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 MAGAZINES

1. "Notes and Documents pertaining to the Surrender," a statement of Japan's position under the surrender terms, was released to all magazines in February, 1946. Comprehensive files of the publications are not available, but there is evidence that the material was not widely used.

2. Selected individual shows, an aired over the nationwide radio program, "Truth Box", were carried in the Japanese magazine Nihon Rekishi in June, July and August 1946. The June and July numbers carried the story of the Battles of the Coral Sea, Midway and the Aleutians; the August issue carried the story of the rape of Nanking. Circulation of the magazine at the time was 5,500 copies monthly.