The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-24

telegraph and radio communica- tions.
 He said he wished direct wire fa- cilities between the supreme com-
 mander'S headquarters and the Jap-
 anese government and imperial
 headquarters and also direct chan
 nels to the Japanese broadcasting facilities.
 The Japanese, who earlier had
 protested to MacArthur that a sub- marine, presumably Russian" had sunk three and possible four Jap- anese ships off northern Japan
 Wednesday, requested the Allied commanders intervention today in a reported Soviet atrborne occu- patton of Hokkaido. Protest
 The Japanese imperial headquar- ters messaged MacArthur that "ac- cording a Moscow brodacast, 1t is reported that the Soviet Union is about to send airborne troops to Hokkaido."
 Should the report prove true, 1t would be greatly regretted by the Japanese government, which is doing its best in order to fulfill all your requirements by placing the army and navy forces and civilians under strict control" the message said.
 It added it was earnestly hoped" that Allied powers would enter Ja- pan according to the announced plan.
 The report of Soviet preparations for landing on Hokkaido was not confirmed or heard elsewhere. It was possible the report was a strat- egy devised by Tokyo in an attempt to divide the Allies. Recent Tokyo broadcasts have devoted much time to reports of footing" and "vio- lence" by Soviet troops. ..,
 An earlier Tokyo broadcast pro- tested Russian massacre" of a Jap- anese military peace mission at Kaoka on Aug. 9. The broadcast charged Russian troops fired at Japanese mission distinctly bear ing a white flag" killing 10 of B members.
 Japan notified MacArthur that the hospital ship which he said might proceed to Minamitori Island with food and hospital supplies would leave Yokohama at 4 p. m. Saturday and return with sick and wounded next Thursday.
 The Japanese protest against the sinking of three and perhaps four Japanese ships of Northern Japan Wednesday also was contained in an official note to Macarthur and urgently appealed to him to halt such attacks.
 Requests
 A formal message from Japanese general headquarters said one of the four ships, the 4,467-ton Taito Maru, went down oil the coast of northwest Kokkaido with 553 cas- ualities.
 Another in the new series of Japanese messages to MacArthur complained that Japanese civilians and disarmed troops were becoming victims of footing, violence, rape and "other outrages" in Manchuria inner Mongolia and Northern Korea = all within the Soviet sphere of operations.
 The message asked permission for Japanese forces in the three areas to retain necessary arms" until Japanese residents have been removed to safety.
 Japan also began compliance with MacArthur's surrender directives that took effect today. but said a typhoon had slowed preparations for the entry of the first Allied oc- cupation troops next week.
 The enemy headquarters broad cast complete details of Allied pris- | oner of war and civilian internee | camps to Manila. The information | completed the form handed our representatives in Manila" last week, Tokyo said.
 MacArthur also had ordered the | Japanese, effective by 6 p. m. 6 a. m. EWT) today, to:
 1. Ground all planes until furth- CT notification of the disposition to | be made of them. Macarthur grant, ed a Japanese request for permis- sion to use unarmed. specially planes on urgent surren- der business, however.
 2. Maintain without damage all Naval or Merchant ships | and either throw overheard or re- move to safe storage ashore all ex- plosives.
 3. Direct Japanese ships at sea to report their position in plain language immediately to the near est Allied radio station and to pro- ceed to the nearest Allied port.
 {. Direct Japanese submarines to surface and proceed to Guam. Mid- way or subic Bay in the Philip pines.
 s. Assure the safety and well-be- ing of all Allied prisoners and inc | ternees marking all camps with | the 20-foot-high letters, "PW."
 Some Requests Granted
 MacArthur wranted Japanese re- quests for permission to send c transport with provisions to Nina mitori Island and to return with | sick and wounded, to continue rall- way ferry services and for on i'm. perlal prince to fiy to Ranking lin- | der safe conduct without going Co | as originally requested.
 fAn NEG broadcast said Mac- II Arthur probably pouId reject Q 'apancee request Ihat Che eccupa-