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Title: Far Eastern Commission records
Collection Number: 80198
Date (inclusive): 1945-1952
Creator:
Far Eastern Commission.
Physical Description:
30 manuscript boxes
(12 linear feet)
Contributing Institution:
Hoover Institution Archives
Language of Material:
English
Abstract: Mimeographed minutes, memoranda, reports, laws, and proclamations, relating to Allied administration of occupied Japan after
World War II.
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[Identification of item], Far Eastern Commission records, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1980.
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of boxes listed in this finding aid.
Allied commission for the supervision of the occupation of Japan.
Scope and Content of Collection
The documents of the Far East Commission, spanning a period between November of 1945 and March of 1952, represent the broad
agenda of the eleven-nation commission tasked with planning the operations and policies of post World War II Japan. Meeting
minutes, commission documents, and memoranda have been arranged by month. Documents from the seven major committees identified
in the container list, include meeting minutes, notes from the secretary general, agendas, and issuances. Correspondence and
reports are also included, often prefaced by secretary general Nelson T. Johnson.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Japan--History--Allied occupation, 1945-1952.