GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS

APO 500
5 December 1951

AG 091 (29 Jan 46) GS
SCAPIN-677/1

MEMORANDUM FOR	IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT.
THROUGH	Central Liaison Office, Tokyo.
Subject	Governmental and Administrative Separation of Certain Outlying Areas from Japan

1. Reference:
a. Memorandum for the Japanese Government, AG 091 (29 Jan 46) GS (SCAPIN 677), 29 January 1946, subject, “Governmental and Administrative Separation of Certain Outlying Areas from Japan”.
b. Memorandum for the Japanese Government, AG 091 (22 Mar 46) GS (SCAPIN 841), 22 March 1946, subject, “Governmental and Administrative Separation of Certain Outlying Areas from Japan”.
2. Paragraph 3 of reference a, as amended by reference b, is further amended so that the Ryukyu (Nansei) Islands north of 29° north latitude are included within the area defined as Japan for the purpose of that directive.
3. The Japanese Government is directed to resume governmental and administrative jurisdiction over these islands, subject to the authority of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers.

FOR THE SUPREME COMMANDER:

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