SCAPIN-900: FREEZING MATERIAL FOR EXPORT
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS
APO 500
25 April 1946
AG091.31
(25 April 46)
ESS/IE
(SCAPIN-900)
| MEMORANDUM FOR | IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. |
|---|---|
| THROUGH | Central Liaison Office, Tokyo. |
| Subject | Freezing Material for Export. |
1. Paragraph 4 a of the Directive setting forth the Export Precedure, AG 091.31 (14 March 46) ESS/IE (SCAPIN-814) requires that the Imperial Japanese Government safeguard any existing stocks of material which have been described as available for export and prevent any disposal until and unless General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers determines that the material will not be exported.
2. It is further directed that whenever the Imperial Japanese Government has given written notice of any type to Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers that a quantity of particular material or product is on hand and could be exported, that quantity of that material or product will be frozen and no release will be permitted for any purpose until Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers has indicated whether or not it is required for export.
3. In addition, it is directed that the following statement be added to the certification endorsed by the officially authorized agency of the Imperial Japanese Government on all Applications to Prepare for Export and Applications to Deliver for Export:
“Material described in the application as now available for export has been frozen and will not be released until instructions are received from the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers”.
FOR THE SUPREME COMMANDER:
B.M.FICHI
Brigadiar General,AGD,
Adjutant General
MEMO FOR RECORD: (SCAPIN - 900)
RAM/MSB/ldg
5 April 1946
1. In the Telecon conference of 29-30 March 1946, Washington requested that SCAP take steps to insure that material proposed to U.S. Commercial Company for export to the United States is not used in some other way before U.S. Commercial Company gives a definite acceptance. The problem has actually arisen in connection with material which the Japanese had indicated was available and which was proposed for export to Korea which was used domestically before the export directive was issued.
2. The export procedure set forth in the Directive of 14 March AG 091.31 (14 March 46) ESS-IE (SCAPIN 814) gives the Imperial Japanese Government responsibility for insuring that material described as available for export is not disposed of until and unless General Headquarters, SCAP, has determined that the material will not be exported. This statement, however, is not sufficiently broad to cover situations in which written statements of existing material are submitted by the Japanese which do not specifically state that the material is available for export. This directive tightens the provisions of the directive of 14 March on this point.
3. This problem as it relates to Korea has been considered.
4. Concurrences: U.S. Commercial Company - Elbert
5. This is an administrative memorandum; no army surveillance is necessary.
R. A. M.
