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OCR Page 1 of 4DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
STAFF MESSAGE CENTER
NLT (PSF
OUTGOING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
vor GLORET
PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRES
ROUTINE
Office of the Under Sech
of the Army (OUSFE) Maj
Lieding 71748
TO:
CINCFE
NR:
WAR 82375
28 Apr 50
From SAOUS cite OUSFE. Reourmsg Nov 48 WAR 80501
and urmsg Dec 48 C 66006.
Folg msg in 2 parts. Part 1 contains text of note
from Australian Govt re the early withdrawal of the British
Commonwealth occupation force from Japan. Part 2 contains
proposed State Dept reply to Australian note. Would appre-
ciate ur comments soonest re Part 2.
Part 1. "The Australian Ambassador presents his
compliments to The Honorable The Secy of State and has the
honor to re to the formers note of 7 May, 1948 to the Hon
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George C Marshall, Secy of State for the US of Amer, and to
subsequent correspondence in connection with the reduction
in strength of the British Commonwealth occupation force in
Japan. It will be recalled that at that time it was desired
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to reduce the British Commonwealth occupation force in view
of the manpower position of the Australian SVCS, the com-
pletion of the tasks of the demilitarization in the area
occupied by the British Commonwealth occupation force and
the generally settled conditions in Japan. The Australian
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Govt has since noted that there has been a further change in
the nature of the occupation as. exemplified by instructions
and directives of the Supreme Comd for the Allied Powers
including Change Nr 7 to Occupation Instruction Nr 5 issued
on 16 Jul, 1949.
"The Australian Ambassador has now been instructed
to info the Secy of State that the Australian Govt has given
further consideration to the future of the British Common-
wealth occupation force in Japan in relation to their plans
CM OUT 82375
(Apr 50)
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ARCHIVES AHD
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NLT- 837
STATE DEDT. LTR. 2343/24t3
48
By HL NLT
Date 3-11-7
COPY No.
THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN
u. s. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 16--53786-1
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