GHQの言論指令「新聞規則」(1945年9月18日)

GHQの言論指令「新聞規則」

新聞規則

AG000、73(1945年9月18日

CI SCAPIN33

昭和20年9月19日

1、ニュースハ巌格ニ真実ニ符合スルモノタルベシ。

2、直接又ハ間接公安ヲ害スル惧アル事項ヲ印刷スルコトヲ得ズ。

3、聯合国ニ対スル虚偽又ハ破壊的批評ヲ行ハザルベシ。

4、聯合国占領軍ニ対スル破壊的批評及ビ軍隊ノ不信若ハ憤激ヲ招ク惧アル何事モ為サザルベシ。

5、聯合軍軍隊ノ動静ニ関シテハ公式ニ発表セラレタルモノ以外ハ発表又ハ論議セザルベシ。

6、ニュースノ筋ハ事実ニ即シ編輯上ノ意見ハ完全ニ之ヲ避クベシ。

7、ニュースノ筋ハ宣伝的意図ヲ以テ着色スルコトヲ得ズ。

8、ニュースノ筋ハ宣伝的意図ヲ強調又ハ拡大スル目的ヲ以テ微細ノ点ヲ過度ニ強調スルコトヲ得ズ。

9、ニュースノ筋ハ関係事実又ハ細目ヲ省略スルコトニ依リ之ヲ歪曲スルコトヲ得ズ。

10、新聞ノ編輯ニ於テニュースノ筋ハ宣伝的意図ヲ設定若ハ展開スル目的ヲ以テ或ルニュースヲ不当ニ誇張スルコトヲ得ズ。

OFFICE OF THE SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS

Ag 000.73(18 Sep 45) CI

(SCAPIN-33)

19 September 1945

MEMORANDUM FOR:IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT.

THROUGH    :Central Liaison Office,Tokyo.

SUBJECT    Press Code for Japan.

1.News must adhere strictly to the truth.

2.Nothing shall be printed which might, directly or by inference disturb the public tranquillity.

3.There shall be no false or destructive criticism of the Allied Powers.

4.There shall be no destructive criticism of the Allied Forces Occupation and nothing which might invite mistrust or resentment of those troops.

5.There shall be no mention or discussion of Allied troops movements unless such movements have been officially released.

6.News stories must be factually written and completely devoid of editorial opinion.

7.News stories shall not be colored to conform with any propaganda line.

8.Minor details of a news story must not be overemphasized to stress or develop any propaganda line.

9.No news story shall be distorted by the omssion of pertient facts or details.

10.In the make-up of the newspaper no news story shall be given undue  prominence for the purpose of establishing or devoloping any propaganda line.

FOR THE SUPREME COMMANDER

(Sgd.)Harold Fair HAROLD FAIR,

Lt.Col.,A.G.D.,Asst Adjutant General.