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Asian Studies: Japan
Japan: U.S. Naval Technical Mission,
1945-1946
Source
National Archives (U.S.)
Period
1945-1946
Content
10,964 images
Product Number
16381513
Product Code
GDSC-270
The U.S. Naval Technical Mission to Japan was established on 14 August 1945. The purpose
of the mission was to survey Japanese scientific and technological developments of interest
to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps in the Japanese islands of Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu,
Hokkaido; China; and parts of Korea. The enterprise entailed the seizure of intelligence
material, its examination, the interrogation of personnel, and ultimately the preparation of
reports whichwould appraise the technological status of Japanese industry and the Japanese
navy. During the period of operation a total of 655 officers and men served the organization
and 185 individual reports were published.
Original Microform Title: Reports of the U.S. Naval Technical Mission to Japan, 1945-1946
Records of the Far Eastern Commission,
1945-1952
Source
National Archives (U.S.)
Period
1945-1952
Content
187,990 images
Product Number
16232655
Product Code
GDSC-200
Representing the Allied Powers led by the US, the UK, China, and the USSR, the Far Eastern
Commission (FEC) was the top-level policy formulating body with regard to the occupation of
Japan and the implementation of the terms of surrender of Japan stipulated by the Potsdam
Declaration. The FEC was dismantled following the Japanese Peace Treaty of September 8,
1951. The present collection consists of mimeographedminutes, memoranda, reports, laws,
and proclamations that document all the activities of the multinational FEC, which oversaw
the postwar governing and reconstruction of Japan.
Original Microform Title: Records of the Far Eastern Commission, 1945–1952