The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-09-02
Text OF General Order
Issued By Jap Leaders

ABOARD USS MlSoOOn
TOKYO BAY, Sunday, Sept. T.
R-Text Of general order numbe
!: one issued by japanese 1mperla
General Headquarters by the ORD
ers of the Supreme Allied Com
mander:
1. The Imperial general head
quarters by direction of the I'm
: peror, and pursuant to the sur
: render to the supreme cammandel
for the Allied powers of all Jap
anese armed forces by the En-
peror, hereby orders all of its com
manders in Japan and abroad tt
cause the Japanese armed forces
and Japanese-contcolled force!
under their command to cease hos
tilities at once, to lay down thei1
arms, to remain in their presen
locations and to surrender uncon
ditionally to commanders acting OF
behalf of the United States, the Re
public of China, the United King
dom and the British Empire, ane
the Union Of Soviet Socialist Re
publics, as indicated hereafter OF
as may be further directed by thu
supreme commander for the Alice
powers.
Immediate contact will be made
with the indicated commanders, OF
their designated representatives,
subject to any changes in detail
prescribed by the supreme COM
mander for the Allied powers, and
their instructions will be complete
ly and Immediately carried out.
A. The senior Japanese comman-
ders and all ground, sea, air and
auxiliary forces with China. Eek
Guiding Manchuria), Formosa and
French Indo-China North of 16 de-
grees North latiture shall surren-
der to Generalissino Chang Kai-
shek.
| B. The senior Japanese comman-
| der and all ground, sea, ali and
auxiliary forces within Manchuria,
Korea North of 38 degrees North
latitude and Karafuto shall surren-
der to the commander-in-chief of
Soviet forces in the Far East.
C. The senior Japanese comman-
ders and all ground, sea, air and
auxiliary forces within the An
! danans, Nicabars, Burma, Thai
land, French Indo:China South of 16
degrees North Latitude, Malaga,
Borneo, Netherlands Indies, New
Guinea, Bismarks, and the Solo
mons, shall surrender Ito the SUI
preme Allied commander, South
East Asia command or the com
manding general, Australians to be
arranged between them and the de-
tails of this paragraph then pre-
pared by the supreme commander
for the Allied powers)
D. The senior Japanese comman
ders and all ground, sea, air ano
auxiliary forces in the japanese
Inundated Islands, Ryukyus, Bonins
and other Pacific islands shall
surrender to the commander-ln
chief, U. S. Pacific fleet.
E. To the Imperial general head
quarters, it's senior commanders,
and all ground, sea, air and auxlll'
airy forces in the main islands Of
japan, minor islands adjacent
thereto, Korea South of SO degrees
North latiture, and the Philippines
shall surrender to the commander.
in-chief U. S. Army forces in the
Pacific.
F. The above indicated comman-
ders are the only representatives
of the Allied powers empowered to
accept surrender and all surren'
ders of Japanese forces shall be
made only to them or to their
representatives
Tie Japanese Imperial general
headquarters further orders its
commanders in Japan and abroad
to disarm completely all forces Of
Japan or under japanese control
wherever they may be situated
and to deliver intact and in safe
and good condition all weapons anc
equipment at such time and al
such places as may be prescribed
by the Allied commanders indicat
ed above.
Pending further instructions, the
Japanese police force in the MAR
islands of Japan will be exemp
! from this disarmament provision
The police force will remain a
their posts and shall be held res
ponsible for the preservation of Law
and order. The strength and arm'
of such police force will be pre-
scribed.
II. The Japanese Imperial gener
al headquarters shall furnish t.
the supreme commander for tn
Allied powers within fime limit
of receipt. of this order complete
information with respect to Japal
and all areas under Japanese con
troll as follows:
A. Lists of all land, air and anti
aircraft units showing location
and strengths in officers and men
B. Lists of all aircraft, military
Naval and civil giving complete in
: formation as to the number, type
1 location and condition of such air
craft.
II C. Lists of all Japanese and jap
anese controlled naval vessels, sur
face and submarine and auxiliar,
naval craft in or out of commission
and under construction giving thei
position, condition and movement
II d. Lists of all Japanese and Jap