Japanese Surrender
TRANSLATION of Foreign Minister Shiegemitsu's credentials.
By the Grace of Heaven, Emperor of Japan, seated on the.
Throne occupied by the same Dynasty changeless through ages.
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.
| the | Signed: H I R O H I T O.
Countersigned: Naruhiko-o.
TRANSLATION of General Umezu's credentials.
By the Grace of Heaven, Emperor of Japan, seated on the.
Throne occupied by the same Dynasty changeless through ages.
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.
| the | Signed: H I R O H I T O.
Countersigned: Yoshijiro Umezu.
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 Repub-.
lics, which four powers are hereafter referred to as the Allied.
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 un-.
conditionally 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 ef-.
fectuate these terms of surrender.
Signed at TOKYO BAY, JAPAN at 0904 I.
on the SECOND day of SEPTEMBER, 1945.
By Command and in behalf of the Emperor.
of Japan and the Japanese Government.
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.
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers.
United States Representative.
Republic of China Representative.
United Kingdom Representative.
Union of Soviet Socialist.
Republics Representative.
Commonwealth of Australia.
Dominion of Canada Representative.
Provisional Government of the French.
Republic Representative.
Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Dominion of New Zealand Representative.
Translation of Emperor Hirohito's Receipt of the Surrender.
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.
| the | Signed: H I R O H I T O.
Countersigned: Naruhiko-o.
Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Minister of Agriculture.
Minister of Transportation.
Minister without Portfolio.
Minister without Portfolio.
Minister without Portfolio.
INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER.
Japanese and Japanese-Controlled Armed Forces.
in the Philippine Islands.
United States Army Forces, Western Pacific.
Baguio, Mountain Province,.
Luzon, Philippine, Islands.
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 surrender 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 requirements 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.
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 ef-.
fecuate 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.
Accepted at Camp John Hay, Baguio, Mountain Province Luzon.
For the Commander-in-Chief, United States Army Forces, Pacific:
Deputy Commander, United States Army Forces,.
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 Government and the Japanese Imperial Head-.
quarters signed by Foreign Minister Mamouru Shigemitsu by com-.
mand 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 Repub-.
lics, which four powers are hereafter referred to as the Allied.
"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 requirements 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 ef-.
fectuate 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.
Headquarters 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 Rep-.
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 representative of the Com-.
mander-in-Chief United States Army Forces, Pacific and that.
we will completely and immediately carry out and put into ef-.
Finally, we do hereby formally and unconditionally sur-.
render 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.
Signed at SEOUL, KOREA at 1630 hours on the 9th day of.
Senior Japanese commander of all.
Japanese ground and air forces.
in Korea south of 38 north.
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 understand 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.
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.
(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.
Lieutenant General U.S. Army.
United States Army Forces in Korea.
Representative of the United States Navy.
SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER.
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.
(b) General Order No. 1, promulgated at the same place.
(c) the Local Agreement made by the Supreme Commander,.
Japanese Expeditionary Forces, Southern Regions, with.
the Supreme Allied Commander, South East 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 auxiliary 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,.
3. Any disobediance of, or delay or failure to comply with, orders.
or instructions issued by the Supreme Allied Commander, 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 responsibility 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.
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