TELEGRAM TO WAR DEPARTMENT FOR WDCSA FROM CINCAFPAC, TOKYO, JAPAN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01731R003400110030-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 31, 2012
• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: December 3, 1946
• Content Type: TELEGRAM

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'WAR DEPARTIViENT
CLASSIFIED I+'IESSAGE CENTER
INCOMING CLASSIFIED IESSAGE
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PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIhED. HANDLE AS SECRET CO EESP01'DENCE PER PARAS 511 and
60a AR 380-5
From: CINCAFPAC, Tokyo, Japan
To : War Department for WDCSA
Info: AFMIDPAC, AFVESPAC
Nr : CX 67774
3 December 1946
Reurads WX 96965 and WX 98315 and ourads CX 64227 and CX 64691:
space for three employees who will review, re-edit, condense and
transmit domestic radio material. He has further requested necessary
appurtenances for these offices and transportation for members of his
party in Tokyo. The office space, materials and furniture can be pro-
vided. This personnel can be housed and messed in present Army billets.
In view of shortage of motor transportation, recommend that necessary
motor vehicles be.procured by FBIS from other sources and shipped to
this theater for their use throughout the theater.
FBIS Pacific Bureau, has requested office
has requested that two engineer parties of two men each
be sent from Hawaii, one to Tokyo, and one to the Philippine Islands to
study the requirements for the establishment of intercept stations to be
located in the vicinity of Tokyo, Japan, and Clark Field, PI. Accommoda-
tions can be pro-,ided for these engineer parties. Should these engineers
recommend the establishment of intercept stations at the sites mentioned,
we must be informed of the type and amount of construction necessary,
materials needed and what arrangements will be made for the procurement
of labor and labor supervision. We must further be informed as to what
housing facilities will be required for employees at intercept stations.
Satisfactory housing facilities are extremely limited in Japan. Con-
otruction may be necessary.
FBIS has requested teletype traffic capacity of 40,000 word groups from
Tokyo to the US daily. This request cannot be met. The ACAN system in
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the Pacific can accommodate for FBIS 15,000 word groups from Tokyo and
5,000 from Manila daily, at a cost of approximately $40,000 per annum,
provided there is no substantial increase in current military traffic.
High speed transmission cannot be guaranteed.
The domestic radio material currently available to FBIS would be
only chain broadcasts of Tokyo, presently controlled and pre-censored
by this headquarters and summarized in daily consolidated operations
and intelligence reports. These reports give a competent summation of
intelligence to WD.
Reference responsibility to theater authorities; intelligence
evaluation and comments are to be coordinated with the theater G-2.
Note: CX 64691 is CLI-IN-6726 (30 Aug) P & 0
CX 64227 is CM-IN-3756 (17 Aug) P & 0
ACTION: P & 0
INFO: ID, OSW/CPD, SCP, TAG, ENG, SIG
CM-IN-556 (4 Dec 46) DTG: 030943z
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b. Thorough inquiry should be made as to adequacy of Signal Corps
facilities to undertake the work described in paragraph 6.1?., as well as
their willingness to do so.
2. _ Complete bin of particulars should be furnished by FBIS, inso-
far as practicable, regarding the proposed 'listening post at Frankfurt to
include estimates?of operating costs, equipment and personnel required, as
well as'the 'attitude of Theatre Commander (to be determined by C.I.G.) on
its establishment in general and his ability to furnish administrative
supportthereof.
d* '-4k It should be understood that any agreement reached with-BBC
is of an interim nature and that FBIS should initiate a long-range pro-
curement and training program to insure appropriate coverage of the
European broadcasts upon expiration of the agreement.
2. With reference to subject'No. 2 above, W. Exton, State, Chairman,
Military Information Control Sub-Committee of SWNCC says, by telephone, that
there is-no objection on his part to FBIS furnishing the publication ireggested
by the British Radio Equipment ]anufacturers' Association. The undersigned
recommends that the Director FBIS be informed that he is authorized to satisfy
the British request, charging them for the publication if domestic business
firms are required to reimburse FBIS for this publication.
THOMAS J. SANDS
Colonel G.S.C. (FA)
Acting Chief, Collection Branch
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