Office of the Historian

102.2/10–146: Telegram

General of the Army Douglas MacArthur to the Joint Chiefs of Staff14

secret
Tokyo, October 1, 1946.
[Received October 3—6:12 p.m.]

C 65665. Reourad C 63962,15 Part 3 ourad C 60299,16 urad W 93982.17 Chinese mission in Japan has made formal request for restitution of Nanking puppet government embassy’s funds in Tokyo, believed to have been partially or wholly supplied by the Japanese. Claims for restitution of 11 printing presses, 1 complete paper mill and printing materials ordered and paid for by firms in China during June and July ’45 have been received from the Chinese mission. Chinese mission in Japan has been informed that the subject of the disposition of assets in Japan of puppet governments and of assets in Japan acquired during hostilities by individuals under a puppet regime awaits major decisions of policy. Request statement as to policy with regard to assets in Japan of puppet governments and assets in Japan acquired by individuals under puppet regime be expedited.18

  1. Copy transmitted for information to the Department on October 4 by the War Department.↩
  2. August 8.↩
  3. April 26.↩
  4. Telegrams not found in Department files.↩
  5. Notation on October 14 by John E. MacDonald, Property Claims and Finance Section, Division of Japanese and Korean Economic Affairs: “Made subject of SWNCC 329/D—action being taken as a policy matter for reference to SWNCC & FEC”. (102.2/10–146)↩