a. Japanese whaling operations were permitted in the area 

 surrounding the Bonirt (Ogasawara) and Kazan islands between 24° and 27° 

 30' North Latitude and between 140° 50 ' and 143° 50' East Longitude from 

 1 December 1945 to 31 March 1946, inclusive (Figure 2) 



b. No precedent was established for extension of whaling or 

 fishing privileges in any areas outside those .authorized previously, or 

 for any subsequent period. 



c. Japanese whaling vessels were not to enter any harbor on 

 'any of the Ogasawara (Bonin) or Kazan (Volcano) islands, and no personnel 

 from such vessels were to land on or have contact with these island*. 



d. Access to the area wa6 to be made through the waters 

 between 30° and 27° 30' North Latitude and between 140° 50' and 141° 50' 

 East Longitude. 



5. Repeated attempts were made by the Japanese to secure land 

 bases in the Bonin Islands. Establishment of such bases was, however, 

 prohibited by a previous directive ^Appendix III). The Ocean Fishing Co 

 submitted a petition 16 December 1945 requesting use of harbors in the 

 Bonin Islands for processing whales and for replenishing ship provisions. 

 The request was denied (Appendix IV). A month later, 6 January 1946, the 

 Japanese Government again sought permission to use the harbors of Takino- 

 ura on Anijima and Higashizake Minato on Hahajima for whaling bases. 

 Consideration was requested on the basis that 40 hours are required to 



tow whale carcasa»s 

 to Torishima, the 

 nearest base in 

 authorized waters. 

 The requests were 

 denied, end the 

 Japanese were re- 

 minded that the Inter- 

 national Whaling Con- 

 ventions requires 

 complete disposal of 

 whales within 36 

 hours after capture. 



6. On 21 

 March L946 the Japa- 

 nese requested ex- 

 tension of the whal- 

 ing period until 30 

 April 1946. This 

 request was based on 

 several conslder- 

 Whale aboard ship ations: 



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