GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS

APO 500
8 April 1946

AG423 (8 April 46) ESS-IE
(SCAPIN-870)

MEMORANDUM FOR	The IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT.
THROUGH	Central Liaison Office, Tokyo.
Subject	Manufacture of Silk Fabric for Export.

1. It is directed that the Imperial Japanese Government release raw silk stocks, manufacture fabrics in Japan, and make disposition of such fabrics in accordance with instructions contained herein.
2. 55,000 domestic bales (83 pounds each) of raw silk stocks will be released immediately for the period 1 April to 30 June 1946 under the following conditions:
a. Only opened bales in the hand of weavers and bales of lower than E grade and sizes coarser than 42 Denier of any grade may be used. In no case shall a weaver have fewer unopened bales of export grades in his possession than the quantities reported in the inventory of 31 December 1945. Export grades are comprised of E grade and higher.
b. An authorized agency designated by the Imperial Japanese Government will allocate the raw silk among such qualified weavers as it may select to manufacture for export.
c. All allotment will be assigned a number by the agency who will issue to each weaver an allotment number for the raw silk so issued. This allotment number will then be included in all inventories of finished fobrics manufactured from the raw silk so released (see Incl 2). The designated government agency will be instructed to submit a monthly report giving complete details of raw silk allocated and all silk producted in Japan. This inventory shall be retroactive as of 1 January 1946.
3. Silk fabrics will be manufactured as follows:
a. Only all-silk broad-loom fabrics will be manufactured.
b. Types and percentages of these fabrics will be:
Crepes 28% Habutae 38%
Fuji 10% Satin 3%
Taffeta 2.5% Poplin 2.5%
Ties Silk 3% Georgette 2.5%
Velvet 2% Underwear 2.5%
Novelty Weaves 3% Bolting Cloth 3%
c. The above quantities will be exported only in the greige unless otherwise directed.
4. Finished silk fabrics will be disposed of as follows:
a. Finished products will be collected and stored in suitable warehouses for examination and inspection in accordance with Inclosure 1.
5. Inventories of warehoused silk fabrics for export manufactured in compliance with this directive will be submitted weekly as per Inclosure 2.
6. Samples shall be submitted with the weekly inventory and shall be marked with the manufacturer’s designated allotment number. The allotment number will appear on all inventries submitted. The Imperial Japanese Government will be advised by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers as to the disposition of both “Passed and Rejected” fabrics.
7. No manufactured fabrics for which allotment of raw silk were not officially received from the Imperial Japanese Government will be accepted for inspection, and no silk will be submitted for production or for sale, unless previously recorded on inventories under Directive AG 423 (13 Dec. 45) ESS/IE, subject: “Inventory of Raw Silk, Semi, Greige, and Finished Goods”, dated 13 December 1945.
8. The Imperial Japanese Government is directed to establish immediately adequate regulations and penalties which will insure strict compliance with the provisions of this Directive.

FOR THE SUPREME COMMANDER:

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

2 Incls: 1 - Inspection and Packing Procedure
2 - Inventory Form