OCCUPATION OF JAPAN
MacArthur’s Plans Defended WASHINGTON. Oct. 14. Lieutenant-General George Kenney defended General MacArthur’s plan to police Japan with 200,000 men, but emphasised that an additional 200,000 would be needed in other parts of the Pacific. Lieutenant-General Kenney explained that it was impractical to maintain a large force in the Japanese islands because of inadequate airports and highways. He Estimated that onethird to one-half of the ultimate occupation forces would be air force personnel, thus giving relatively small forces great mobility and striking power. Asked how long the occupation of Japan would last, Lieutenant-General Kenny replied: “If we want to make a great democracy out of Japan it may be a long time. They do not know what world democracy means. The average Japanese would not know whether it was something to eat or to rub in his hair.”
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Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23332, 16 October 1945, Page 5
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140OCCUPATION OF JAPAN Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23332, 16 October 1945, Page 5
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