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MU: Okay, now, let's get back to your resettlement, after all the good work that you did in Japan, and helping out... then you came back to this Northwest area, is that what happened?

GK: Yes, I stayed on to serve as the legal advisor to U.S. forces in Japan. Then after the termination of the occupation on 28, April 1952, I stayed on as the legal advisor to the U.S. forces, which dealt with the Japanese on many matters pertaining to the rights and (privileges) of the U.S. forces stationed in Japan -- under Japanese law, because after the termination of occupation, we were under Japanese law. But they amended thirty-two Japanese laws to accommodate the stationing of the U.S. forces, and special rights for the United's forces (under their) immigration law, and custom law. We were exempted from Japanese law in bringing in our tanks and U.S. supplies -- they were not subjected to Japanese customs duties. Or immigration, whoever came in as a U.S. forces personnel (were) exempt from the Japanese immigration law. So all those things helped us smooth out the operation. And I was there to deal with the Japanese government in dealing with the operation of new Japanese law, which permitted Americans stationed in Japan.

MU: Oh really.

GK: So that was (an) interesting part. And I was busy with the Japanese... dealing with them all along.

MU: Oh, we could have you write a book on that one. [Laughs]

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