Explanatory Notes

• “…” indicates sections of the source material that have been omitted in quotations.
• There are expressions in parts of the original source material that may not be considered appropriate today. However, since resource materials are historical documents that reflect the attitudes of society at the time, these expressions have been left uncensored.
• As a rule, honorifics have been omitted.

List of Abbreviations

ABCC: Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission

CBS: Columbia Broadcasting System

CCD: Civil Censorship Detachment

CIE: Civil Information and Education Section

GHQ: General Headquarters, the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers

HICARE: Hiroshima International Council for Health Care of the Radiation Exposed

IEA: International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement

ICRC: International Committee of the Red Cross

INS: International News Service

IPPNW: International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War

MIS: Military Intelligence Service

MP: Military Police

MRA: Moral Re-Armament

NGO: non-governmental organizations

NHK: Nippon Hoso Kyokai (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)

RCC: Radio Chugoku Company, RCC Broadcasting Co. Ltd

SCAP: Supreme Commander for the Applied Powers

SIPRI: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UP: United Press

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