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    "ocrText": "WAR DEPARTMENT\nCLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER\nINCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE\nTOT TOT\nE.O. DECLASSIFIED 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or\nE\nletter, May 3, 1972\nOPERATIONAL PRIORITY\nINLTAL OSD NARS\nBy\nPage 2\nFrom:\nCommander in Chief Army Forces Advance\nTokyo Japan\nNr:\nCAX 52058\n18 September 1945\nthe important offices and Civil Service have left no Korean\nqualified personnel except in minor provincial and city\njobs. Removal of the Governor-General, the Police Commission-\ner, Bureau Chiefs and some other high officials caused a\nPavorable reaction among Koreans. However, wide scale re-\nmoval of Japanese at this juncture with no acceptable Koreans\nand a limited Military Government personnel cannot be\naccomplished practically. Some Japanese will of necessity\nhave to be retained a.s advisors for our direct Military\nGovernment,\n3. Russian activity. Based on reports of persons\ninterviewed and eye witness accounts of result, the Russians\nhave vandalized, pillaged and looted indiscriminately areas\nsouth of 38 degrees where they have visited.\nInfrequent crossing below the 38 degrees have been\nmade otherwise the line has been respected. Political agents\nhave, left their thoughts throughout our area and political\nagitators have begun parades, demonstrations and other\npropagande to disrupt our work and to discredit the United\nStates before. Koreans. The Russian Consul has been contacted\nat Keijo and a liaison party has been established at the\nRussian Headquarters at Keijo. The Soviet Consul-Generel, -\nwho had never left the territory to be ours, was invited\nto surrender ceremonies but he declined to attend although\nhe called some few days later. Tactical liaison has been\ncompletely established between United States and Soviet Forces.\nAmicable but unproductive staff discussions of political and\neconomic problems caused by separation of this closely\nCM-IN~14876\n(19 Sep 45)\n24\nCOPY NO75784\nTHE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN"
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