The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-28

Comic Opera
Touch Marks
Yank'Invasion'
Occupation Forces
Moss for MOTOR
londinss in Jopon
BY LEONARD MILLIMAN
Associated Press War Editer

BY LEONARD MILLIMAN
Associated Press War Editsr
Beribboned, saber-clankinG
Japanese Generals with all the
paraphernalia for a garden par
ty, even to orangeade served in
pavilion tents. greeted drably
dressed American officers from
airborne forces spearheading the
occupation of Japan today.
The Americans were business
like, the Nipponese as polite a
pie"
The Gilbert and Sullivan
touch to the occupation was re-
ported by Associated Press Cor.
respondent Richard K. O'Mal-
ley as radio broadcasts indicated
General Macarthur had moved
his advanced headquarters from
Manila to Okinawa, ready to
lead the first major airborne
contingent to Tokyo's Atsugi
airfield.
FLEET MOVES IN
Other Japanese, who frankly
admitted they didn't want any
more war. piloted q US. Naval
task force with leading units Of
seaborne occupation troops 70
anchorage off the great Yokosu-
ka Naval Base within sight Of
bomb-ruined Yokohama.
In sharp contrast with Ameri.
can warships riding proudly in.
to Tokyo Bay, shattered REM
nants OF the Japanese fleet were
lined up at another Naval base
ready to surrender.
Even grudging Nipponese
commanders in Southeast Asia
took the first hating steps
toward relinquishing Nippon's
vast southern conquests.
Matching these developments.
Chinese Communist leaders ar
rived in Chungking with Mai.
Gen. Patrick J. Hurley, US.
Ambassador to China, for con-
ferences with Generalissimo
Chang Kai-Shek to end the
threat of Civil War.
OTHERS FREED
Also arriving in Chungking-
from Manchurian prison camps
were Is American and British
Generals, including the Philip
pines hero, 62-year-old 1t. Gen.
Jonathan NJ. Wainwright. The
party included the British gov
errors of Singapore. Hong Kong
and North Borneo.
Tokyo asked for preliminary
surrender conferences with
Macarthur while General JOS
eph Stilwell ordered all remain.
in genemy forces in the Ryukyu
Islands south of Japan to sur
render Immediately.
Commander Harold Stassen.
former Governor of Minnesota.
and other naval officers joined
preliminary surrender discus
Sions Onatsugi.
First American occupation
forces to land in Japan were
brought TO Atsugi airfield, 20
miles from the Imperial Palace,
in 48 transports. One transport
crashed in the take-oH from OK.
inawa, killing 20.
PAVE THE WAY
The task of this vanguard u
u set up communications and
prepare for the arrival Thurs
Gay of General Macarthur and
$500 airborne troops. With
Macarthur will be 1t. Gen. Ro-
bert l.. Eichelberser whose
Eighth Army will move into thu
Tokyo area.
Rear Adm. Oscar c. Badger
aboard the Cruiser San Diego
moved into Tokyo Bay 1t thu
head of ten warships spearhead-
ing Allied fleets involved in The
occupation. AS Badger steamed
cautiously through the mine
swept mad gun-lined entrance -
the Bay, Admiral Nimitz an
nounced that every Pacific fleet
force will be involved In land
ing occupation units In the go
my's broken empire and patrob
ing conquered waters.
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Halsey's Third rleet lay q -
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