THE CHINÄ MAIL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1958,
DID THE U.S. TRY TO KNOCK THE EMPEROR?
Release Of Instructions To General MacArthur On Reform of Post-War Japan
By RUTHERFORD POATS
Washington, Nov. 26.
One of the most important secret documents of the allied occupation of Japan has boon turned over to the visiting Japanese constitutional investigating commission.
It in "SWNCC-228," or State-War-
Navy Department Co-ordinating Committee
jolie statement number 228, on "reform FACE OF A KILLER
of the Japanese Government system." It
was sent to MacArthur on Jan, 11, 1946,
as his basic political guidance,
The "secret" label was removed some time ago at the request of historical re- searchers, but it has not received general publication.
A copy was given to the
Press today.
The directive shows that the United States were very concerned about whether the Emperor System was to be abolished - or retained.
It required MacArthur to block any attempt to continue unchanged the Im- perial System established in the Meiji ron- stitution,
Here is the text of the main section of
The historie directive:
General Objectives
Supreme
Commander (MacArthur}
should indieace to the Japanese authorities that the Japanese governmental avstein should be reformed Recomplish the following general
abjective":
"A getmieni responsible to an electorate based upon wide representative suifruge,
government An executive branch of
authority from and responsible to the electorate or to a fully representative lesin- tive body:
deriving its
*a A legislative body, fully representative of the electorate, with full power to reduce, increase or reject any items in the budget or to suggest new Hemis:
No budget shall become effective with- out the express approval of the legislative body; "5 Guarentes of fundamental civil rights to
to all persolis. Japanese subjects and Japanese jurisdiction;
with
will
Radio picture from Nicosio shows Eoka the No. 2 Kyriakos Matala, torrorist, who was killed by British troops who winkled him and others, from their hide-out in the village of Kato Dhikomo, in the Kyrenia Moun- tains. Central Press.
Commander should
"6. The popular election or pressed
of the Japanese | Supreme
of the indicate to the Japanese tho Jocol oppointment of as many people, the retention of the prefectura
the (Mel) Constitution should Emperor institution in its pre-
be amended to conform to the
lsted in A
practicable;
officials “'
sent form is not considered con-
7. The draft and adoption of constitutional amendments or of in z manner constitution
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which will express the tree will of the Japanese people.
"Though the ultimate form of government in Japan te to be established by the treely ex-
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London, Nov. 26.
British general her ben attached to the Jor dadian army as part of the nów British technical mill- tary ald to Jordan, David Ormaby-Gore, Minister of Bisto at the Foreign Office. announced in the House of Commons today.
Replying to ⚫ question, Ormsby-Goro said that 12 British "Hunter" Jot fighters, ordered for Jordan by the United States had boon dollvored, mad that sight officers and 21 other ranks of the British army had been posted to Amman to help IR training the Jordanian army. France- Probao.
Dulles Tells Of Painful Seoul Talks
Washington, Nov. 26. Mr John Foster Dulles, the
Secretary of State, said today the United States had reduced its military
GAULLE HEADING TO ABSOLUTE
POWER
Paris, Nov. 26.
Premier Charles de Gaulle appeared headed today toward absolute control of Parliament in France's new Fifth Republic.
Barring upsets in the nationwide run-off balloting on Sunday, de Gaulle seemed likely to become the first French constitutional leader in nearly 80 years to enjoy such a majority.
the The extent in which Premier M. Frey, however, said de Gaulle will be in the driver's! Gaullis! UNR hoped to form SCAL wor indicated by Roger coation of all parties except And extreme Frey, Secretary-General of the Communists
He said its deputies new Gautlist "Union for the rightists. New Republic" (UNR). which planned to sit in the middle of дене ppeared certain to emerge as the Assembly as Fraser's France's strongest political party. centre party and would like to General predictions were that lk up with both the Socialists the UNR would win a minimum and Independents.-U.P.I.
150 scula
As- In the nea semtdy.
No Shift
M. Frey told a news confer Air
ence that the party would not ald to South Korea during shift either to the light or Left
would remain at the cult and painful negotia-General's disposal to accomplish tions with the Seoul the tasks of national rebirth.
He indicated that the party Government.
would constitute a solid voting to PELOS machine prepared Wrough Parliament any measures desired by Premler de
the past your after diffi- but
LUN-
Speaking at his press ference, he sold he had little doubl of the abstract proposi- flon that too much was being the United States spent by around the world on milltary aid and not enough on econo- rade zid.
He cited the South Korean
example when he went on to
say there were countries which of military wanted evidence strength and it was sometimes hard to reduce military assin. tarice.
сега
He said that a new mittee set up two days ago by President Eisenhower to study military ald might help solve the problem of deciding how much relative emphasis should bo placed gx miitary aund economic ald-Reuter.
Underground
sistent with the foregoing gen- | objectives
and to include specifle prAtomic Power
eral objectives.
1 That any other bodies shall powers only a temporary veto power over begislative including constitu- measures,
the Japanese peoplesions: decide that the Emperor inali- to bo retained, tution is not
onstitutional anfeguards against the institution will obviously
required, but
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DOWN
the
Stations
London, Nov. 26.
tional amendments approved Mr Morold Macmillan said by the representative legisla- today that it would be tive body, and that such body shall have sole authority over inancial measured;
2. That the Ministers of State or the members ос в Cabinet should in all cases be civilio;
feasible to build
- power
nuclear stations under- ground but they were too expensivo.
The Prime Minister was
swering by letter questions put
"B. That the legislative body to him about the muclear station may meet at will.
Safeguards
"The Japanese should
be
At Windscale, Cumberland, scene of an accident inst year when urandum Text became overheated.
Among other queries, Mr Roy
eneragest to abolish the em- Musor,
level
a Labour Member of peror Institution or to reform is Parliament, asked whether it along more Democratic lines. was a feouble suggestion to site If the Japanes▷ decide to retain a nuclear pile below ground the institution of the Emperor, however, the Supreme Comman der should also indicate to the Japanese authorities that the following cafeguards in addition to those enumerated in A and B above would be necessary:
Mr Macmillan's reply woa: "the pondbility of underground sting has been considered, and if stable geological conditions could be, found at locations St- Hing into the power notwork, it would be technically feasible.
"But the cost would be so
1. That the Ministers of Stato, chosen with the advice and much greater tann buildings consent of the representative above ground for power stations
legislative body, shail form a
of the type and size now being
Cabinet collectively responsible construeish that it would not be
to the legislative body;
"2. That when a cabinet lopes
the confidence of the representa.
justifiable economically, Reuter.
tive legislative body, it must 3 Years Atom
either resign or appeal to the electorate;
"3. The Emperor shall act in all important matters only on the advice of the Cabinet;
"4. The Emperor shall be de prived of all military authority
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20 Calamity (0),
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11, 12, 13 and 14 of chapter of The (Meill) Consitution;
5. The cabinet shall advise and Resist the Emperor;
"The entire income of the Imperial household shell be turned into the public treasury, and the expenses of the Im- 40- perial household shall ha
the legislature In the annual budget."U.P.I.
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Peace Plan
Washington, Nov. 20.
В
Mr John Foster Dulles, the Secretary of State, old today that if the Geneva nuclear text- tan talks failed there was good deal of merit in the pro- that the United States posi should voluntarily retrain for three years from all tests that spread radioactivo fallout.
But ho said in ansiver to question at his press conference that he did not anticipate that the Geneva East-West meeting would break down-Router.
Milford Haven To Wait For Decision
London, Nov. 20.
Me Justice Arthian' Davies today reserved judgment in the application of the 29-year-old | Marquece of Milford Hiven to have a Mexican divorce declared valid under Eng- fish law.
at the wedding of The Marques, who whe best man Queen Elizabeth, married American born, Mrs Nermalno Dahlgren Platos Simpson in Washington In Fabrumry 1950. Bhe livad In Hew York and on May 21, 1904, filed a petition in Chihuahua Otate, Mexico, Che was grafted a decree on the following day on the ground of incompati- bility--China Mail Apecial.
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Gaulle.
"We do nut represent General de Gaulle nor do commit him to any line of thought
M Frey or action," added. "We simply are at his disposal to help him"
Support
CS- de
to an estimated In addition
voles, experts 150 UNR
that timated
Pranier Gaullo could also count on sup- port in the next Assembly from some 120 Conservative Inde- pendents, plus about 70 rightists from Algeria and the Sahara.
Communist strength was cx- pected to be cul to as low as 20 or 30 seats from the previous high of 150.
DOCTOR SAYS:
Conditioning Is Not Good For The Nose
London, Nov. 20. An
throat Bnd TOSC car. specialist today blamed Ameri- can central heating and air- that conditioning for the fact
Fron more Americana muffered sinus trouble than Britons. Dr R. Scott Stevenson, sulting surgeon of a London hospita satd In "Family
con-
NEVER MIND, OLD CHAP
U.S. Bomber Units
Get Missiles
A Royal pot of sym- pathy for "Double Star" from the DWnor, the Queen Mother, after it como second in the Little- worth Handicap Stooplo- chasp
Sandown, at recently. Northorn Echo
won tho
raca.
Princess
Margaret is soon on the right. - Contral
Photo.
Pross
Strategic Air Force headquarGloucesters Back
ters announced here today.
Omaha, Nov. 20. Doctora that central heating
Missile units are to be incor-- kep Amerlean rooms at least Ave to 10 degrees hotter than porated in bomber units of the
United
Air States Strategic and air cohût- English rooms
the first time, made
similar Force, for a tioning
January 15 next year, the difference.
The contrast of heat indoors and cold outdoors, and similarly
cold ot
Indoors
cat ated outdoors-for the extremes of the American cumate ore much more marked than in the United) Kingdom-undoubtedly upsets the mechanism of the nose and leads to sinus trouble," he said.
-China Mali Special.
THE ORIGINAL
on
London, Nov, 26. The announcement said that
this date, the 708th The Duke and Duchess of missile squadron Gloucester returned to London ("Atlas") and the 103rd ("Titan") missleby air today from their 12-day both be in-mcial visit to Ethiople, the squadron would
Protectorals AirSomaliland 151h corporated in Force.--France-Presse.
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