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71. See also Report of Government Section, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers: Political Reorientation of Japan, September 1945 to September 1948 (Washington, Government Printing Office [1949]), 2 vols. (vol. 2 contains basic documents); and Department of State publication No. 2671, Far Eastern Series 17: Occupation of Japan: Policy and Progress (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1947).

[490] Memorandum by the Acting Secretary of State to President Truman

Washington, September 5, 1945.

740.00119 PW/9–645

[491] Instructions to General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (Message No. 1)

September 6, 1945

740.00119 Control(Japan)/9–1345

[492] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman) to the Secretary of State

Moscow, September 7, 1945—5 p.m.
[Received September 7—1:28 p.m.]

740.00119 FEAC/9–745: Telegram

[494] The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)

Washington, September 13, 1945—7 p.m.

740.00119 Council/9–1345: Telegram

[495] Statement Issued by the Supreme Commander, Allied Forces in Japan (MacArthur)

September 17, 1945

740.00119 Control (Japan)/9–1745

[496] Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, by the Acting Secretary of State

[Washington,] September 17, 1945.

740.00119 Control (Japan)/9–1745

[497] The Chief of Staff (Marshall) to General of the Army Douglas MacArthur

Washington, 17 September, 1945.

740.00119 Control (Japan)/9–1845: Telegram

[498] General of the Army Douglas MacArthur to the Chief of Staff (Marshall)

Tokyo, 18 September, 1945.

740.00119 Control (Japan)/9–1845: Telegram

[500] The Minister in New Zealand (Patton) to the Secretary of State

Wellington, September 20, 1945.
[Received October 3—7 p.m.]

740.00119 PW/9–2045: Airgram

[501] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State

London, September 22, 1945—3 p.m.
[Received 9:45 p.m.]

740.00119 Control (Japan)/9–2245: Telegram

[503] The Secretary of State, Temporarily in the United Kingdom, to the Acting Secretary of State

London, September 25, 1945—3 p.m.
[Received September 25—12:45 p.m.]

740.00119 Council/9–2545: Telegram

[504] General of the Army Douglas MacArthur to the Chief of Staff (Marshall)

Tokyo, 25 September, 1945.

740.00119 Control (Japan)/12–2745: Telegram

[505] The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)

Washington, September 25, 1945—7 p.m.

740.00119 Council/9–2545: Telegram

[506] Memorandum by the War Department to the Department of State

Washington, 27 September, 1945.

740.00119 Control (Japan)/12–2745

[507] The Acting Political Adviser in Japan (Atcheson) to the Secretary of State

Tokyo, September 27, 1945.
[Received September 29—1 p.m.]

740.00119 PW/9–2745: Telegram

[511] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Acting Secretary of State

London, October 1, 1945—3 p.m.
[Received October 1—2:55 p.m.]

740.00119 FEAC/10–145: Telegram

[513] Report by the State-War-Navy Coordinating Subcommittee for the Far East

[Washington, October 1, 1945.]

740.00119 Control (Japan)/11–845

[514] The Acting Political Adviser in Japan (Atcheson) to the Secretary of State

Tokyo, October 2, 1945.
[Received October 8—11:42 a.m.]

740.00119 Control (Japan)/10–245: Telegram

[515] The Acting Secretary of State to the Acting Political Adviser in Japan (Atcheson)

Washington, October 3, 1945—11 a.m.

894.00/10–345: Telegram

[517] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State

London, October 4, 1945—8 p.m.
[Received October 4—4:50 p.m.]

740.00119 Council/10–445: Telegram

[518] The Acting Political Adviser in Japan (Atcheson) to the Secretary of State

Tokyo, October 4, 1945.
[Received October 8—4:15 p.m.]

740.00119 Control (Japan)/10–445: Telegram