Evening star., 1945-08-29
Macarthur Reaches Okinowo,
Will Land on Jap Field onight;
Nimitz and Stoff in Tokyo Bay
San Diego to Be First
US. Worship Docking
At Yokosuku Base
ky the Associated Press.
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OKINAWA, Aug. 29.-Gen.
Macarthur flew to Okinawa to-
day and powerful units of the
Sd Fleet anchored in Tokyo Bay,
preparatory to the first mass oc-
cupation of Japan, which will
start tonight washington time)
from the air and sea.
Naval officials already have in
spected the Yokosuka naval base at
close range and the Tokyo radio
said the Yokohama Marine Trans
port Board building has been chosen
as general headquarters for the
occupation forces.
The first American ship to dock
at Yokosuka will be the cruiser San
Diego, Rear Admiral Oscar c. Bad
ger, task force commander, said. He
gave this tentative schedule of
events:
British troops (250 Royal Ma
rines, 200 Royal Navy personneD
go ashore on two Tokyo Bay islands
guarding Yokosuka at 6:15 am.
Japan time (5:15 o'clock this after
noon, Eastern war time) and
Americans occupy a third islet.
Marine and Sailors to Land. =
Americans $4,000 Marines and l.
200 sailors) land at and near Yoko-
suka naval base about 10 m Japan
time % o'clock tonight, Eastern
war time).
Gen. Macarthur and his 1900 air
borne troops are expected at AtSugi
air1eld 20 miles southwest of Tokyo
almost simultaneously.
American Marine or bluejacket
units may also board the wrecked
japanese battleship Nagato, at Yo-I
kosuka, Admiral Badger said, to-
make sure her guns won't fire. .
Weather permitting, the cruiser
San Diego will dock at Yokosuka
about 1890 am. (9:30 o'clock to-
night, Eastern war time).
Rear Admiral Robert B. Carney /
Admiral Halseys chief of staff, will
accept occupation papers at Yoko-
suka on behalf of his commander;
and Admiral Badger will supervise
administration of the new American
base.
Halsey Enters Tokyo Bay.
Admiral Halsey, whose 16-inch
guns will cover the simultaneous
seaborne landing at Yokosuka naval
base, steamed into Tokyo Bay
aboard the Battleship Missouri on
which the surrender will be signed
Sunday with 1t Gen. Jonathan M.
Wainwright, hero of Corregidor,
among the witnesses.
Vice Admiral Frank Jack Flet-
chers North Pacific naval force of
escort carriers, cruisers and destroy
ers prepared to sail for Japan to
join the occupation fleet. 1t will ar
rive after the landings at Yokosuka
and probably will be assigned to
patrol northern japanese waters.
japanese medical officers promised
that when occupation forces land,
6.125 prisoners of war and "a civilian
internees would be released in the
Tokyo area.
Macarthur Sees Planes Leave.
On his arrival on OkinaWa Gen.
Macarthur saw plane after plane
lifting off the islands runways to
ferry a few key personnel and much
additional equipment to Atsugi to
augment that flown in yesterday in
48 transports.
Later in the day he watched the
loading of his combat-equipped air.
borne troops, who will accompany
him to Atsugi as the Army's first
major occupation force. The trans
ports-tWo-engined CATS and C-46s
and four engined C-54s - were
scheduled to take off at one-min-
ute intervals and to land at three
minute intervals on Atsugi's two
usable airstrips, $500 and 5,1OO feet
long.
While these runWayS were con-
siderably shorter than most Amer
ican landing strips, Col. John H.
Lackey, jr., who led the advanced
party to Atsugi yesterday, messaged
that they were in good condition
and could handle the Americans
biggest four -motored aircraft.
Gen. Macarthur was scheduled
to confer here with Gen. Carl A.
Spaatz, commander of the United
States Army Strategic Air Forces,
(see SURRENDER, Page A-5.)