Evening star., 1945-09-05

berger, the commander of the Japa-
nese I'd Army will report to Gen.
Kruger, the Japanese commander
in Korea will report to 1t. Gen.
John Hodge, of the United States
Oath Army Corps. Arms must be
turned over on orders of those three
generals.
Japanese general headquarters
must provide Gen. Macarthur I'M
mediately with designations and
code names of all Japanese mill
tary and naval units, their strength
location and commanders.
Airflelds, with runways improved
are to be turned over for occupa-
tional usage as quickly as required
Office buildings, living quarters
storage facilities, transportation and
communication facilities must be
supplied on demand.
Gable and radio facilities must be
maintained
Japanese work crews must be
ready in quantity to repair roads
railroads and docks and construct
occupational housing. Labor pools
both skilled and unskilled, must be
available.
English Signposts Ordered.
Signposts in English letters at
least six inches high must be posted
at highway entrances of towns and
cities.
Japan's naval commanders must
put themselves at the disposal OF
Admirals William F. Halsey of the
Sd Fleet, Raymond A. Spruance of
the 5th Fleet and Thomas C. Kin
kaid of the 7th Fleet.
Weapons on all enemy ships must
be made imperative.
All vessels over 100 tons must be
supervised by occupation authori-
ties.
All seaports must be maintained.
All minef1eldS must be marked and
removed.
The Kyushu landings, which be-
gan by air on Tuesday, were run of
yesterday without incident. Yester-
day, while airborne landings con-
tinued, seaborne forces were brought
in on six landing ships escorted by
the destroyers David w. Taylor and
Bradford, the mine layer Adams
and seven minesweepers. They were
guided into Kagoshima by japanese
pilots.
At Kanoya, big four-enginet
C-54s brought in the first battalion
OF the 127th Infantry Regiment, 32e
Division, and forces of the All
Freight Company, 21st Servic,
Group, 54th Troop Carrier Wing.
The United States 9th Division
which took part in the invasion o.
Okinawa, was scheduled to NOV,
into the Yokohama area tomorrow
to share occupational duties with
the 18th Airborne and 1st Cavalr,
Divisions. The 18th Airborne mad
the initial landing more than {
week ago at Atsugi airfeld.
The stepped up mercy job OF free
ing Allied prisoners of war in Japal
called for evacuation ships to brin,
out more groups, adding to the NOR
than 1000 already freed, from fou
Honshu harbors by Sunday. In tn
meantime, each camp was trans
formed into a unit of freedom by
portion of Gen. MacArthur's lates
directive ordering that the senio
officer imprisoned at each camp b
handed control by the Japanese.
The surrender of Japanese garri
sons in stolen islands throughou
the Pacific continued.
Il Wake Island, it was disclosed, be
came American yesterday agail
after nearly four years of Japanes
occupation.
! Preliminary arrangements wer
completed aboard the Australian de
stroyer Vendetta off the New Guine,
coast for the surrender Friday of al
estimated 10000 japanese in tn
!, Solomons, New Ireland, New Britain
and New Guinea, Melbourne radl'
reported.
| The main body of Chinese troop
is expected to start landing tomor
row at Nanking, former capital o
! China.
: First British occupation force
' went ashore at Singapore.