Allied Council for Japan

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The Allied Council for Japan was the multinational advisory body that assisted and oversaw the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers in administering post–World War II occupied Japan.


Statements (41)
Predicate Object
instanceOf international advisory body
occupation authority organ
apexBody Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
appliesToJurisdiction Japan
basedIn General Headquarters, Tokyo
chairperson Douglas MacArthur
composition representatives of the United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, and China
country Occupied Japan
countryRepresented Republic of China
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States
dissolutionCause end of Allied occupation of Japan
dissolved 1952
fieldOfWork military occupation administration
postwar reconstruction policy
follows World War II in the Pacific
hasAuthorityOver civil administration of occupied Japan
hasEffect coordination of Allied policies toward Japan
hasMember Republic of China
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States
hasPurpose to advise the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers on occupation policy in Japan
to provide a forum for Allied consultation on Japanese administration
headquartersLocation Tokyo
historicalPeriod post–World War II era
inception 1946
languageOfWorkOrName English
Japanese
location Tokyo
operatedDuring Allied occupation of Japan (1945–1952)
parentOrganization Far Eastern Commission
partOf Allied occupation of Japan
postwar Allied control machinery in East Asia
role advisory body to the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
oversight of Allied occupation of Japan
significantEvent first meeting in Tokyo in 1946
significantFigure Douglas MacArthur
representatives of the four Allied powers in Japan
subordinateTo Far Eastern Commission

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Allied occupation of Japan
governedBy
Far Eastern Commission
hasPart

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