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SWNCC 65/7
22 August 1945
Pages 37 - 38, Incl.
STATE-WAR-NAVY COORDINATING COMMITTEE
ESTABLISHMENT OF A FAR EASTERN ADVISORY COMMISSION
| References: |
a. SWNCC 65/2 |
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b. SWNCC 65/6 |
Note by the Secretaries
The enclosure, a revision of Appendix "A" to SWNCC 65/2 as approved by the Secretaries of State, War, and the Navy and forwarded for transmittal to the Governments of China, Great Britain, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, is circulated for information and guidance.
| CHARLES W. McCARTHY |
| ALVIN F. RICHARDSON |
| RAYMOND E. COX |
| Secretariat |
ENCLOSURE
APPENDIX "A"
THE FAR EASTERN ADVISORY COMMISSION
TERMS OF REFERENCE
I.
ESTABLISHMENT
The Governments of the _______ hereby establish a Far Eastern Advisory Commission composed of representatives of the Participating Powers.
II.
FUNCTIONS
A. The Far Eastern Advisory Commission shall be responsible for making recommendations to the participating Governments:
1. 0n the formulation of policies, principles and standards by which the fulfillment by Japan of its obligations under the instrument of surrender may be determined;
2. 0n the steps necessary and on the machinery required to ensure the strict compliance by Japan with the provisions of the instrument of surrender;
3. 0n such other matters as may be assigned to it by agreement of the participating Governments.
B. The Commission shall not make recommendations with regard to the conduct of military operations nor with regard to territorial adjustments.
III.
OTHER METHODS OF CONSULATION
The establishment of the Commission shall not preclude the use of other methods of consultation on Far Eastern issues by the participating Governments.
IV.
COMPOSITION
The Far Eastern Advisory Commission shall consist of one representative of each of the states party to this
agreement. The membership of the Commission may be increased, as conditions warrant, by the addition of representatives of other United Nations in the Far East or having territories therein. Such United Nations
as are not members of the Commission shall be invited to sit with the Commission when matters deemed by the Commission primarily to affect the interests of such nations are under consideration. In addition, the Commission shall provide for full and adequate consultations, as occasion may require, with representatives of the United Nations not members of the Commission, in regard to matters before the Commission which are of particular concern to such nations.
V.
LOCATION AND ORGANIZATION
The Far Eastern Advisory Commission shall have its headquarters in Washington. It may meet at other places as the occasion requires.
Each representative of the Commission may be accompanied by an appropriate staff comprising both civilian and military representation.
The Commission shall organize its secretariat, appoint such committees as may be deemed advisable, and otherwise perfect its organization and procedure.
VI.
TERMINATION
The Far Eastern Advisory Commission shall cease to function upon notification by one of the Four Allied Powers, the United States, the United Kingdom, China and the Soviet Union, of its desire to terminate the agreement creating the Commission. Prior to such termination, the Commission shall transfer to any interim or permanent security organization of which the participating Governments are members, those functions which may appropriately be transferred.