mirror of
https://github.com/nhammer514/textfiles-politics.git
synced 2024-10-01 01:15:38 -04:00
648 lines
28 KiB
Plaintext
648 lines
28 KiB
Plaintext
THE JAPANESE SURRENDER DOCUMENTS - WWII
|
|
|
|
TRANSLATION of Foreign Minister Shiegemitsu's credentials
|
|
|
|
TRANSLATION
|
|
|
|
H I R O H I T O ,
|
|
|
|
By the Grace of Heaven, Emperor of Japan, seated on the Throne occupied
|
|
by the same Dynasty changeless through ages eternal,
|
|
|
|
To all who these Presents shall come, Greeting!
|
|
|
|
We do hereby authorise Mamoru Shigemitsu, Zyosanmi, First Class of the
|
|
Imperial Order of the Rising Sun to attach his signature by command and
|
|
in behalf of Ourselves and Our Government unto the Instrument of
|
|
Surrender which is required by the Supreme Commander for the Allied
|
|
Powers to be signed.
|
|
|
|
In witness whereof, We have hereunto set Our signature and caused the
|
|
Great Seal of the Empire to be affixed.
|
|
|
|
Given at Our Palace in Tokyo, this first day of the ninth month of the
|
|
twentieth year of Syowa, being the two thousand six hundred and fifth
|
|
year from the Accession of the Emperor Zinmu.
|
|
|
|
..
|
|
| Seal of |
|
|
| the | Signed: H I R O H I T O
|
|
| Empire |
|
|
!!
|
|
|
|
Countersigned: Naruhiko-o
|
|
Prime Minister
|
|
|
|
---------------------------------------
|
|
TRANSLATION of General Umezu's credentials
|
|
|
|
|
|
TRANSLATION
|
|
|
|
H I R O H I T O ,
|
|
|
|
By the Grace of Heaven, Emperor of Japan, seated on the Throne occupied
|
|
by the same Dynasty changeless through ages eternal,
|
|
|
|
To all who these Presents shall come, Greeting!
|
|
|
|
We do hereby authorise Yoshijiro Umezu, Zyosanmi, First Class of the
|
|
Imperial Order of the Rising Sun to attach his signature by command and
|
|
in behalf of Ourselves and Our Government unto the Instrument of
|
|
Surrender which is required by the Supreme Commander for the Allied
|
|
Powers to be signed.
|
|
|
|
In witness whereof, We have hereunto set Our signature and caused the
|
|
Great Seal of the Empire to be affixed.
|
|
|
|
Given at Our Palace in Tokyo, this first day of the ninth month of the
|
|
twentieth year of Syowa, being the two thousand six hundred and fifth
|
|
year from the Accession of the Emperor Zinmu.
|
|
|
|
..
|
|
| Seal of |
|
|
| the | Signed: H I R O H I T O
|
|
| Empire |
|
|
!!
|
|
|
|
Countersigned: Yoshijiro Umezu
|
|
Chief of the General
|
|
Staff of the Imperial
|
|
Japanese Army
|
|
|
|
Soemu Toyoda
|
|
Chief of the General
|
|
Staff of the Imperial
|
|
Japanese Army
|
|
|
|
---------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
I N S T R U M E N T O F S U R R E N D E R
|
|
|
|
We, acting by command of and in behalf of the Emperor of Japan, the
|
|
Japanese Government and the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters,
|
|
hereby accept the provisions set forth in the declaration issued by the
|
|
heads of the Governments of the United States, China, and Great Britain
|
|
on 26 July 1945 at Potsdam, and subsequently adhered to by the Union of
|
|
Soviet Socialist Republics, which four powers are hereafter referred to
|
|
as the Allied Powers.
|
|
|
|
We hereby proclaim the unconditional surrender to the Allied Powers of
|
|
the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters and of all Japanese armed
|
|
forces and all armed forces under the Japanese control wherever
|
|
situated.
|
|
|
|
We hereby command all Japanese forces wherever situated and the
|
|
Japanese people to cease hostilites forthwith, to preserve and save
|
|
from damage all ships, aircraft, and military and civil property and to
|
|
comply with all requirements which my be imposed by the Supreme
|
|
Commander for the Allied Powers or by agencies of
|
|
the Japanese Government at his direction.
|
|
|
|
We hereby command the Japanese Imperial Headquarters to issue at once
|
|
orders to the Commanders of all Japanese forces and all forces under
|
|
Japanese control wherever situated to surrender unconditionally
|
|
themselves and all forces under their control.
|
|
|
|
We hereby command all civil, military and naval officials to obey and
|
|
enforce all proclamations, and orders and directives deemed by the
|
|
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers to be proper to ef- fectuate
|
|
this surrender and issued by him or under his authority and we direct
|
|
all such officials to remain at their posts and to continue to perform
|
|
their non-combatant duties unless specifically
|
|
relieved by him or under his authority.
|
|
|
|
We hereby undertake for the Emperor, the Japanese Government and their
|
|
successors to carry out the provisions of the Potsdam Declaration in
|
|
good faith, and to issue whatever orders and take whatever actions may
|
|
be required by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Poers or by any
|
|
other designated representative of the Allied Powers for the purpose of
|
|
giving effect to that Declaration.
|
|
|
|
We hereby command the Japanese Imperial Government and the Japanese
|
|
Imperial General Headquarters at once to liberate all allied prisoners
|
|
of war and civilian internees now under Japanese control and to provide
|
|
for their protection, care, maintenance and immediate transportation to
|
|
places as directed.
|
|
|
|
The authority of the Emperor and the Japanese Government to rule the
|
|
state shall be subject to the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
|
|
who will take such steps as he deems proper to effectuate these terms
|
|
of surrender.
|
|
|
|
Signed at TOKYO BAY, JAPAN at 0904 I
|
|
on the SECOND day of SEPTEMBER, 1945
|
|
|
|
MAMORU SHIGMITSU
|
|
By Command and in behalf of the Emperor
|
|
of Japan and the Japanese Government
|
|
|
|
YOSHIJIRO UMEZU
|
|
By Command and in behalf of the Japanese
|
|
Imperial General Headquarters
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accepted at TOKYO BAY, JAPAN at 0903 I
|
|
on the SECOND day of SEPTEMBER, 1945,
|
|
for the United States, Republic of China, United Kingdom and the
|
|
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and in the interests of the
|
|
other United Nations at war with Japan.
|
|
|
|
DOUGLAS MAC ARTHUR
|
|
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
|
|
|
|
|
|
C.W. NIMITZ
|
|
United States Representative
|
|
|
|
HSU YUNG-CH'ANG
|
|
Republic of China Representative
|
|
|
|
BRUCE FRASER
|
|
United Kingdom Representative
|
|
|
|
KUZMA DEREVYANKO
|
|
Union of Soviet Socialist
|
|
Republics Representative
|
|
|
|
THOMAS BLAMEY
|
|
Commonwealth of Australia
|
|
Representative
|
|
|
|
L. MOORE COSGRAVE
|
|
Dominion of Canada Representative
|
|
|
|
JACQUES LE CLERC
|
|
Provisional Government of the French
|
|
Republic Representative
|
|
|
|
C.E.L. HELFRICH
|
|
Kingdom of the Netherlands
|
|
Representative
|
|
|
|
LEONARD M. ISITT
|
|
Dominion of New Zealand Representative
|
|
---------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
Translation of Emperor Hirohito's Receipt of the Surrender documents
|
|
|
|
P R O C L A M A T I O N
|
|
|
|
Accepting the terms set forth in the Declaration issued by the heads of
|
|
the Governments of the United States, Great Britain, and China on July
|
|
26th, 1945 at Potsdam and subse- quently adhered to by the Union of
|
|
Soviet Socialist Republics, We have commanded the Japanese Imperial
|
|
Government and the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters to sign on
|
|
Our behalf the Instrument of Surrender presented by the Supreme
|
|
Commander for the Allied Powers and to issue General Orders to the
|
|
Military and Naval Forces in accordance with the direction of the
|
|
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers. We command all Our people
|
|
forthwith to cease hostilities, to lay down their arms and faithfully
|
|
to carry out all the provisions of Instrument of Surrender and the
|
|
General Orders issued by the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters
|
|
hereunder.
|
|
|
|
This second day of the ninth month of the twentieth year of Syowa
|
|
|
|
..
|
|
| Seal of |
|
|
| the | Signed: H I R O H I T O
|
|
| Emperor |
|
|
!!
|
|
|
|
|
|
Countersigned: Naruhiko-o
|
|
Prime Minister
|
|
Mamoru Shigemitsu
|
|
Minister of Foreign Affairs
|
|
Iwao Yamazaki
|
|
Minister of Home Affairs
|
|
Juichi Tsushima
|
|
Minister of Finance
|
|
Sadamu Shimomura
|
|
Minister of War
|
|
Mitsumasa Yonai
|
|
Minister of Navy
|
|
Chuzo Iwata
|
|
Minister of Justice
|
|
Tamon Maeda
|
|
Minister of Education
|
|
Kenzo Matsumura
|
|
Minister of Welfare
|
|
Kotaro Sengoku
|
|
Minister of Agriculture
|
|
and Forestry
|
|
Chikuhei Nakajima
|
|
Minister of Commerce
|
|
and Industry
|
|
Naoto Kobiyama
|
|
Minister of Transportation
|
|
Fumimaro Konoe
|
|
Minister without Portfolio
|
|
Taketora Ogata
|
|
Minister without Portfolio
|
|
Binshiro Obata
|
|
Minister without Portfolio
|
|
---------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER
|
|
of the
|
|
Japanese and Japanese-Controlled Armed Forces
|
|
in the Philippine Islands
|
|
to the Commanding General
|
|
United States Army Forces, Western Pacific
|
|
|
|
|
|
Camp John Hay
|
|
Baguio, Mountain Province,
|
|
Luzon, Philippine, Islands
|
|
3 September, 1945
|
|
|
|
Pursuant to and in accordance with the proclamation of the Emperor of
|
|
Japan accepting the terms set forth in the declaration issued by the
|
|
heads of the Governments of the United States, Great Britain, and China
|
|
on 26 July 1945; at Potsdam and sub- sequently adhered to by the Union
|
|
of Soviet Socialist Republics; and to the formal instrument of sur-
|
|
render of the Japanese Imperial Government and the Japanese Imperial
|
|
General Headquarters signed at Toyko Bay at 0908 on 2 September 1945:
|
|
|
|
1. Acting by command of and in behalf of the Emperor of Japan,
|
|
the Japanese Imperial Government and the Japanese Imperial
|
|
General Headquarters, We hereby surrender unconditionally to
|
|
the Commanding General, United States Army Forces, Western
|
|
Pacific, all Japanese and Japanese-controlled armed forces,
|
|
air, sea, ground and auxiliary, in the Philippine Islands.
|
|
|
|
2. We hereby command all Japanese forces wherever situated in
|
|
the Philippine Islands to cease hostilities forthwith, to
|
|
preserve and save from damage all ships, aircraft, and
|
|
military and civil property, and to comply with all require-
|
|
ments which may be imposed by the Commanding General, United
|
|
States Army Forces, Western Pacific, or his authorized
|
|
representatives.
|
|
|
|
3. We hereby direct the commanders of all Japanese forces in the
|
|
Philippine Islands to issue at once to all forces under their
|
|
command to surrender unconditionally themselves and all
|
|
forces under their control, as prisoners of war, to the
|
|
nearest United States Force Commander.
|
|
|
|
4. We hereby direct the commanders of all Japanese forces in the
|
|
Philippine Islands to surrender intact and in good order to
|
|
the nearest United States Army Force Commander, at times and
|
|
at places directed by him, all equipment and supplies of
|
|
whatever nature under their control.
|
|
|
|
5. We hereby direct the commanders of all Japanese forces in the
|
|
Philippine Islands at once to liberate all Allied prisoners
|
|
of war and civilian internees under their control, and to
|
|
provide for their protection, care, maintenance and immediate
|
|
transportation to places as directed by the nearest United
|
|
States Army Force Commander.
|
|
|
|
6. We hereby undertake to transmit the directives given in
|
|
Paragraphs 1 through 5, above, to all Japanese forces in the
|
|
Philip- pine Islands immediatlely by all means within our
|
|
power, and further to furnish to the Commanding General,
|
|
United States Army Forces, Western Pacific, all necessary
|
|
Japanese emissaries fully empowered to bring about the
|
|
surrender of Japanese forces in the Philippine Islands with
|
|
whom we are not in contact.
|
|
|
|
7. We hereby undertake to furnish immediatly to the Commanding
|
|
General, United States Army Forces, Western Pacific, a
|
|
statement of the designation, numbers, loacations, and
|
|
commanders of all Japanese armed forces, ground, sea, or air,
|
|
in the Philippine Islands.
|
|
|
|
8. We hereby undertake faithfully to obey all further pro-
|
|
clamation, orders and directives deemed by the Commanding
|
|
General, United States Armed Forces, Western Pacific, to be
|
|
proper to effecuate this surrender.
|
|
|
|
Signed at Camp John Hay, Baguio, Mountain Province, Luzon, Philippine
|
|
Islands, at 1210 hours 3 September 1945:
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOMOYUKI YAMASHITA, DENHICI OKOCHI,
|
|
General, Imperial Japanese Vice Admiral, Imperial Japanese
|
|
Army Highest Commander, Navy, Highest Commander,
|
|
Imperial Japanese Army in Imperial Japanese Navy in the
|
|
the Philippines. Philippines.
|
|
|
|
By command and in behalf
|
|
of the Japanese Imperial
|
|
General Headquarters
|
|
|
|
Accepted at Camp John Hay, Baguio, Mountain Province Luzon
|
|
Philippine Islands, at 1210 hours 3 September 1945:
|
|
For the Commander-in-Chief, United States Army Forces, Pacific:
|
|
|
|
|
|
EDMOND H. LEAVY,
|
|
Major General, USA
|
|
Deputy Commander, United States Army Forces,
|
|
Western Pacific.
|
|
---------------------------------------
|
|
UNITED STATES ARMY FORCES IN KOREA
|
|
|
|
HEADQUARTERS XXIV CORPS
|
|
|
|
OFFICE OF THE COMMANDING GENERAL
|
|
APO 235 c/o POSTMASTER
|
|
SAN FRANSICO, CALIFORNIA
|
|
|
|
|
|
FORMAL SURRENDER BY THE SENIOR JAPANESE GROUND,
|
|
|
|
SEA, AIR AND AUXILIARY FORCES COMMANDS WITHIN
|
|
KOREA SOUTH OF 38 NORTH LATITUDE TO THE COM-
|
|
MANDING GENERAL, UNITED STATES ARMY FORCES IN
|
|
KOREA, FOR AND IN BEHALF OF THE COMMANDER-IN-
|
|
CHIEF UNITED STATES ARMY FORCES, PAFIFIC
|
|
|
|
|
|
WHEREAS an Instrument of Surrender was on the 2d day of September 1945
|
|
by command of and behalf of the Emperor of Japan, the Japanese Govern-
|
|
ment and the Japanese Imperial Headquarters signed by Foreign Minister
|
|
Mamouru Shigemitsu by command and in behalf of the Emperor of Japan,
|
|
the Japanese Government and by Yoshijiro Umezu by command of and in
|
|
behalf of the Japanese Imperial Headquaters and
|
|
|
|
WHEREAS the terms of the Instrument of Surrender were subsequently as
|
|
follows:
|
|
|
|
"1. We, acting by command of an in behalf of the Emperor of
|
|
Japan, the Japanese Government and the Japanese Imperial
|
|
General Headquarters, hereby accept the provisions set forth
|
|
in the declaration issued by the heads of the Governments of
|
|
the United States, China, and Great Britian on 26 July 1945
|
|
at Potsdam, and subsequently adhered to by the Union of
|
|
Soviet Socialist Republics, which four powers are hereafter
|
|
referred to as the Allied Powers.
|
|
|
|
"2. We hereby proclaim the unconditional surrender to the Allied
|
|
Powers of the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters and of
|
|
all Japanese armed forces and all armed forces under the
|
|
Japanese control wherever situated.
|
|
|
|
"3. We hereby command all Japanese forces wherever situated and
|
|
the Japanese people to cease hostilites forthwith, to
|
|
preserve and save from damage all ships, aircraft, and
|
|
military and civil property and to comply with all require-
|
|
ments which my be imposed by the Supreme Commander for the
|
|
Allied Powers or by agencies of the Japanese Government at
|
|
his direction.
|
|
|
|
"4. We hereby command the Japanese Imperial Headquarters to issue
|
|
at once orders to the Commanders of all Japanese forces and
|
|
all forces under Japanese control wherever situated to
|
|
surrender unconditionally themselves and all forces under
|
|
their control.
|
|
|
|
"5. We hereby command all civil, military and naval officials to
|
|
obey and enforce all proclamations, and orders and directives
|
|
deemed by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers to be
|
|
proper to ef- fectuate this surrender and issued by him or
|
|
under his authority and we direct all such officials to
|
|
remain at their posts and to continue to perform their
|
|
non-combatant duties unless specifically relieved by him or
|
|
under his authority.
|
|
|
|
"6. We hereby undertake for the Emperor, the Japanese Government
|
|
and their successors to carry out the provisions of the
|
|
Potsdam Declaration in good faith, and to issue whatever
|
|
orders and take whatever actions may be required by the
|
|
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers or by any other
|
|
designated representative of the Allied Powers for the
|
|
purpose of giving effect to that Declaration.
|
|
|
|
"7. We hereby command the Japanese Imperial Government and the
|
|
Japanese Imperial General Headquarters at once to liberate
|
|
all allied prisoners of war and civilian internees now under
|
|
Japanese control and to provide for their protection, care,
|
|
maintenance and immediate transportation to places as
|
|
directed.
|
|
|
|
"8. The authority of the Emperor and the Japanese Government to
|
|
rule the state shall be subject to the Supreme Commander for
|
|
the Allied Powers who will take such steps as he deems proper
|
|
to effectuate these terms of surrender.
|
|
|
|
WHEREAS the terms of surrender were, on the 2d day of September 1945 as
|
|
given by the United States, the Republic of China, the United Kingdom,
|
|
the Soviet Union of Socialist Republics and other allied powers,
|
|
accepted by the Imperial Japanese Government, and
|
|
|
|
WHEREAS on the 2d day of September 1945 the Imperial General Head-
|
|
quarters by direction of the Emperor has ordered all its commanders in
|
|
Japan and abroad to cause the Japanese Armed Forces and Japanese
|
|
controlled forces under their command to cease hostilities at once, to
|
|
lay down their arms and remain in their present locations and to
|
|
surrender unconditionally to commanders acting in behalf of the United
|
|
States, the Republic of China, the United Kingdom, the British Empire
|
|
and the Union of Socialist Republics, and
|
|
|
|
WHEREAS the Imperial General Headquarters, its senior commanders and
|
|
all ground, sea, air and auxiliary forces in the main islands of Japan,
|
|
minor islands adjacent thereto, Korea south of 38 north latitude and
|
|
the Philippines were directed to surrender to the Commmander-in-Chief
|
|
of the United States Army Forces, Pacific and
|
|
|
|
WHEREAS the Commander-in-Chief of the United States Army Forces,
|
|
Pacific has appointed the Commanding General, XXIV Corps as the Command
|
|
General, United States Army Forces in Korea, and has directed him as
|
|
such to act for the Commander- in-Chief United States Army Forces,
|
|
Pacific in the reception of the surrender of the senior Japanese
|
|
commanders of all Japanese ground, sea, air and auxiliary forces in
|
|
Korea south of 38 north latitude and all islands adjacent thereto. Now
|
|
therefor
|
|
|
|
We, the undersigned, senior Japanese commanders of all Japanese ground,
|
|
sea, air and auxiliary forces in Korea south of 38 north latitude, do
|
|
hereby acknowledge:
|
|
|
|
a. That we have been duly advised and fully informed
|
|
of the contents of the Proclamation by the Emperor
|
|
of Japan, the Instrument of Surrender and the
|
|
orders herein above referred to.
|
|
|
|
b. That we accept our duties and obligations under
|
|
said instruments and orders and recognize the
|
|
necessity for our strict compliance therewith and
|
|
adherence thereto.
|
|
|
|
c. The the Commanding General, United States Army
|
|
Forces in Korea, is the duly authorized representa-
|
|
tive of the Commander-in-Chief United States Army
|
|
Forces, Pacific and that we will completely and
|
|
immediately carry out and put into ef fect his
|
|
instructions.
|
|
|
|
Finally, we do hereby formally and unconditionally surrender to the
|
|
Commanding General, United States Army Forces in Korea, all persons in
|
|
Korea south of 38 degrees North Latitude who are in the Armed Forces
|
|
of Japan, and all military installations, ordnance, ships, aircraft,
|
|
and other military equipment or property of every kind or description
|
|
in Korea, including all islands adjacent thereto, south of 38 degrees
|
|
North Latitude over which we exercise jurisdiction or control.
|
|
|
|
In case of conflict or ambiguity between the English text of this
|
|
document and any translation thereof, the English shall prevail.
|
|
|
|
Signed at SEOUL, KOREA at 1630 hours on the 9th day of September 1945.
|
|
|
|
YOSHIO SOZUKI
|
|
Senior Japanese commander of all
|
|
Japanese ground and air forces
|
|
in Korea south of 38 north
|
|
latitude.
|
|
|
|
GISABURO YAMAGUCHI
|
|
Senior Japanese commander of all
|
|
Japanese naval forces in Korea
|
|
south of 38 north latitude.
|
|
|
|
I, Nobuyuki Abe, the duly appointed, qualified and acting Governor
|
|
General of KOREA do hereby certify that I have read and fully under-
|
|
stand the contents of the foregoing Instrument of Surrender, and of all
|
|
documents referred to therein.
|
|
|
|
I hereby acknowledge the duties and obligations imposed upon me by said
|
|
documents, insofar as they apply to all matters within my jurisdiction
|
|
or control as Governor General of Korea, and recognize the necessity of
|
|
my strict compliance therewith and adherence thereto.
|
|
|
|
In particular do I reconize that the Commanding General, UNITED STATES
|
|
ARMY FORCES IN KOREA, is the duly authorized representative of the
|
|
Commander-in-Chief, UNITED STATES ARMY FORCES, PACIFIC, and that I am
|
|
completely and immediately to carry out and put into effect his
|
|
instructions.
|
|
|
|
Signed at SEOUL, KOREA, at 1630 hours on the 9th day of September 1945.
|
|
|
|
NOBUYUKI ABE
|
|
(Governor General of KOREA)
|
|
|
|
Accepted at SEOUL, KOREA, at 1630 hours on the 9th day of
|
|
September 1945 for and in behalf of the Commander-in-Chief
|
|
of the United States Army Forces, Pacific.
|
|
|
|
JOHN R. HODGE
|
|
JOHN R. HODGE
|
|
Lieutenant General U.S. Army
|
|
Commanding General
|
|
United States Army Forces in Korea
|
|
|
|
|
|
THOMAS C. KINCAID
|
|
T. C. KINCAID
|
|
Admiral, U. S. Navy
|
|
Representative of the United States Navy
|
|
---------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER
|
|
SOUTH EAST ASIA
|
|
|
|
|
|
INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER OF JAPANESE FORCES UNDER
|
|
THE COMMAND OR CONTROL OF THE SUPREME COMMANDER,
|
|
JAPANESE EXPEDITIONARY FORCES, SOUTHERN REGIONS,
|
|
WITHIN THE OPERATIONAL THEATRE OF THE SUPREME
|
|
ALLIED COMMANDER, SOUTH EAST ASIA
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. In pursuance of and in compliance with:
|
|
|
|
(a) the Instrument of Surrender signed by the Japanese
|
|
plenipotentiaries by command and on behalf of the
|
|
Emperor of Japan, the Japanese Government and the
|
|
Japanese Imperial General Headquarters at Toyko on
|
|
2 September, 1945;
|
|
|
|
(b) General Order No. 1, promulgated at the same place
|
|
and on the same date;
|
|
|
|
(c) the Local Agreement made by the Supreme Commander,
|
|
Japanese Expeditionary Forces, Southern Regions, with
|
|
the SupEast Asia at
|
|
Rangoon on 27 August, 1945;
|
|
|
|
to all of which Instrument of Surrender, General Order and Local
|
|
Agreement this present Instrument is complementary and which it in no
|
|
way supersedes, the Supreme Commander, Japanese Expeditionary Forces,
|
|
Southern Regions (Field Marshall Count Terauchi) does hereby surrender
|
|
unconditionally to the Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia
|
|
(Admiral The Lord Louis Mountbatten) himself and all Japanese sea,
|
|
ground, air and auxiliary forces under his command or control and
|
|
within the operational theatre of the Supreme Allied Commander, South
|
|
East Asia.
|
|
|
|
2. The Supreme Commander, Japanese Expeditionary Forces,
|
|
Southern Regions, undertakes to ensure that all orders and
|
|
instructions that may be issued from time to time by the
|
|
Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia, or by any of his
|
|
subordinate Naval, Military, or Air-Force Commanders of
|
|
whatever rank acting in his name, are scrupulously and
|
|
promptly obeyed by all Japanese sea, ground, air and auxili-
|
|
ary forces under the command or control of the Supreme
|
|
Commander, Japanese Expeditionary Forces, Southern Regions,
|
|
and within the operational theatre of the Supreme Allied
|
|
Commander, South East Asia.
|
|
|
|
3. Any disobediance of, or delay or failure to comply with,
|
|
orders or instructions issued by the Supreme Allied Com-
|
|
mander, South East Asia, or issued on his behalf by any of
|
|
his subordinate Naval, Military, or Air Force Commanders of
|
|
whatever rank, and any action which the Supreme Allied
|
|
Commander, South East Asia, or his subordinate Commanders
|
|
action on his behalf, may determine to be detrimental to the
|
|
Allied Powers, will be dealt with as the Supreme Allied
|
|
Commander, South East Asia may decide.
|
|
|
|
4. This Instrument takes effect from the time and date of signing.
|
|
|
|
5. This Instrument is drawn up in the English Language, which is
|
|
the only authentic version. In any case of doubt to
|
|
intention or meaning, the decision of the Supreme Allied
|
|
Commander, South East Asia is final. It is the respon-
|
|
sibility of the Supreme Commander, Japanese Expeditionary
|
|
Forces, Southern Regions, to make such translations into
|
|
Japanese as he may require.
|
|
|
|
Signed at Singapore at 0341 hours (G.M.T.) on 12 September, 1945.
|
|
|
|
SEISHIRO ITAGAKI LOUIS MOUNTBATTAN
|
|
(for) SUPREME COMMANDER SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER
|
|
JAPANESE EXPEDITIONARY FORCES, SOUTH EAST ASIA
|
|
SOUTHERN REGIONS
|
|
|
|
-------------------------------------
|
|
Prepared by Monty "Doc" White (The Cleveland Free-Net - aa201)
|
|
|
|
|
|
X-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-X
|
|
Another file downloaded from: NIRVANAnet(tm)
|
|
|
|
&TOTSE 510/935-5845 Walnut Creek, CA Taipan Enigma
|
|
Burn This Flag 408/363-9766 San Jose, CA Zardoz
|
|
realitycheck 415/666-0339 San Francisco, CA Poindexter Fortran
|
|
Governed Anarchy 510/226-6656 Fremont, CA Eightball
|
|
New Dork Sublime 805/823-1346 Tehachapi, CA Biffnix
|
|
Lies Unlimited 801/278-2699 Salt Lake City, UT Mick Freen
|
|
Atomic Books 410/669-4179 Baltimore, MD Baywolf
|
|
Sea of Noise 203/886-1441 Norwich, CT Mr. Noise
|
|
The Dojo 713/997-6351 Pearland, TX Yojimbo
|
|
Frayed Ends of Sanity 503/965-6747 Cloverdale, OR Flatline
|
|
The Ether Room 510/228-1146 Martinez, CA Tiny Little Super Guy
|
|
Hacker Heaven 860/456-9266 Lebanon, CT The Visionary
|
|
The Shaven Yak 510/672-6570 Clayton, CA Magic Man
|
|
El Observador 408/372-9054 Salinas, CA El Observador
|
|
Cool Beans! 415/648-7865 San Francisco, CA G.A. Ellsworth
|
|
DUSK Til Dawn 604/746-5383 Cowichan Bay, BC Cyber Trollis
|
|
The Great Abyss 510/482-5813 Oakland, CA Keymaster
|
|
|
|
"Raw Data for Raw Nerves"
|
|
X-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-X
|