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 1904 Provisional Korvan democratic govern- Joint (7ommirlsion. Recommendations. Meetinrs. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [60 STAT. United States member; a Union of Soviet Socialist Republics member; a Chinese member; and a member representing jointly the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and India. 3. Each member shall be entitled to have an appropriate staff con- sisting of military and civilian advisers. 4. The Allied Council shall meet not less often than once every two weeks. 5. The Supreme Commander shall issue all orders for the im- plementation of the Terms of Surrender, the occupation and control of Japan, and directives supplementary thereto. In all cases action will be carried out under and through the Supreme Commander who is the sole executive authority for the Allied Powers in Japan. He will consult and advise with the Council in advance of the issuance of orders on matters of substance, the exigencies of the situation per- mitting. His decisions upon these matters shall be controlling. 6. If, regarding the implementation of policy decisions of the Far Eastern Commission on questions concerning a change in the regime of control, fundamental changes in the Japanese constitutional struc- ture, and a change in the Japanese Government as a whole, a member of the Council disagrees with the Supreme Commander (or his Deputy), the Supreme Commander will withhold the issuance of orders on these questions pending agreement thereon in the Far East- ern Commission. 7. In cases of necessity the Supreme Commander may take de- cisions concerning the change of individual ministers of the Jap- anese Government, or concerning the filling of vacancies created by the resignation of individual cabinet members, after appropriate pre- liminary consultation with the representatives of the other Allied Powers on the Allied Council. III. Korea: 1. With a view to the re-establishment of Korea as an independent state, the creation of conditions for developing the country on demo- cratic principles and the earliest possible liquidation of the disastrous results of the protracted Japanese domination in Korea, there shall be set up a provisional Korean democratic government which shall take all the necessary steps for developing the industry, transport and agriculture of Korea and the national culture of the Korean people. 2. In order to assist the formation of a provisional Korean gov- ernment and with a view to the preliminary elaboration of the appro- priate measures, there shall be established a Joint Commission con- sisting of representatives of the United States command in southern Korea and the Soviet command in northern Korea. In preparing their proposals the Commission shall consult with the Korean demo- cratic parties and social organizations. The recommendations worked out by the Commission shall be presented for the consideration of the Governments of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, China, the
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