as the pace of operations in the pacific theater increased, it became apparent that the program, as originally timed, would not be completed quickly enough. casa and oss therefore greatly expedited the production of a few copies each of manuals on thirteen leading prefectures. oss/san francisco cooperated to accomplish reproduction, and the first copies, together with map packets, were sent to the theater in time to arrive there by the time american occupation began. the regular edition, was produced later over a number of weeks.