GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS

APO 500
7 May 1946

AG 370.05 (7 May 46) GC
(SCAPIN 927)

MEMORANDUM FOR	IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT.
THROUGH	Central Liaison Office, Tokyo.
SUBJECT	Repatriation.

1.This memorandum is the basic directive governing repatriation of
a. Japanese nationals from areas under the military control of:
Commander-in-Chief, United States Army Forces, Pacific.
Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas.
Generalissimo, Chinese Armies.
Supreme Allied Commander, Southeast Asia Command.
General Officer Commanding, Australian Military Forces.
Commandear-in Chief, Soviet Forces in the Far East(when appropriate agreements have been consummated).
b.Displaced persons in Japan formerly domiciled in China, Formosa, Korea and the Ryukyus.
2.Previous instructions, as contained in the memorandums and radios listed in Annex VIII, are superseded by this directive.
3.In the future, in so far as practicable, all general directives concerning repatriation to and from the areas listed in paragraph 1 above, will be issued to the Imperial Japanese Government in the form of additions or amendments to this memorandum.
4.The Imperial Japanese Government will carry out the instructions as contained in annexes to this memorandum, under the supervision of the Commanding General, Eighth United States Army.

FOR THE SUPREME COMMANDER:

B.M.FITCH,
Brigadier General, AGD,
Adjutant General.

Annexes:
Annex I - General Policies Governing Repatriation of Japanese Nationals in Formerly Japanese Occupied Territory, and Non-Japanese from Japan.
Annex II - Reception Centers in Japan for Processing Repatriates.
Annex III - Repatriation to and from Japan.
Annex IV - Supply and Transportation.
Annex V - Medical and Sanitary Procedures.
Annex VI - Currency, Securities, and Other Documents and Possessions.
Annex VII - Miscellaneous.
Annex VIII - Rescissions.