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causing some damage" Absence of
such condemnation was interpreted
unoff1cially as meaning the incident
is regarded here as an unavoidable
event amid the confusion of closing
out a far-flung war.
The Tokyo station claimed the
planes attacked four hours before
Emperor Hirohito issued orders at
pm. yesterday Tokyo time g am
Thursday, Eastern war time) that
all Japanese forces cease hostilities.
48-Hour Period Required.
ut takes some time for the said
order to reach the front line and
produce full effect" Tokyo said,
then added:
1T is earnestly requested that
the Allied forces will refrain from
approaching the islands Of Japan
proper until the order will have
been fully effected"
Previously the station had advised
Gen. Macarthur a 48-hour period
would be required to make the order
effective in Japan. Reckoning from
the Japanese radios prescribed time
that the Emperor issued the order
at 4 pm. Thursday, Tokyo time,
such a 48-hour period would ex-
tend to pm. Saturday g am
eastern war time, Saturday,.
Importance of the delayed Manila
meeting of Gen. Macarthur with
Japanese representatives, to be
flown here from Kyushu by way of
the Ryukyus. was heightened by in
dications that advance echelons of
Allied officials would be flown to
Japan for occupation duty just as
soon as preliminary details are
settled.
Gen. Macarthur already had ac-
cepted Japan's plea she could not
fly representatives to Manila in time
for meeting today and had left it
up to Japan to set the date when
today's radioed request came for
clarification.
The request was filed to the SUI
preme Allied commander in radio
gram No A" following mo. g." which
contained the transport attack re-
port.
Number 4" contended the Jap
anese did not understand just what
powers are to be carried to the
Manila meeting from the Emperor
by the chief japanese envoy.
Addressed as from the japanese
G. H. O." the message argues there
is confusion growing out of mes
sages by the President of the
U. S A." and Gen. Macarthur.
The japanese said instructions
from Washington obviously the
State DEPARTMENT. as transmitted
on August 16 through the Swiss
government" specified that the
emissaries to Gen. Macarthur were
to make the necessary arrange
ments for the reception by the su-
preme commander and his accom-
panying forces for the formal sur
render" 2e''rI'.'7 20
On the other hand. the Japanese
message argued, an urgent message
later from Gen. Macarthur stated
"the task of the japanese repre-
sentative is to receive certain re-
quirements for carrying into effect
the terms of surrender"
The Japanese asked if Gen. Mac
Arthur and Washington meant the
same thing and, 'if not, please ex-
plain exactly what is meant by the
certain requirements for carrying
into effect the terms of surrender" I"
The message concluded with the
assumption that the signing of sur
render terms is not among the tasks
of the japanese representative in
question"
Gen. Macarthur radioed back
that the assumption was correct.
AS customary, headquarters dis
tributed mimeographed texts Of the
messages to war correspondents
some time after radio reports indi-
Gated the news had been inter-
cepted and published in the United
States. The delay is occasioned by
the necessity of proceeding through
official channels, a spokesman ex-
planned.
Manila joined the world in await
ing results of the aerial visits by
imperial representatives of the
Emperor to battlefronts to make
certain japanese officers and men
understand cease fire orders.
1t was considered unlikely in
Manila that Tokyo would announce
plans for sending emissaries here
until receipt of assurances from
these imperial representatives that
cessation of hostilities has been
assured in the areas they are visit
ing.
The preliminary conference can
not be held here before early next
week, since the party to Indo- China
and the south will make one-day
stopover in China The party
stepped up its schedule one day.
however, leaving at the same time
the Manchurian China parties did
today, and might hasten the meet
ing.
In the interim, a staff working
night and day under Maj. Gen. S.