IN THE CLEAR
OFFICE OF THE SUPREME COMMANDER
FOR THE ALLIED POWERS
SIGNAL CORPS MESSAGE

2 October 1945

GC-O J H/gr
(SCAPIN-83)

OPNL PRIORITY

FROM	SCAP
TO	IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT…………URGENT
INFO	CINCAFPAC (MANILA) …………………OPNL PRIORITY CG ISNTH ARMY(PEARL)……………… OPNL PRIORITY COM FIFTH FIT…………………………URGENT CG SIXTH ARMY…………………………URGENT CG EIGHTH ARMY……………………… URGENT USAFIK………………………………… URGENT COMGEN CHINA………………………… URGENT

REFER TO MEMRANDUMS SCA NUMBER TWO TWO AND CLO NUMBER ONE TWO NAUGHT PERMISSION GRANTED TO SAIL ▲NOSHIMA MARU OMA EIHO MARU AND TATSUHI MARU AS SCHEDULED PD(ZAX-6360) SIXTH AND EIGHTH ARMIES HAVE BEEN DIRECTED TO PLACE GUARDS ABOARD PD VESSELS WILL BE HELD UNTIL GUARD IS ESTABLISHED PD IN THE FUTURE EHEN CHINESE ARE TO BE REPARATED TO CHINA SUBMIT LIST SHOWING THE NUMBER OF CHINESE ORIGINALLY DOMICILED IN EACH GENARAL AREA IN CHINA TO BE ENBARKED ON EACH VESSEL PD AT LEAST FIVE DAYS NOTICE MUST BE GIVEN THIS OFFICE TO ARRANGE DETAILS WITH FOREIGN GOVERNMENT

APPROVED:
/s/W.L. Chambers
/t/W.L.CHAMBERS
Brig. General, G.S.C.,
Acting Asst. Chief of Staff, G-3

OFFICIAL:
B. M. FITCH,
Brigadier General, US Army,
Adjutant General.