740.00119 PW/6–749: Airgram
The Chargé in Japan (Huston) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 15—10:45 a. m.]
(For Department use only)
A–139. Reference my des 356 and 357, June 3, 1949,1 concerning Tokyo developments on halting of interim reparations transfers. Following is text of statement by Deputy Chairman at 47th meeting of Reparations Technical Advisory Committee, June 7, 1949, on implementation of Interim Directive Serial 104:
“On 13 May 1949 the following interim Directive Serial No. 104, regarding the advance transfers of Japanese reparations was transmitted to the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers:
“Interim Directive Serial 75 is hereby rescinded. Items already processed under that directive will, however, be made available for removal in accordance with terms of that directive.”
In implementing Interim Directive Serial 104, the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers has decided that deliveries of reparations materials already allocated either orally or in writing, under the Advance Transfers Program from the 18 government-owned arsenals from which removals have already taken place, will be continued. No removals will be made from arsenals Code No. 45–05 and 45–06 (Iwakuni Army Fuel Depot), since no dismantling has been begun in said arsenals.
There will be no delivery of reparations from the Kure Thermal Electric Power Plan (Code No. 11–5–14. Steam Power Plant), since considerably less than 10 per cent of said plant has been dismantled, and less than 5 per cent has been packaged for shipment. Delivery of [Page 767] the tower crane (Code No. 11–55 (106)) will not be made, since dismantling has not been commenced.”
Facilities named last paragraph are subject of Chinese Mission’s representations in notes of May 20 and May 25. As indicated mydes 357, implementation provides liberal interpretation of Directive 104 for countries other than China, of which Philippines chiefly concerned, while specifically barring transfer of items in which China most interested.
- Despatch No. 357 not printed.↩