CONTROL OF JAPAN

New Zealand Herald, Volume 82, Issue 25397, 29 December 1945, Page 7

CONTROL OF JAPAN

ALLIED COUNCIL LOCATION IN TOKYO POWERS OF COMMANDER (Kfcd. f1.30 p.m.) MOSCOW, Dec. 27 The following agreement, says the Big Three communique, was reached with the concurrence of China for the establishment of an Allied Council for Japan : (1) There shall be established an Allied Council—with its seat in Tokyo and under the chairmanship of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces (or his deputy)—for the purpose of consulting with and advising the Supreme Commander regarding implementation of the terms of surrender, occupation and control of Japan, and of directives supplementary thereto, and for the purpose of exercising the control authority herein granted. (2) Membership of the Allied Council shall consist of the Supreme Commander (or his deputy), who shall be chairman and United States member, a U.S.S.R. member, a Chinese member, and a member representing jointly Britain, India. Australia and New Zealand.

Fortnightly Meetings (3) Each member shall be entitled to hare an appropriate staff consisting of military and civilian advisers. (4) The Allied Council shall meet not less often than once every fortnight. (5) The Supreme Commander shall issue nil orders for implementation of the terms of surrender, occupation and control of Japan, and directives supplementary thereto. In all cases action will be carried out under and through the Supreme Commander, who is the sole executive authority for the Allied Forces in Japan. He will consult and advise with the Council in advance of issuance of orders on matters of substance, the exigencies of the situation permitting. Questions ot Disagreement (6) If. regarding implementation of policy decisions of the Far Eastern Commission on questions concerning a change in the regime of control, fundamental changes in the Japanese Constitutional structure, or a change in the Japanese Government as a whole, a member of the Council disagrees witis the Supreme Commander (or his deputy), the Supreme Commander will withhold the issuance of orders on these questions pending agreement thereon in the I'ar Eastern Commission.

(7) In cases of necessity the Supreme Commander may take decisions concerning a. change of individual members of the Japanese Government, or concerning the filling of vacancies created by the resignation of individual Cabinet members, after appropriate preliminary consultation with the representatives of the other Allied Powers on the Allied Council.