Evening star., 1945-08-23

oays N4VAc GlAAQ lUUU CdlIlCI planes
from the American and British
fleets participated.
Japan's Domei agency-which
has broadcast most of the occupa-
ton news hours or days ahead OF
MacArthur's announcement said
the initial occupation force would
be $1,000 To. 10000. It also reiterated
that initial landings, from the air,
would be made on Sunday, although
Gen. MacArthur's radioed instruc-
tions to the Japanese government
indicated first occupation forces
would fly in with him on Tuesday.
On .Okinawa. 750 miles from
Tokyo, $500 American flyers were
prepared for the greatest aerial OPP
Grafton of the war-the landing of
thousands Of occupation troops on
Atsugi's airfield.
Hundreds of Planes Ready.
Hundreds of C-54 transports, B-24
Liberators. equipped to ferry soldiers,
and other large troop carriers were
readied for Tuesdays flight. Every
C-54 and B-24 not urgently needed
elsewhere in the Pacific was sent
there for the giant aerial armada.
All occupation troops will be fully
equipped for combat, as precau-
ton, whereas Japanese gendarmes
who will police the occupation area
must be stripped to side arms, Gen.
Macarthur told Japan.
T. Asft ~, ~,
bers of the japanese Imperial Gen.
eral Staff to be at Atsugi to re-
ceive him at am. 20" (occupation)
day t5 pm Monday, Eastern War
Time) and to be prepared to settle
immediate occupation problems. He
did not state, however, the time OF
his arrival.
At about the same time, Marines
and blue jackets will land at Yoko-
suka, only Is miles from Atsugi
So far, Gen. Macarthur has made
no mention of entering Tokyo itself.
Many other units are expected
to land on Japan. The entire oper-
alton may take several days be-
cause of the physical task of trans
ferring thousands of troops ashore.
indicative was Gen. MacArthur's S
scheduling of the occupation Of Sa-
gami Bay which was not included
on Tuesdays program.
Instructions to Japan
Gen. MacArthur's occupation
surrender instructions to the Japa-
nese, announced to the press at a
midnight session, stipulated that:
Effective at pm. Friday IS am.
Friday, Eastern war time) all planes.
including civilian, must be grounded
except very few necessary for COM
munications: ships must be main
tanned in operational order but must
not be damaged or moved. except
that l00-tonners or smaller may
carry supplies in Tokyo Bay; all
ships at sea must report their posi-
tions, turn on searchlights at night.
and make for the nearest Allied
port. all submarines must surface,
show lights at night and make for
the nearest designated port; all pris-
oner of war camps must be specially
marked and all prisoners must be
Safeguarded.
BY pm. Saturday, Tokyo Bay
must be cleared of mines and navi-
gational aids restored; port per-
sonnel must remain at their sta
tions; all vessels must be immo-
bilized and disarmed and all coastal
defenses must be made imperative
including removing of breech locks
from all coastal guns.
BY 6 pm. Sunday, japanese
pilot boat must meet American
naval forces 20 miles from o Island
at the entrance to Sagami Bay, and
escort them into the bay.
BY s pm. Monday, Yokosuka
naval base must be prepared for
occupation and japanese combat
units must be evacuated from oc-
cupat ton zones.
Staff Accommodations.
Gen Macarthur further ordered
that suitable accommodations were
to be prepared for him and his staff.
and that the japanese we're to meet
his staff with l25 competent inter-
prefers.