It was a great three days for all involved. We are now in the home stretch to the 50th anniversary of MacArthur's departure from Japan in 1951. It is no surprise, therefore, that three of Japan's major television production companies used the archives to film new documentaries concerning Douglas MacArthur and the Occupation of Japan. Japan Broadcasting, Tokyo Broadcasting, and TV Asahi all came to the archives over the fall months for research and filming. NHK's documentary was so well received that they have already planned a return trip for another documentary in the winter of 2001.
Donations continue to pour in.
The papers of Jack Napier, executive officer in SCAP's Government Section, were donated to the Memorial in September 2000. Napier was directly involved in the purge of Japanese militarists during the occupation of Japan and his papers reflect this. The papers are a great source of information about right wing groups in postwar Japan. Rob Schoevers of Warburton, Australia continues to be one of the best friends of the archives. As noted in past issues of The MacArthur Report, Mr. Schoevers has donated thousands of stamps to the archives over the past few years.