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    The National Police Reserve (警察予備, Keisatsu Yobitai), or NPR, was a lightly armed national police force established in August 1950 during the Allied...
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  • Officers 警察予備 (National Police Reserve) Keisatsu-yobitai 1950-1952 総総監たる警察監 Sōtisōkan-taru-keisatsukan 警察監 Keisatsukan 警察監補 Keisatsukan-ho 1等警察正 Ittō-keisatsusei...
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  • MacArthur ordered the creation of a 75,000-strong National Police Reserve (警察予備, Keisatsu yobitai) to maintain order in Japan and repel any possible invasion...
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    authorities authorized the establishment of a National Police Reserve (警察予備, Keisatsu-yobitai), consisting of 75,000 men equipped with light infantry...
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    encouragement of the U.S. occupation forces, established a National Police Reserve (警察予備 Keisatsu-yobitai). This consisted of 75,000 men equipped with light infantry...
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    警察予備, Keisatsu Yobitai 1950 1952 National force in Japan until formation of JSDF and NPA. According to Article 3, National Police Reserve Order (警察予備隊令第三條)...
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    encouragement of the US occupation forces, established a National Police Reserve (警察予備 Keisatsu-yobitai). This consisted of 75,000 men equipped with light infantry...
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    象徴天皇制の成立過程にみる政治葛藤: 1948年の側近首脳更迭問題より (PDF) (in Japanese), 成蹊大学文学部学会 葛原和三 (2006). "朝鮮戦争と警察予備:米極東軍が日本の防衛力形成に及ぼした影響について" (PDF). 防衛研究所紀要 (in Japanese). 第8巻 (第3号). 防衛研究所...
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    same role. In 1948, this unit was reinforced to the Police Reserve Units (予備, Yobi-tai). In addition, similar but smaller-scale riot squads were created...
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