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

740.00119 PW/9–1846: Telegram

The Political Adviser in Korea (Langdon) to the Secretary of State

secret
urgent

Seoul, [September 18, 1946—3 p.m. (?)]
[Received September 18—8:55 a.m.]

113. Cite your 140500/Z September. Circular August 15, 9 a.m. not repeated to this post.

1. Japanese public and private assets in Korea have been vested.

2. Estimated value of such assets at current inflated prices as of this date is 100,000,000,000 yen.

3. No information available concerning claims against specific asset. No machinery has been set up to entertain debt claims against vested Japanese property.

4. Value of supplies captured from or abandoned by Japanese troops estimated at 2,000,000,000 yen, of which 480,000,000 yen have been disposed of by sale to date. Question concerning Japanese patents, copyrights and other intangible properties considered not applicable to this area, since all such rights were registered in Japan.

Langdon