ABSTRACT
The IPR was at the height of its political influence during the Pacific War. The war strengthened existing trends within its operations – state orientation and world focus. The JCIPR did not attend the conferences in 1942 and 1945, and as a result they became a think-tank forum for the Allied countries. Discussion was addressed to policy-makers, covered mainly security issues and the press was shut out. As in Japan, the Allied states co-opted IPR activities. In most cases, coercion was not necessary. IPR members took up service for the state with enthusiasm, excitement and a sense of mission, or they willingly worked closely with their governments. Their regional expertise was vital, not only in the task of winning the war, but also in postwar reconstruction.
