해방직후 남한 거주 일본인의 귀환양상과 재산처리 과정 고찰

Abstract

In this paper, we considered the repatriation patterns of Japanese residents in South Korea from 1945 to 1946 right after liberation and the process of property disposal. First, the procedures and characteristics of the repatriation at Busan port and the characteristics and procedures of repatriation up to the arrival Busan port were examined. In the case of general Japanese until their arrival at Busan Port, transportation of returnee until September 25, 1945 was carried out by the information center under the management of the Foreign Affairs Division, and on October 16, 1945, the Japanese people's lodging facilities and relief work were transferred from the information office to Sehwa Association. All repatriation were obligated to get typhoid and smallpox vaccinations, and the representative of the Japanese Sehwa Association paid the information for the repatriation rail fares. The information desk issued bank drafts and travel certificates and handed them back to the Japanese Sehwa Association, which was distributed to individuals. The Department of Foreign Affairs prepared a radio broadcast in Japanese and English at least the day before the scheduled transport date and notified the information to the information center to inform the repatriation of the transport date. In the case of a special group of Japanese soldiers and their families, the Japanese Military Liaison Office informed the departure time to veterans outside the Gyeongseong area. The transport train was prepared by the Foreign Affairs Division in the same manner as the repatriation transport method, and the Japanese military liaison department cooperated with the Japanese Sehwa Association to handle the repatriation using Japanese army wax for vaccination against typhoid and smallpox. Other procedures in the repatriation operation are the same as for the repatriation of the general public described above. And looking at the repatriation procedure at Busan Port, Japanese soldiers and their families consisted of an inspection group for prohibited products, an information group, an import group, a transportation group, and a rearranging group, and proceeded with the repatriation procedure. In addition, for general Japanese, the boarding procedure was carried out by the Busan Japanese Sehwa Association and the information team. Regarding the process of property disposal by the U.S. Military Government, Decree No.2, which allowed the sale of Japanese private property by recognizing the ownership of private property, caused a strong opposition within Korea, so Decree No.33 was promulgated to disallow ownership of Japanese private property. In addition, based on the contents of this Decree No.2 and Decree No.33, the pattern of vested property in Busan was also examined.