the planning section completed and maintained a current and basic military government plan for japan proper and its personnel were added to from time to time in the ratio of 75% army and 25% navy. according to colonel boekel in a letter to colonel jenkins dated 14 april 1944, the informal planning group at the smg (school of military government) was, "involved in some very rough spade work in anticipation of what the several theater commanders or navy area commanders may require to complete their planning when a directive is issued to them." colonel boekel noted that the theater commanders would not be bound by anything planned by the far east initial planning group at the smg (school of military government). the group, according to colonel boekel, served best as the focus for the procurement of survey data from the dozen or more federal agencies charged with the responsibility of getting out handbooks and guides for specific areas.