Foreign Relations of the United States, 1946, The Far East, Volume VIII

740.00119 Control (Japan)/8–1046: Telegram

The Chargé in the Soviet Union (Durbrow) to the Secretary of State⁶⁰

secret

Moscow, August 10, 1946—4 p.m.
Received August 10—1:21 p.m.

3156. Depcir August 8, noon.⁶¹ Independent attitude displayed by Soviet military in Japan seems to parallel behavior of Soviet military representatives in Italy last year. Dept will recall that when such behavior was brought to our attention we recommended in part that SACMED take local military administrative action including detention of any Soviet representatives who acted in unauthorized manner (Emb’s 3771, November 5, 1945⁶²).

Soviet Military authorities themselves strictly enforce security measures and cannot logically object if we do same. So far as our view has a bearing on issue we feel that SCAP would be justified in taking firm measures to keep Soviet officers in bounds.

Durbrow

60. Repeated by the Department as telegram 452, August 16, 1946, 8 p.m., to the Political Adviser in Japan.
61. Not printed; it reported telegram 351, August 1, 1946, from Tokyo, p. 280.
62. Not printed.