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OCR Page 1 of 6WAR DEPARTMENT
CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER
INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
TOT
OPERATIONAL PRIORITY
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SIGNATURE NARS May 3, 1972
OSD 3(E) and S(D) or
letter,
(E)
From:
Commander in Chief Army Forces Advance
Tokyo Japan
To:
War Department
Nr:
CAX 52058
Macarthyr
Manshul
18 September 1945
From CINCAFPAC Adv to WARCOS info CINCAFPAC Manila
passed CAX 52058. TOP SECRET.
Following is a summery to include 17th September of
reports received in this headquarters from the Office of the
Commanding Goneral XXIV Corps in Korea.
1.
The genoral situation in southern Korea
at present is compared to a powder keg ready to explode up-
on application of a spark. The splitting of Korea into two
paxts for occupation by force of nations operating under
widely divergent policies and with no common command is an
impossible situation, The occupation of Chemulpo and Seoul
proceeded without significant incident. Receiving orders from
Tokyo, Japanese in southern Korea have surrendered and appear
thus far as cooperative. However, where they are to the south
of United States Forces the Japanese are understood to be
looting and intimidating the Koreans, who hate the Japanese
with a bitterness unbelievable and would wreak dire vengeance
on ell Japs, civilians and soldiers alike, were United States
Forces not present. Since surrender was announced on 15th
August, the Koreans have been on a prolonged holiday, not
showing any interest in normal pursuits.
2. Removal of Japanese officials The problem of
Government for Korea will be complicated and difficult for
some period of time. Thirty years of a highly concentrated
administration completely dominated by the Japanese throughout
CM-IN-14876
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