Evening star., 1945-10-30
100000 in Opium
Seized by Macarthur
In Narcotics Drive
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
TOKYO, Oct. 30.-Occupation
troops operating under Gen.
MacArthur's directive to stamp
out the Japanese narcotics in
dustry, which supplied approx
mately 80 per cent of the world S
illicit traffic, today seized an
opium cache worth $4,000 900
at smugglers' prices.
The Americans also located tons
of other narcotics worth hundreds
of thousands of dollars.
The supreme commander mean
while, in two new directives, Or
dered the arrest of Genki Abe, one
of the organizers of the hated
Japanese thought police" and
commanded that the confidential
files of the Is largest Zaibatsu be
reported to him.
In another major action, Gen
Macarthur refused in a personal
interview granted Foreign Minister
Shigeru YoShida to modify in the
slightest the recent directive diplo-
matically isolating Japan from the
rest of the world.
80 Tons of Quinine Found.
Artillerymen of the 9th Division.
commanded by Brig. Gen. Sherman
V. Hasbrouck, made the big narcotics
haul in the Nagano district of
Central Honshu
Capt. John F. Kelly. the divisions
artillery medical officer. estimated
the legal price of the lot at $6,000,-
900, but said that the tons of
opium alone would bring $50,000,000
in illicit traffic in the United States
The find included more than $780,
900 worth of morphine, novocaine
and cocaine, besides medical and
dental equipment enough for three
complete hospitals.
Another warehouse produced 30
tons of quinine, which the medical
officer said would have been enough
to protect 100000 American SOL
diers from malaria for a month.
Under today's order, the japanese
government was instructed to de-
liver Abe, who besides his thought
police" activities, was japanese home
minister in Premier Kantaro ST.
Zuki's surrender cabinet. to Ameri-
can officers for Incarceration in
Omori Prison, where a number of
other former war lords await war
crimes trials.
Exhaustive Reports Ordered.
Gen. MacArthur's new ZaibatSu.
directive ordered the Is companies
to prepare within As days from Oc
tober % exhaustive reports disclos-
ing complete financial and produc-
ton records for the war years 1885
through 1914; lists of all foreign
nationals who owned any shares in
that period: annual lists of major
customers and details on capitaliza-
ton, balance sheets, property hold
ings. investments. bank deposit,
loans and ma jor stockholders.
Specifically named in the directive
were the Big Five Mitsui. Mitsu-
bishi. Sumitomo, Yasuda and Okura
and Kawasaki, Nissan Asano
Holding, Fuji Industrial formerly
Nakajima Aircraft, Shibusawa,
Nippon heterogeneous Fertilizer. Fu-t
rukawa, Nomura Riken and Nisso.
companies.
Gen. Macarthur previously in eff
feet, ordered dissolution of the Zai-
batsu. but did not make his ''sugges-
tion" directive. To date, only one
of the Zaibatsu has indicated
willingness to comply, while official
Japan has baked publicly at the re-
quest.
Others May Be Named.
Allied headquarters said the new
directive named all of the leading
family monopolies known to exist
now, but further investigation might
produce others
The order specified that reports
must be prepared for each holding
company and its subsidiaries. That
means the opening of new avenues
of investigation throughout the
major wartime industries to deter
mine the relationship of the f1nan-
cial world with the milltarists.
The survey dates from the years
of final preparation for the attack
on China.
Earnings of these companies and
their subsidiaries will be recorded in
the survey. Sales exceeding per
cent of the companies total sales
for a year and all loans exceeding
100000 yen ($6,66O must be re-
ported
The list Of japanese stockholders
will include those holding more than
500 shares or securities exceeding
100000 yen value for both industries
and banks.
Directive From Washington.
Gen. Macarthur refusal to alter
In any way his directive ordering all
japanese diplomats everywhere re-
turned home. all embassies and
other establishments closed and all
of their records turned over to him
carried the full weight of the Big
-Four Allies
His reply to Yoshida's request for
modification was a Succinct state
ment that the directive came to him
from Washington and was issued
after consultations among the
United States, Britain, China and
Russia.
The newspaper Yomiuri Hochi
recalled that the japanese had pro-
tested a. similar Allied order imme-
diately After surrendering but had
receivedf no reply. The japanese
had ter.ned the order inconsistent !
with the Potsdam declaration.
The new directive emphasized Al |