Annex I
to
Memorandum for the Imperial Japanese Government, file AG 370. 05 (16 May 46) GC, (SCAPIN―822), dated 16 May 1946, subject: “Repatriation”.
General Policies Governing Repatriation of Japanese Nationals in Formerly Japanese Occupied Territory, and Non-Japanese* from Japan
The following policies will govern repatriation of Japanese nationals in formerly Japanese occupied territory, and non-Japanese from Japan.*
1. Maximum utilization will be made of Japanese naval and merchant shipping allocated for repatriation of Japanese nationals.
2. Japanese naval vessels and those Japanese merchant vessels, designed primarily for the transport of personnel and not required for inter-island or coastal passenger service, will be utilized for the repatriation of Japanese nationals.
3. Personnel to be repatriated will not be transported on cargo vessels to the extent that the essential cargo is displaced. Repatriates will be transported on cargo vessels destined only for authorized repatriation ports (see paragraph 2a, Annex II).
4. The Imperial Japanese Government will operate, man, victual and supply Japanese-manned shipping used for repatriation to the maximum practicable extent. In case of emergency, fuel, food, medical supplies and material repairs may be obtained from US Army or Navy sources, or at foreign ports from foreign government sources, by memorandum receipt signed by the master of the vessel concerned (see Annex IV).
5. First priority will be granted to the movement of Japanese military and naval personnel, and second priority to the movement of Japanese civilians. Exception may be made by the appropriate Allied area commanders as deemed necessary for areas under their control.
6. Only personnel being repatriated to and from Japan under the Japanese repatriation program or such others as may be authorized in special cases by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers will be transported on repatriation vessels.
7. Non-Japanese nationals who have been repatriated to their homelands, will not be permitted to return to Japan until such time as commercial facilities are available, except as authorized by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers.
8. All Japanese personnel will be disarmed prior to return to Japan proper.
9. In the evacuation of Japanese nationals from areas under the control of the Commander-in-Chief, United States Army Forces, Pacific, and the Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers will prescribe the percentage of shipping, allocated exclusively for repatriation purposes, to be employed in servicing the respective areas. Priorities for the evacuation of specific areas will be established as necessary.
10. The Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers retains control over, and will make such arrangements as may be required for, the transportation to and reception in Japan of Japanese nationals evacuated from areas under the control of: the Generalissimo, Chinese Armies; the Supreme Allied Commander, Southeast Asia Command; the General Officer Commanding, Australian Military Forces; and the Commander-in-Chief, Soviet Forces in the Far East (the last when appropriate agreements have been consummated).
*The term “non-Japanese” as used in this annex and throughout this memorandum includes only Chinese, Formosans, Koreans and Ryukyuans.
Annex II
to
Memorandum for the Imperial Japanese Government, file AG 370. 05 (16 Mar 46) GC, (SCAPIN―822), dated 16 May 1946, subject: “Repatriation”.
Reception Centers in Japan for Processing Repatriates
1. The Ministry of Public Welfare, having been designated by the Japanese Government to handle repatriation matters, will:
a. Establish a central agency to effect coordination with other Japanese governmental agencies regarding supply, customs, transportation, physical inspections, quarantine and demobilization, and to effect liaison with the headquarters of the Eighth United States Army.
b. Establish and operate reception centers at designated ports (see paragraph 2a) to:
(1) Receive, process, care for and evacuate all Japanese repatriates returning to Japan proper from overseas.
(2) Assemble, process, care for and load non-Japanese nationals, as outlined in Annex III.
c. Designate a resident director at each reception center responsible for its operation and for maintaining liaison with local Allied military authorities responsible for supervision of the reception center.
2. a. Reception centers: Location, character and capacity.
Reception centers will be located as indicated below, and only these centers will be used for repatriation purposes:
Capacity per day
Ports Incoming (Par 1b) Outgoing (Par 1b)
Beppu* 5,000 1,500
Hakata 7,500 5,000
Hakodate 2,500 2,500
Karatsu 2,500 2,500
Kagoshima 3,000 1,500
Kure area* 8,000 3,000
Maizuru 3,500 2,500
Noji*** 2,500 2,500
Sasebo 5,000 5,000
Senzaki 5,000 5,000
Shimonoseki*** 2,500 2,500
Tanabe 3,000 1,000
Uraga 5,000 1,500
*Repatriates to be transported to Honshu by ferry if rail transportation is not avaliable.
**Includes Kure, Iwakuni, Ninoshima, Otake and Ujina.
***To be used as a staging area (an area to billet and process repatriates moving to and from other reception centers) until such time as port is mine free.
b. Facilities.
Adequate facilities will be established at each of the above designated ports to receive, process and evacuate repatriates in the numbers indicated above. They will include necessary storage space for food, clothing and medical supplies as well as space for administration, necessary medical examinations, quarantine stations and quarantine hospitals. The Ministry of Public Welfare will make arrangements with the Commanding General of the Eighth United States Army for assignment of necessary space for these facilities.
c. Medical procedures
Adequate inspection and quarantine stations, established at the above designated ports, will be operated in accordance with the procedures prescribed in Annex V.
3. The establishment, organization and operation of each reception center will be under the supervision of the Allied military commander who exercises control over the area in which the reception center is located.
Annex III
to
Memorandum for the Imperial Japanese Government, file AG 370. 05 (16 Mar 46) GC, (SCAPIN―822), dated 16 March 1946, subject: “Repatriation.”
Repatriation to and from Japan Section I General Plan
1. a. The following plan governing the repatriation to and from Japan, now in effect, will continue until otherwise directed by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers.
b. The entire plan revolves around the use of reception centers and the flow of persons to be repatriated through these centers in the numbers that can be accommodated by the available shipping and rail transportation.
2. The following reception centers will be used to process non-Japanese repatriates leaving Japan:
Beppu Primarily to process Chinese formerly domiciled in south China and Hainan.
Hakata and Maziuru Primarily to process Koreans and such Chinese as were formerly domiciled in central China.
Hakodate Primarily to process Koreans.
Kagoshima Primarily to process Ryukyuans.
Sasebo Primarily to process Koreans and such Chinese as were formerly domiciled in north China.
Kure Area Primarily to process Formosans.
Senzaki Primarily to process Koreans and such Chinese as were formerly domiciled in north China.
3. The Japanese Ministry of Welfare will:
a. Make the necessary arrangements with the other ministries concerned to insure that each of the reception centers mentioned in paragraph 2 above is kept filled, insofar as paracticable, with outgoing repatriates to the capacities shown in paragraph 2a of Annex II.
b. Scrutinize carefully the shipping schedules furnished and take appropriate action to insure that:
(1) Reception centers do not become congested.
(2) Repatriation vessels sailing for Korean, Formosan, or Ryukyuan ports are filled to capacity with repatriates for those areas, insofar as practicable.
c. Arrange for the necessary transportation to move incoming repatriates from the reception centers within twenty-four (24) hours after completion of processing.
d. Establish controls to fix in their present abodes non-Japanese nationals desiring return to their homelands until such time as they are directed to move under the provisions of this plan.
4. The Imperial Japanese Government will be furnished shipping schedules governing the movement of:
a. Japanese merchant and naval vessels, Japanese-manned Liberty ships and Landing Ships, Tank, by the Shipping Control Authority for the Japanese Merchant Marine.
b. US-manned Landing Ships, Tank, and other Allied vessels, as they are established, by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers.
5. The Imperial Japanese Government will prohibit the use of reception center facilities as permanent housing.
6. Guards aboard trains carrying non-Japanese repatriates.
a. Local US military authorities have been directed to place US guards aboard all trains scheduled specifically to carry non-Japanese repatriates to reception centers. Guards will number two (2) per rail car occupied by non-Japanese repatriates.
b. The Imperial Japanese Governmant will direct the local Japanese government officials to:
(1) Request local US military authorities to place US guards aboard trains scheduled specifically to carry non-Japanese repatriates to reception centers. Each request will contain information as follows:
(a) Number of non-Japanese repatriates being transported.
(b) Number of rail cars in the train scheduled specifically to carry non-Japanese repatriates.
(c) Schedule, route and destination of train.
(2) Submit requests to local military authorities in sufficient time to permit orders to be issued and guards to be placed aboard the trains.
(3) Provide suitable sleeping cars or first class coaches as quarters for US guards during entire trip, when possible to do so without using cars needed by other Allied personnel on official business. When, in exceptional cases, these accomodations are not available second class coaches may be furnished in lieu thereof. The cars will be clean.
(4) Promptly forward complete and accurate information regarding changes in train movements to the appropriate local military authorities.
c. The Imperial Japanese Government will also direct the local Japanese government officials to:
(1) Organize outgoing non-Japanese repatriates into groups under selected group leaders prior to entraining.
(2) Insure against overcrowding.
(3) Insure orderly entraining and detraining of the groups.
7. Control.
a. The Imperial Japanese Goverment will direct its representatives at reception centers to:
(1) Organize outgoing non-Japanese repatriates into groups under selected group leaders prior to embarkation.
(2) Thoroughly instruct these groups in shipboard routine and sanitary measures to be observed.
(3) Insure orderly embarkation of groups.
(4) Furnish the captain of Allied-manned vessels with a list of individuals and leaders in each group.
b. The local Japanese officials will utilize every legal means available to control repatriates, while in Japan and aboard Japanese-manned vessels.
Section II Repatriation of Koreans
8. The following plan governs the repatriation of Korean nationals.
9. Shipping.
a. Japan-Korea shuttles.
(1) Short range Japanese repatriation shipping in the Japan-Korea shuttles is redistributed to approximate the following percentages.
Hakata 25%
Senzaki 45%
Maizuru 15%
Hakodate 15%
(2) Information concerning the actual number of passenger spaces available at any time may be obtained from the Shipping Control Authority for the Japanese Merchant Marine.
b. Japan-Korea-China shuttles.
(1) Empty spaces on vessels bound for northern Chinese ports will be filled with Koreans for debarkation in Korea.
(2) Certain Japanese shipping, shuttling between Shanghai and Hakata, may be loaded with Koreans at Hakata for debarkation at Pusan.
10. Processing of Koreans through Japanese ports.
a. In order to facilitate the functioning of the Korean repatriation program the Imperial Japanese Government will send Korean repatriates to Japanese reception centers and embark them on vessels in accordance with the repatriates destination in Korea. The Koreans will be routed as follows:
Destination in Korea Port of Embarkation Port of Debarkation
Kyongsang-Pukto ) (Senzaki or )
Kyongsang-Namdo )---------- (Hakata )-------Pusan
Chungchong-Pukto) (Hakodate or Maizuru )
Cholla-Pukto ) (Kunsan
Cholla-Namdo ) ( or
Kyonggi-Do )-----------(Sasebo )-------(Mokpo
Kwangwon-Do ) ( or
Chungchong-Namdo) (Inchon
b. Insofar as possible, Korean repatriates destined for Cholla Pukto, Cholla Namdo and Chungchong-Namdo will be placed on ships bound for Kunsan or Mokpo.
11. Repatriation to Korea north of 38 degrees north latitude.
Repatriation to northern Korea will be held in abeyance pending consummation of appropriate agreements. Koreans destined for northern Korea will be held in Japan until such time as they can be repatriated to northern Korea.
12. Repatriation of Korean prisoners.
a. The Imperial Japanese Government will not repatriate Korean civil prisoners from Japan until they have served their term of imprisonment and are duly released from confinment. This shall not be construed as in any way infringing upon the prerogative of the Imperial Japanese Government to remit or mitigate sentences.
b. The above is subject to the provisions of memorandum, from the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, file AG 015 (19 Feb 46) LS, (SCAPIN―757), dated 19 February 1946, subject: “Review of Sentences Imposed upon Koreans and Certain Other Nationals”.
Section III Repatriation of Formosans
13. The following plan governs the repatriation of Formosan nationals.
14. Shipping.
a. Empty spaces on certain vessels bound for the Philippine Islands, or areas under the control of the Supreme Allied Commander, Southeast Asia Command, or Australian Military Forces, will be filled with Formosans who will be debarked in Formosa (See Paragraph 4b, above).
b See Section V.
15.Formosans desiring repatriation from Japan will be evacuated through:
a. Kure by Japanese and Japanese-manned shipping.
b. Other ports as designated by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (see paragraph 14a above).
Section IV Repatriation to and From the Ryukyus
16. The following plan governs the repatriation of Ryukyuans from Japan to their home islands, and of Japanese from the Ryukyus to Japan.
17. Repatriation of Ryukyuans from Japan.
a. Ryukyuans now in Japan who desire to return to their homes in the Ryukyu Islands, except Okinawa, will be repatriated without delay.
b. Japanese vessels are being scheduled to shuttle between Kagoshima and the islands of Miyako, Ishigaki, and Amami.
(1) Repatriates from Amami, Kikai, Tokara Retto, Tokuno, Yoron, and Okinoerabu will be repatriated to Amami.
(2) Repatriates from Miyako Retto will be repartiated to Miyako.
(3) Repatriates from Yaeyama Retto will be repatriated to Ishigaki.
c. (1) Ryukyuans (less Okinawans) will sail from Kagoshima.
(2) The Port Director at Kagoshima has been authorized to route vessels on the Kagoshima―Kiirun shuttle via Miyako, Amami or Ishigaki outloading Ryukyuans at Kagoshima for those islands and also for Tokuno.
d. For the present the island of Okinawa remains closed to repatriation as a matter of military necessity. The feasibility of the repatriation of Okinawans is under investigation.
e. The Imperial Japanese Government will:
(1) Assemble Ryukyuans, grouped by destination at Kagoshima in accordance with the provision of paragraph 17b above, after due consideration is given to the shipping available.
(2) Provide adequate food, shelter, medical care, bedding and clothing for destitute Ryukyuan refugees.
18. Repatriation of Japanese from the Ryukyus.
There will be no further repatriation of Japanese from the Ryukyus until 1 July 1946.
19. Only such Japanese as were bonafide residents of the Ryukyus will be repatriated to those islands.
Section V Repatriation to and From China
20. The following plan governs the repatriation of Chinese from Japan to China, and of Japanese from China to Japan.
21. Repatriation of Japanese from China (including Formosa and north French Indo-China).
a. The allocation of Japanese repatriation shipping spaces (approximately 18,000) now assigned to the China-Japan shuttle remains unchanged.
b. US-manned Landing Ships, Tank (LST’s), formerly assigned to the China-Japan shuttle have been withdrawn from the repatriation service.
c. 85 LST’s and 100 Liberty ships manned by Japanese crews will be assigned to the China-Japan shuttle during the period 29 January 1946 to 30 March 1946 approximately as follows:
Week Beginning No. of LST’s No. of Liberty Ships
Prior to 10 March 55 56
10 March 14 13
17 March 16 13
24 March 0 18
Total 85 100
22. Repatriation of Chinese and Formosans from Japan.
a. Formosans will be outloaded at Kure, and other ports designated by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (see paragraph 14a above).
b. Chinese will be outloaded as follows:
(1) Those Formerly domiciled in north China at Sasebo and Senzeki.
(2) Those formerly demiciled in central China at Hakata and Maizuru.
(3) Those formerly domiciled in south China and Hainan at Beppu.
Annex IV
to
Memorandum for the Imperial Japanese Government, file AG 370. 05 (16 Mar 46) GC (SCAPIN―822), dated 10 March 1946, subject: “Repatriation”.
Supply and Transportation
1. The following govern the provision of food, clothing, and other supplies for repatriates.
a. Adequate food, safe drinking water, clothing and medical supplies will be provided repatriates while enroute to and in the reception centers. Resupply will be arranged if trains are delayed while enroute to the reception centers.
b. Japanese-manned vessels leaving designated ports in the home islands (paragraph 2a, Annex II) will be provided by the reception centers with sufficient stocks of palatable food, safe fresh water, medical supplies, clothing and other items required for the ships crews and repatriates on the outgoing and return voyages plus one (1) day each way, except as below.
(1) Japanese-manned vessels in the Formosa-Japan shuttle will be provisioned from Japanese supplies now in Formosa.
(2) Japanese repatriates from Formosa will be outfitted with clothing from Japanese Army stocks now in Formosa.
c. The Japanese Ministry of Welfare will furnish all non-Japanese repatriates outloaded on US-manned Landing Ships, Tank, with one (1) day's supply of pre-cooked rice and sufficient dry rice for the voyage plus one (1) day. The food will be palatable.
d. United States repatriation vessels leaving designated ports in the Japanese home islands and which will return to Japan with repatriates, will be provided by the reception centers with sufficient stocks of food, medical supplies, blankets and other items required for the repatriates on the return voyage. During periods of cold weather in Japan, the Imperial Japanese Government will place aboard vessels departing from Japan sufficient warm clothing for repatriates to be returned to Japan from warm climates.
e. The cost of supplies and facilities for repatriates will be borne by the Imperial Japanese Goverment.
f. Retention of American military equipment by Japanese evacuees in Japan.
(1) In order that maximum utility may be gained from American military clothing and equipment issued by competent authority to Japanese evacuees, the Imperial Japanese Governmunt is directed to take the following actions:
(a) Collect all American clothing and equipment in the possession of repatriates as they are processed through reception centers.
(b) Re-outfit such personnel when necessary with Japanese clothing and equipment.
(c) American clothing and equipment, collected as directed in paragraph 1f (1) (a) above, may be used by the Japanese Government for relief purposes subject to the following:
1. All clothing or equipment of textile or fabric material will be dyed a distinctive color prior to issue.
2. All equipment such as shoes, canteens, etc, which cannot be dyed, will be marked or branded in the manner approved by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers.
3. Unless so dyed or marked, items will be confiscated by Allied authorities.
(2) The Imperial Japanese Government will report to the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers as of the last day of each month the quantities of each item of American clothing and equipment dyed and marked and reissued to needy individuals during that month.
g. Supplies of food and clothing for the reception centers will be levied proportionally on all prefectures of Japan.
2. Transportation.
a. Water transportation will be provided without cost to repatriates.
b. Rail transportation will be provided without cost to authorized repatriates moving to reception centers under Japanese planned evacuation. This is retroactive to 15 October 1945. The following governs payment of refunds:
(1) When refunds are made they should be made to individuals unless an organization has legal proof that it is acting as an agent for such individuals under a proper power of attorney.
(2) The matter of refunds to employers for fares paid in behalf of non-Japanese employees is a matter for settlement between the Imperial Japanese Government and the employers concerned.
c. Vessels and trains will be clean, and adequate sanitary facilities therein will be provided.
d. Adequate fire fighting equipment and life rafts will be provided Japanese-manned repatriation vessels.
e. Quarters for US escort guards aboard vessels will be clean and the best available. Adequate sanitary facilities will be provided.
3. Emergency supplies furnished repatriation ships in foreign ports.
a. Arrangements are bening made with the authorities who control ports outside of Japan to accept receipts for necessary supplies issued to Japanese-manned ships servicing those ports. At Formosa, when supplies are issued from Japanese Army stocks, no receipts will be necessary (see paragraphs 1b (1) and (2) above).
b. Masters of Japanese-manned vessels engaged in repatriation will be instructed to furnish quantitative receipts for supplies obtained outside of Japan. Receipts will specify amount and kind of supplies and whether supplies will be used for Japanese troops or civilians.
c. The Imperial Japanese Government will provide fuel, fresh water and food for all Japanese-manned ships engaged in repatriation to the maximum extent practicable from Japanese sources. Accordingly Japanese-manned vessels will obtain supplies at overseas ports in minimum amounts necessary to complete their scheduled voyages.
4. Other Medical Supplies.
See Paragraph 4, Annex V.
Annex V
to
Memorandum for the Imperial Japanese Government, file AG 370 .05 (16 Mar 46) GC, (SCAPIN―822), dated 16 March 1946, subject: “Repatriation”
Medical and Sanitary Procedures
1. The Ministry of Public Welfare will carry out the following medical and sanitary procedures as minimum requirements incidental to repatriation of all nationals to and from Japan.
a. Procedures with respect to all repatriates will provide for:
(1) Physical inspection for detection of louse infestation, and of cases and suspects of quarantinable diseases (cholera, plague, smallpox, louse-borne typhus, yellow fever, leprosy, and anthrax) or of communicable disease which might prejudice the health of subsequent contacts.
(2) Hospitalization or other effective segregation of persons known or suspected to be infected with quarantinable or significant communicable diseases, until communicability has passed. These persons will not be placed aboard vessels or trains carrying repatriates.
(3) Appropriate measures for continued observation of persons known to have had contact with a quarantinable disease of a type liable to convey infection. Observation will continue during the incubation period of the disease concerned, calculated from the day of last contact. The following incubation periods will be observed: smallpox―14 days, louse-borne typhus―12 days, plague―6 days, yellow fever―6 days, and cholera―5 days.
(a) In accordance with the risk involved, appropriate measures may vary from detention under observation to notification to the responsible control agency in the country of entry of the presence of passengers aboard ships that have been exposed to the diseases mentioned in paragraph 1a (3) above.
(4) Disinfestation by methods approved by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (preferably DDT) of: all persons arriving from Karafuto, Kurile Islands, Russia, Manchuria, Korea, China and other areas in which louse-borne typhus is known to be occuring; all persons found infested with lice upon arrival from other areas, or who have been in contact enroute with persons from the above designated areas. Disinfestation will include the clothing and baggage of such persons and other articles susceptible to infestation.
(5) Immunizations.
(a) The following vaccinations will be given:
1) Smallpox vaccination will be given to all outgoing repatriates, and all incoming repatriates not vaccinated within one year.
2) Typhus vaccine will be administered to all repatriates traveling to the Asiatic mainland, and all incoming repatriates not vaccinated within previous 6 months period.
3) Cholera vacsine will be given during spring and summer to all outgoing repatriates.
(b) Only the initial dose of a multi-dose vaccine need be administered at the reception centers if the flow of outgoing repatriates would be impeded otherwise.
(6) Maintenance of records required to comply with International Quarantine procedure.
b. Procedures with respect only to Japanese-manned vessels will provide for:
(1) Inspection for rodent infestation aboard such vessels arriving from areas in which plague is known to be occuring or is considered endemic, including the Asiatic mainland, Formosa and Netherlands East Indies.
(2) Fumigation by cyanide, sulfur dioxide, or other method submitted to and approved in advance by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, of vessels in which a case of rodent plague has been detected, or in which there is an excessive number of rats as determined by the amount of feces present.
(3) Examination for infection with plague of all rats recovered after fumigation, or by trapping ashore or aboard vessels in which fumigation is not being carried out.
(4) Additional measures applicable to prevent the spread of plague, including anchorage in stream, fending off from wharves, rat guards, etc, as well as disinfestation (preferably with DDT) of persons and their effects and of parts of the vessels which may have become infested with lice.
(5) Other sanitary mearures approved by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers as appropriate for control of disease aboard vessels, including adequate provision for safe drinking water and proper disposal of wastes, and thorough cleaning of vessels at port of debarkation.
c. Procedures with respect to reception centers will provide for:
(1) A continuing program of rat control and autopsies of captured rats in all reception centers with immediate notifications to appropriate Allied military and Japanese authorities whenever a plague rat is found.
(2) All immunizations, processing and disinfestation of ships, and personnel and their baggage being done at the reception centers. A blanket certificate to the effect that all required procedures have been accomplished will be attached to the passenger manifest. In cases where any required procedures have been omitted, an appropriate notation will be made on the certificate.
(3) Physical inspection being done during daylight hours, except in exceptional circumstances in which the flow of repatriates would be impeded otherwise.
(4) Additional measures of port sanitary control, including in particular investigation of enteric infections, being carried out by the Ministry of Public Welfare as desirable and feasible provided that the flow of repatriates is not impeded thereby.
d. Japanese crews of repatriation vessels will be vaccinated for the diseases enumerated in paragraph 1a (3) above. Immunization will be considered valid not to exceed the following periods: smallpox―1 year, louse-borne typhus―6 months, cholera―4 months, yellow fever―5 years, plague―3 months.
e. The Imperial Japanese Government will direct the captains of Japanese manned repatriation vessels to notify the responsible control agency in the country of entry of the presence on board ship of any of the diseases listed in paragraph 1a (3) above or of exposed passengers traveling during incubation periods. Notification will also include cases of significant communicable diseases, the institutionalization of which is not immediately practicable, i.e. tuberculosis, etc.
f. Persons infected with leprosy will not be repatriated.
2. Japanese medical personnel to be furnished for repatriation shipping.
a. Medical personnel aboard Japanese-manned Liberty ships and Landing Ships, Tank, repatriating Japanese from China, except for hospital ships, will be furnished by the Chinese authorities from Japanese medical personnel now in China. This personnel will be assigned for permanent duty aboard these vessels.
b. The Imperial Japanese Government will assign medical personnel for permanent duty aboard all Japanese-manned repatriation shipping, other than that mentioned in paragraph 2a above, as follows:
(1) On ships making voyages of less than four days duration, two medical orderlies.
(2) On ships making voyages of four days or longer duration, a doctor and two medical orderlies.
c. The Imperial Japanese Government will obtain names and itineraries of shipping requiring Japanese medical personnel from the Shipping Control Authority for the Japanese Merchant Marine.
3. The Japanese Government will furnish the vaccine necessary for medical processing at all repatriation ports in China and Japan. The Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers will furnish the necessary instructions concerning amounts and types needed for China. Where it is not possible for the Japanese Government to furnish vaccines in the required amounts, the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers will be notified of deficiencies with reasons therefore.
ANNEX VI
to
Memorandum for the Imperial Japanese Government, file AG 370. 05 (16 Mar 46) GC, (SCAPIN―822), dated 16 March 1946, subject: “Repatriation.”
Currency, Securities, and other Documents and Possessions
1. The Ministry of Public Welfare will carry out the following procedures in processing Japanese being repatriated to Japan, and Chinese, Formosans, Koreans, and Ryukyuans to their respective homelands.
2. In processing Japanese nationals being repatiated to Japan, the Imperial Japanese Government will:
a. Permit the following currency and Japanese Government Bonds to be brought into Japan:
(1) Bank of Japan yen currency and supplemental“B”type currency and in the following amounts:
(a) Commissioned officers - a maximum of ¥500.
(b) Non-commissioned officers and enlisted men a-maximum of ¥200.
(c) Civilians*-a maximum of ¥1000.
(2) Exchange certificates for Japanese yen, issued by demobilization directors at ports of embarkation in north China, in lieu of yen currency up to the limits stipulated in paragraph 2a (1) above.
(3) Japanese Government bonds expressed in yen, in lieu of yen currency and/or exchange certificates up to the limits stipulated in paragraph 2a (1) above.
In addition to the amounts of yen currency, exchange certificates, or Japanese Government bonds which may be brought in by all repatriates, permit Japanese prisoners of war to bring in with them additional amounts equal to payments made to them or accumulated by them while interned as prisoners of war.
Convert yen currency of the Bank of Chosen, the Bank of Taiwan, and the Central Bank of Manchuria, and exchange certificates into Bank of Japan currency on a one-to-one basis, retaining in safe custody currency and exchange certificates so exchanged pending further directions from the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers. Bank of Japan and “B” type currency allowed to be brought in plus the proceeds of any exchange made at the port of embarkation will not exceed the limitaions of pararagraph 2a (1) above.
d. Permit the following financial instruments to be brought into Japan as indicated below.
(1) Postal savings pass books of the Japanese Postal Savings System issued in Japanese yen in Japan, Korea, Formosa, Kwantung Province, and north China.
(2) Post Office life insurance policies and other insurance policies issued by Japanese companies.
(3) Bank pass books issued by financial institutions in Japan.
(4) Japanese Army and Navy field-postal savings pass books.
(5) Remittance receipts, payable in yen, issued to repatriates from China by the Yokohama Specie Bank in China against yen deposits, provided that the total yen amount of remittance receipts carried by any person, when added to the yen currency, exchange certificates and/or Japanese Government bonds does not exceed the amounts stipulated in paragraph 2a (1) above.
*Includes civilians attached to Japanese Army and Navy.
e. Permit them to carry with them their clothing and personal possessions of value only to the owner. This will be limited to the amount each person can carry at one time.
f. (1) Take up against individual receipt:
(a) All currency or combinations of currency and/or exchange certificates, remittance receipts and Japanese Government bonds in excess of the limitations stipulated in paragraph 2a (1) above.
(b) Gold or silver coin.
(c) Gold, silver or platinum bullion or alloy thereof in bullion form.
(d) Checks, drafts, bills of exchange, securities, promissory notes, payment instructions, transfer orders, or other financial instruments, except as in paragraphs 2a through 2d above.
(e) Powers of attorney, proxies, or other authorizations or instructions to effect financial or property transactions with in or outside Japan.
(f) Any other evidence of indebtedness or evidence of ownership of property not specifically enumerated above.
(g) Art objects and personal property of value to others beside the possessor, and personal possessions in excess of limits prescribed in paragraph 2e above.
(2) Hold those items taken up against individual receipt in safe custody pending further directions from the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers.
g. (1) Permit the following to be brought into Japan by repatriating oversea forces.
(a) Administrative documents relating to military personnel to include 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 directories.
(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, 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 of auxiliary service.
(i) Lists of missing personnel and deserters.
(j) Official organization seals.
(2) Items listed in paragraphs 2g (1) (a) through 2g (1) (j) 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 Imperial Japanese Government. The provisions of paragraph 2g (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.
3. In processing Korean, Chinese, or Formosan nationals, or Ryukyuans being repatriated from Japan to their respective homelands, the Imperial Japanese Government will:
a. Permit them to take with them yen currency in an amount not to exceed ¥1000 per person.
b. Permit Koreans and Chinese to take with them in addition to currency:
(1) Postal savings pass books and bank pass books issued by financial institutions in Japan and in the country to which they are being repatriated.
(2) Insurance policies issued in Japan and in the country to which they are being repatriated.
(3) Checks, drafts and certificates of deposit drawn on and issued by financial institutions in Japan and payable in Japan.
c. Permit them to carry with them their clothing and personal possessions of value only to the owner. This will be limited to the amount each person can carry at one time.
d. (1) Take up against individual receipt:
(a) All other currency and yen currency in excess of the amount set forth in paragraph 3a above.
(b) Gold, silver or platinum bullion or alloy thereof in bullion form.
(c) Checks, drafts, bills of exchange, securities, promissory notes, payment instructions, transfer orders, or other financial instruments, except as specified in paragraph 3b above.
(d) Powers of attorney, proxies, or other authorization or instructions to effect financial or property transactions within or outside Japan.
(e) Any other evidence of indebtedness or evidence of ownership of property not specifically enumerated above, except as specified in paragraph 3b above.
(f) Art objects and personal property of value to others beside the possessor, and personal possessions in excess of limits prescribed in paragrah 3c above.
(2) Hold those items taken up against individual receipt in safe custody pending further directions form the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers.
ANNEX VII
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Memorandum for the Imperial Japanese Government, file AG 370. 05 (16 Mar 46) GC, (SCAPIN―822), dated 16 March 1946, subject: “Repatriation.”
MISCELLANEOUS
1. Visits by Japanese Nationals to Korea.
a. All requests for permission for Japanese nationals to visit Korea will be disapproved unless, in the opinion of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, visit is for the purpose of conducting business essential to the occupation of Japan and Korea.
b. The settlement of private business matters by Japanese nationals and their assistance in welfare and relief work is not considered essential business as defined in a above.
ANNEX VIII
to
Memorandum for the Imperial Japanese Government, file AG 370. 05 (16 Mar 46) GC, (SCAPIN―822), dated 16 March 1946, subject: “Repatriation.”
RESCISSIONS
1. The instructions contained in the following memorandums and radios from the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers to the Imperial Japanese Government, and the directives rescinded therein, are superseded by this directive.