Chief of Staff, GHQ SCAP
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The Chief of Staff, GHQ SCAP was the senior coordinating officer in General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, overseeing and directing the work of subordinate divisions during the Allied occupation of Japan after World War II.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military staff position
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senior coordinating officer role ⓘ |
| appliesToEvent |
occupation reforms in Japan
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postwar reconstruction of Japan ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Douglas MacArthur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eighth United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Matthew B. Ridgway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | U.S. Army staff system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Allied occupation of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army in World War II and aftermath NERFINISHED ⓘ military staff positions ⓘ |
| country | Allied Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolutionContext | end of Allied occupation and restoration of Japanese sovereignty in 1952 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1952 ⓘ |
| governs | internal procedures of GHQ SCAP ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
coordination of civil and military sections within GHQ SCAP
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prioritization of staff work for the Supreme Commander ⓘ |
| hasRole |
advisor on administrative matters to the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
ⓘ
coordinator of policy implementation within GHQ SCAP ⓘ director of staff operations ⓘ overseer of subordinate divisions of GHQ SCAP ⓘ principal staff officer to the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers ⓘ senior coordinating officer ⓘ |
| hasScope |
multinational Allied occupation administration
ⓘ
theater-level staff coordination ⓘ |
| historyPeriod |
Allied occupation of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
post–World War II ⓘ |
| inceptionContext | surrender of Japan in 1945 ⓘ |
| location |
Dai-Ichi Building, Tokyo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tokyo ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Far East Command context
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Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees |
staff sections of GHQ SCAP
ⓘ
subordinate divisions of GHQ SCAP ⓘ |
| partOf |
General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administrative control of GHQ SCAP staff
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coordination of GHQ SCAP activities ⓘ direction of subordinate divisions ⓘ implementation of occupation policies within GHQ SCAP ⓘ |
| startTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | Allied occupation of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | English ⓘ |
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