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H-146
DOCUMENT X
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The three Governments also agreed, with the con-
currence of China, on the establishment of an Allied
Council for Japan to be composed of representatives
of the Soviet Union, the British Commonwealth, China,
and the United States under the chairmanship of
General MacArthur as the Supreme Allied Commander.
The Council is to advise and consult with the Supreme
Commander: in carrying out the Terms of Surrender.
His decision will be controlling on all but the
three reserved questions I have just mentioned.
If any ;disagreement arises in the Council regard-
ing the implementation of a policy decision of the
Far Eastern Commission upon any of these three points,
the Supreme. Commander will withhold action pending
a clarification of its decision by the Far Eastern
Commission. But when necessary, as, I. have already
explained, the Supreme Commander, after appropriate
consultation with the Council, may change individual
ministers or fill vacancies.
The proposals we offered regarding Japan make
it clear that we intend to cooperate with our Allies
and we expect them to cooperate with us. But at the
same time our agreement safeguards the efficient
administration which has been set up in Japan under
the Supreme Allied Commander.
It assures that the authority of General
MacArthur will not be obstructed by the inability
of the Far Eastern Commission to agree on policies
or by the inability of the Allied Council to, agree
upon the methods of carrying them out.
We were determined to assure that the outstand-
ing and efficient administration set up and executed
by General MacArthur should not be obstructed.
The administration of Korea has been a trying
problem since the surrender of Japan. For purposes
of military operations the occupation of: Korea was
divided north and south of latitude 38 into Soviet
and American areas. The continuation of this divi- -
sion after surrender has been unsatisfactory. The
movement of persons and goods and the functioning
of public services on a nation-wide scale has been
hampered.
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