Telegram to the Commander in Chief, Far East

DEPARTMENT 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 6611 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 nig 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 3 a 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) DECLASSIFIED ARCHIVES AHD RECORDS TOP SERVICE" Authority 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