The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-29

(Continued rom Page D Pacific were making last-minute preparations at bases 1000 miles apart.
 MacArthur and his headquarters staff flew from Manila to Okinawa and watched the vanguard of the air-borrie troops who will accom- pany him climb into their trans- ports on Okinawa's airstrips.
 Nearly 1000 miles to the north- east, Nimitz-MacArthur's partner in the conquest of Japan--landed on the green waters of Tokyo Bay of Yokosuka in a giant Coronado seaplane escorted by fighters.
 The white-haired commander of the Pacific fleet immediately board- ed the battleship South Dakota, which will serve as his flagship. He will represent President Tru- man and the United States at Japan's formal surrender aboard the battleship Missouri next Sum- day. MacArthur will sign the doc- ument as the supreme allied com- mander.
 Halsey Awaits Admiral William F. (BulD Halsey brought the 53,000-ton Missouri, his flagship, into Tokyo Bay with scores of other Allied warships, transports and hospital ships today in preparation for tomorrow's land ings.
 MacArthur left Manila after in- viting It. Gen. Jonathan M. Vain fright, his successor on Bataan and Corregidor in the dark days of 1942, to be his guest at the sur- render ceremony aboard the Mis- souri. Wainwright accepted. s
 Members of Wainwright,s stan and It. Gen. A. E. Percival, the British commander who surre11- dered Singapore, also will attend the ceremony as MacArthur's guests. All were liberated from a Japanese prison camp in Manchuria and flown to Chungking yesterday. Rear Admiral Oscar c. Badger. commander of the Tokyo Bay task force, revealed the final timetable for the sea-borne landings to cor respondents aboard his flagship, the cruiser San Diego.
 Fifteen minutes after Marine battalion takes over the three forti- fled islands on the approaches to Yokossuka naval base tomorrow. picked crew from the American bat tleship Iowa will go aboard the wrecked hulk of the Japanese bat tleship Nagato just outside the base, at 6:30 a. m. CTCEP p. m. today. EWT).
 Though the Nagato is half-sunk, her 16-inch guns still may be usable and represent a potential menace, Badger said.
 l Secure Islands Only after the Nagato and the three islands have been secured can the fleet enter the Yokosuka base, he explained.
 "The Japs outwardly are exhibit ing a cooperative spirit" he said 'They have obeyed all the demands submitted to them so far. However, we are not modifying in any way our intent to land fully armed and prepared.
 "The realities remain to be, seen. ' He said 300 Japanese officers and 1000 enlisted men and workmen with special Identification armbands would remain on duty temporarily at the naval base until the Allies take over.
 Badger said his flagship would enter the base and tie up at 10:3O a. m. (9:3Q p. m. today, EWT) under the present schedule.
 Other sea-borne infantry will land on the shores of Sagami Bay only few miles south of Atsugi. Plans for the air-borne landing call for the first waves of air-borne troops to clear a specified area around the airfield in preparation for the arrival of MacArthrr and his staff about noon (midnight to- night, EWT).
 MacArthur's Plans
 MacArthur probably will set up temporary headquarters on the air. strip in buildings formerly occupied by 8 Japanese suicide squadron Later he and his staff will move to the Hayama-Z -Zushi area. south of Atsugi and site of Emperor Hiro- hito's summer palace.
 First to alight at Atsugi will be the 11th Airborne Division. After securing MacArthur's headquarters area, the troops will move south east into the Hayama-zushi dis trict to link up with the seaborne forces at Yokosuka, 20 miles away. Since only 200 to 250 transports a day can land at Atsugi. the initial occupation troops, will stear clear of the Tokyo area. Once sufficient strength has been built up. how ever, the troops will hove into the city and MacArthur will establish permanent headquarters there.
 Thousands of carrier and land- based plans will fly overhead on the watch for any Japanese trcach- cry. Guns of warships will be trained on the enemy shores and the oc- cupation troops will be fully armed just in case.
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