GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS

APO 500
22 March 1946

AG 091 (22 Mar 46) GS
(SCAPIN-841)

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

1. Reference is made to the following:
a. Memorandum to the Japanese Government AG 091 (29 Jan. 46) GS (SCAPIN-677), subject: “Governmental and Administrative Separation of Certain Outlying Areas from Japan.”
b. Memorandum from the Japanese Government C. L. O. No. 918 (1.1) of 26 February 1946, subject, “Request for Information Regarding Status of Izu Islands.”
2. Paragraph 3 of reference “a” is hereby amended so that the Izu Islands and the Nanpo Islands north of and including Lot’s Wife (Sofu Gan) are included within the area defined as Japan for the purpose of that directive.
3. The Japanese Government is hereby directed to resume governmental and administrative jurisdiction over these islands, subject to the authority of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers.
4. Nothing in this directive shall be construed as an indication of Allied policy relating to the ultimate determination of the minor islands referred to in Article 8 of the Potsdam Declaration.

FOR THE SUPREME COMMANDER:

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