- PROCLAMATION NO. I (Cont.)
ARTICLE IV
Your property rights will be respected. You will pursue your normal occupations, except as I shall otherwise order.
ARTICLE V
For all purposes during the military control, English will be the official language. In event of any ambiguity or diversity of interpretation or definition between any English and Korean or Japanese text, the English text shall prevail.
ARTICLE VI
Further proclamations, ordinances, regulations, notices, directives and enactments will be issued by me or under my authority, and will specify what is required of you.
- Given under my hand at YOKOHAMA
- THIS SEVENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1 9 4 5
DOUGLAS MacARTHUR
General of the Army of the United States
Commander-in-Chief, United States Army Forces, Pacific.
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
UNITED STATES ARMY FORCES, PACIFIC
PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE
PROCLAMATION No. 3
TO THE PEOPLE OF KOREA:
As Commander-in-Chief, United States Army Forces, Pacific, I hereby proclaim as follows:
ARITCLE I
LEGAL TENDER
1. Supplemental military yen currency, marked "A", issued by the Military Occupation Forces, is legal tender in Korea, south of 38° north latitude, for the payment of all yen debts, public or private.
2. Supplemental military yen currency, marked "A", issued by the Military Occupation Forces, and regular yen currencies now legal tender in Korea south of 38° north latitude, except Bank of Japan and Bank of Taiwan notes, are interchangeable at face value without distinction.
3. No other currencies shall be legal tender in Korea south of 38° north latitude.
ARITCLE II
JAPANESE MILITARY YEN
4. All military and all occupational currency which has been issued by the Imperial Japanese Government, Army or Navy, is void and valueless and the giving or accepting of such currency in any transaction is prohibited.
ARITCLE III
EXPORT AND IMPORT OF CURRENCY PROHIBITED
5. All foreign financial transactions, including the export and import of currency, coin and securities are prohibited except as authorized by me.
6. All financial transactions shall be deemed to be foreign except those taking place solely within the area of Korea south of 38° north latitude.
ARITCLE IV
REGULATION OF OTHER CURRENCY
7. The delivery or acceptance of any currency other than the supplemental military and regular yen currency now legal tender in Korea south of 38° north latitude in any transaction is prohibited, except as authorized by me.
ARITCLE V
PENALTIES
8. Any person violating the provisions of this proclamation shall, upon conviction by a Military Occupation Court, suffer such punishment as the Court shall determine.
- Given under my hand at Yokohama
- THIS SEVENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1945
DOUGLAS MacARTHUR
General of the Army of the United States
Commander-in-Chief, United States Army Forces, Pacific.
