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Scope and Content of Collection
Title: Far Eastern Commission records
Date (inclusive): 1945-1952
Collection Number: 80198
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
30 manuscript boxes
(12.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Mimeographed minutes, memoranda, reports, laws, and proclamations, relating to Allied administration of occupied Japan after
World War II.
Creator:
Far Eastern Commission
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
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Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1980.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Far Eastern Commission records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical/Historical Note
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