Foreign Relations of the United States, 1948, The Far East and Australasia, Volume VI

894.62S/7–248

The Acting Political Adviser in Japan (Sebald) to the Secretary of State

[Extracts]

secret
No. 406

Tokyo, July 2, 1948.
[Received July 14.]

Sir: I have the honor to refer to this Mission’s despatch No. 140 of March 2, 1948¹ and to enclose² five copies of a directive from this Headquarters to the Japanese Government (Scapin 1913 of June 21, 1948) authorizing Japanese whaling operations in the Antarctic for the 1948–1949 season. This directive, which has been issued to the Japanese Government and thereby made public, authorizes an expedition consisting of two fleets and in other respects is substantially similar to the authorization given the Japanese Government for the 1947–1948 Antarctic whaling expedition (Scapin 1737 of June 21, 1947).³

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The plan for the organization and operation of the Japanese Antarctic whaling expedition for the 1948–1949 season will be forwarded when received.⁴

Respectfully yours,

W. J. Sebald

1. Not printed.
2. Enclosures not printed.
3. See SCAP press release of June 22, 1947, Foreign Relations, 1947, vol. vi, p. 235.
4. The plan was submitted in despatch 455, July 21, from Tokyo, not printed; Mr. Sebald pointed out that Japanese operations would not be permitted near Australia or New Zealand.