My telegram 29th August D No.1581. [1] Far Eastern Advisory
Commission.

His Majesty's United Kingdom Minister at Washington reports that
the United States State Department explain that both the President
and the Secretary of State attach great importance to early
establishment of the Far Eastern Advisory Commission which was
[designed] [2] to enable the Allies of the United States
represented on it to play their full part in the formation of
[policies] applicable to Japan under the instrument of surrender.

As far as concerned the execution of these policies in Japan
itself, the United States Government did not favour any derogation
from the principle that sole responsibility should be vested in
the Supreme Commander. Whilst it would, therefore, be open to
Powers represented on the proposed Advisory Commission to
formulate their views on machinery for the control of Japan proper
and on methods whereby achievements of various Allied forces
taking part in the occupation of Japan could best be coordinated
to the Supreme Commander it was not contemplated by the United
States Government that an Allied Control Council should be set up
to assist the Supreme Commander in the execution of his
responsibilities.

2. The State Department have pointed out that the situation in
Japan is different from that in Germany and the principle of
undivided control by S.C.A.P. was implied in the President's
message to the Prime Minister proposing that S.C.A.P. should
'carry into effect the general surrender of the Japanese armed
forces' (my telegram 12th August D No.1432) [3] and that the same
principle had been implied in the President's reply to the
Japanese surrender offer (my telegram 11th August D No.1429). [4]

3. The State Department suggested that in the circumstances the
United Kingdom Government might wish to drop the idea of
communicating our own proposals to the Soviet and Chinese
Governments. At any rate until after the meeting of the Advisory
Commission proposed by the United States Government.

4. The State Department emphasised the importance which the United
States Government attach to ensuring that through the medium of
the Advisory Commission which they propose, full consultation
should take place between the Allies on all problems relating to
the treatment of Japan after surrender.

5. We are urgently considering this report.