holding Companies".
2. The Imperial Japanese Government is hereby notified that line 3 of Paragraph 6 c is amended by inserting the word “assure” following the word “and” therein.
3. Such paragraph as amended now reads as follows:
“c. Its program for the enactment of such laws as will eliminate and prevent private monopoly and restraint of trade, undesirable interlocking directorates, undesirable intercorporate security ownership and assure the segregation of Banking from commerce, industry and agriculture and as will provide equal opportunity to firms and individuals to compete in industry, commerce, finance and agriculture on a democratic basis.”

FOR THE SUPREME COMMANDER:

H.W.ALLEN,
Colonel, A.G.D.,
Asst Adjutant General.