Evening star., 1945-08-11
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will take such steps as he deems
proper to effectuate the surrender
terms.
THE Emperor will be required to
authorize and ensure the sigma
ture by the government of Japan
and the Japanese imperial general
headquarters of the surrender terms
necessary to carry out the provisions
of the Potsdam Declaration, and
shall issue his commands to all the
Japanese military, naval and air
authorities and to all Of the forces
under their control wherever To-
Gated to cease active operations
and to surrender their arms, and to
issue such other orders as the su-
preme commander may require to
give effect to the surrender terms.
Immediately upon the surrender
the Japanese government shall
transport prisoners of war and civil
ian internees to places of safety, as
directed, where they can quickly be
placed aboard Allied transports.
The ultimate form of govern
ment of Japan shall, in accordance
with the Potsdam Declaration, be
established-by the freely expressed
will of the japanese people.
The armed forces of the Allied
powers will remain in Japan until
the purposes set forth in the Pots
dam Declaration are achieved"
Accept, sir, the renewed assur-
ances OF my highest consideration,
JAMES F. BYRNES,
Secretary of State.
FOLLOWING is the note received
by Secretary Byrnes for the
United States from the SUiss
government yesterday relatipe to
the japanese surrender:
l have the honor to inform you
that the Japanese Minister to Swift
zerland, upon instructions received
from his government, has requested
the Swiss Political Department to
advise the Government of the United
States of America of the following
I'm obedience to the gracious
command of his majesty the En-
peror who ever anxious to enhance
the cause of world peace, desires
earnestly to bring about speedy
termination of hostilities with view
to saving mankind from the calam-
tiles to be imposed upon them by
further continuation Of the war, the
Japanese government several weeks
ago asked the Soviet government,
with which neutral relations then
prevailed, to render good officers in
restoring peace Wis a Wis the enemy
powers. Unfortunately, these efforts
in the interest Of peace having
failed. the japanese government in
conformity with the august wish
of his majesty to restore the general
peace and desiring to put an end to
the untold suffering entailed by war
as quickly as possible, have decided
upon the following:
The japanese government are
ready to accept the terms enum-
Grated in the joint declaration which
was issued at Potsdam on July 26,
1945, by the heads Of the govern
ments of the United States, Great
Britain and China, and later sub
scribed by the Soviet government,
with the understanding that the
said declaration does not comprise
any demand which prejudices the
prerogatives of his Majesty as a
sovereign ruler.
The japanese government sim
cerely hope that this understanding
is warranted and desire keenly that
an explicit indication to that effect
will be speedily forthcoming"
In transmitting the above mes
sage the Japanese minister added
that his government begs the Gov
ernment of the United States to
forward its answer through the in
termediary of Switzerland. Similar
requests are being transmitted to
the governments of Great Britain
and the Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics through the Intermediary
Of Sweden, as well as to the govern
ment of China through the interme-
diary of Switzerland. The Chinese
minister at Bern has already been
informed of the foregoing through
the channel of the Swiss political
department.
Please be assured that I am at
your disposal at any time to accept
for and forward to my government
the reply of the Government of the
United States.
Accept, sir, the renewed assur-
ances of my highest consideration.
Grassh, charge d'affaires ad in
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