General Order № 1

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General Order № 1 was General Douglas MacArthur's first order to the forces of the Empire of Japan following the Japanese surrender. It instructed Japanese forces to surrender to designated Allied commanders, reveal all current military deployments, and preserve military equipment for later disarmament.

It is also the source of the modern division of Korea at the 38th Parallel.

By issuing General Order № 1, the United States confirmed its role as the principal occupying power over the areas specified.

[edit] Current use

Currently, General Order № 1(A) for United States military members in the Central Command Area of Operations (AOR) states:

General Order 1A prohibits military members from:

• Possession, manufacture, importation, distribution or consumption of alcohol.

• Introduction, purchase, possession, use, sale, transfer, manufacture or consumption of any controlled substances or drug paraphernalia. Prescription drugs must be accompanied by the original prescription label of the prescribing medical facility or authority.

• Introduction, possession, transfer, sale, creation or display of any pornography or sexually explicit material. This includes but is not limited to photos, videotapes, movies, drawings, cartoons, books and magazines. “Sexually explicit” means depiction or description of nudity, including sexual or excretory activities or organs, in a lascivious or lustful way. The exceptions are magazines and videotapes lawfully obtained by AAFES, AFRTS, and the MWR center.

• Purchase, possession, use or sale of privately owned firearms, explosives or ammunition.

• Gambling of any kind including sports pools, lotteries and raffles.

• Entrance into a mosque or other site of Islamic religious significance unless directed by military authorities as part of a military necessity or official tour.

• Removing, possessing, selling, defacing or destroying archaeological artifacts or national treasures.

• Selling, bartering or exchanging any currency at other than official exchange rate .

• Adopting mascots; caring for or feeding any type of domestic or wild animals .

• Proselytizing (preaching) or attempting to win converts to any religion, faith, or practice .

• Taking war trophies as souvenirs.

• Attending disciplinary ceremonies of any kind, such as public executions.

Additional use:

Commanders at their discretion prohibit their personnel from consuming alcohol for indefinite periods of time without regards to morale.

[edit] External link

• Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers General Order № 1