GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS

APO 500
17 March 1946

AG 311.7 (17 Mar 46) CI
(SCAPIN-824)

MEMORANDUM FOR	IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT.
THROUGH	Central Liaison Office, Tokyo.
Subject	Confiscation of Propaganda Publications.

1. The Japanese Government is directed to collect from all public channels, including warehouses, book shops, book dealers, publishing companies, distributing agents and all commercial establishments, or agencies of the Japanese Government where these publications are held in bulk, the following listed propaganda publications:
a. War & Construction (Asahi Newspaper Company) December 1943.
b. Senji Shimbun Tokuhon (Manual of Newspaper Reading in Wartime-Tokijiro Hirata) December 1940.
c. Kindai Kaisen (Modern Sea Battle-Mainichi Newspaper) October 1941.
d. Bei Ei Chosen No Shinso (The True State of the American-British Challenge to Japan-Hachiro Arita)October 1943.
e. Shonen Hikohei Tokuhon (Reader for Junior Air Corps-Army Information Department) November 1943.
f. Bei Ei No Toa Kakuran (American-British Disturbance of East Asia-Hachiro Arita) December 1943.
g. Bei Ei No Sekai Shinryaku (American World Agression-Kensuke Horuchi) August 1944.
h. Dai Toa No Kensetgu (The Building of Greater East Asia-Eigi Amo) November 1944.
i. Fujin Asia (Asiatic Women-Mainichi Newspaper) Monthly, January 1942 to September 1943.
j. Sakura (Cherry-Mainichi Newspaper Co.)
2. These publications will be collected and stored in a central warehouse. Instructions for the disposal of these publications for pulping will be issued by this headquarters at a later date.
3. A periodic report will be submitted on the 15th and last day of each month to General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, beginning 31 March 1946. This report shall include:
a. The name and number of publications collected in the interim period.
b. Source from which obtained, including the name and number of publications collected from each source.
c. Total number of publications.
d. Gross weight.
e. Specific location of storage.
4. Individual copies in private homes or libraries will be exempted from action directed above.

FOR THE SUPREME COMMANDER:

B.M.FICHI
Brigadiar General,AGD,
Adjutant General