Civil Censorship Detachment
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The Civil Censorship Detachment (CCD) (1945–1952) was a department created within the Civil Intelligence Section of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP). The CCD monitored and censored Japanese entertainment, press, mass media, and various forms of public and private opinion during the Occupation of Japan.[1]
Abbreviation | CCD |
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Formation | September 10th, 1945 |
Dissolved | August 9th, 1951 |
Headquarters | DN Tower 21 |
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Parent organization | Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers |
It was founded on September 10, 1945, to promote pro-Western values of democracy, with the aim of ushering Japan into the reconstruction period. By its dissolution, the CCD had worked on a wide range of subjects; from Japanese actions during the war, to abuses and severe crimes committed by the Occupation soldiers.[2] In 1946, the department was subsumed as part of G-2. On August 9, 1951, following many organizational upheavals, the Civil Censorship Detachment (CCD) was formally dissolved.
Much of its records are housed in the Gordon W. Prange Collection in the Hornbake Library at the University of Maryland.[3]