The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-24
$500 TROOPS TO
LAND AT TOKYO
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at anchor. Ships at sea were or
dered to dump explosives over
board and set sail for Macarthur
designated ports.
In the second step toward the sur
render, Allied naval fleets will
move in and occupy enemy coastal
waters tomorrow, Japanese time)
while the japanese will inmobilize
all vessels. in Tokyo bay and dis
arm the surrounding shores, bristl-
ing with coastal guns and anti
aircraft batteries. IN
Allied planes will drone overhead,
mounting. aerial guard to see that
Japan is keeping these demilitariz-
ing commitments.
Hundreds, Of transport planes
were gathering on Okinawa, 1926
miles south Of Japan, for. Tues
days great aerial migration which
will carry Macarthur to Japan al
the head Of occupation forces which
Tokyo said would be $4,000 to co..
900 strong in the initial waves.
The Japanese were toll to have
members Of the Imperial Genera,
Staff ready to meet him at 6 a IN
Is pm. Monday, Eastern Wal
Time). at Atsugi airdrome, 20 miles
Southwest of Tokyo.
simultaneously, Marines and sail
ors fully armed will swarm ashore
at Yokosuka, Japan's higl ,y-secre
and second greatest naval bas
20 miles South of Tokyo which tn
rulers of the island empire neve
permitted foreign military attache
japanese nilitarists at Atsug
will get their orders from Mac
Arthur, who presumably will q
termine whether they have CON
piled with all his occupation d.
receives.
Under his detailed timetable, A
lied fleets will nose, into the bay
of Tokyo and Sagami-the latte
just Southwest of Tokyo bay-Sur
day Japanese tirne) guided b
Japanese pilots. -
The following day the Japanes
must begin the evacuation of a
combat units from the occupatio
zone, leaving only the local polio
to maintain order.
While the conquering forces wi
arrive prepared to meet any en-
Urgency, the Japanese themselve
were reported taking steps to pr
vent outbreaks, Of violence. -
Home .broadcasts' by the japan
csc told the people to remain calm
keep out of the road Of the evacl
ating Nipponese troops, "refrai
from, individually approaching o.
cupation- troops and to be COURT
, Gus if approached by Allleo force
. This broadcast said Japanese p
!, lice would enforce order and ono
! more asked the people to avo
: acts of violence. .1~ -
Sometime Friday, Japanese mi.
tarists will be taken aboard tt
battleship Missouri-whose 16-ins
guns only month ago were bonn
, a1ding Japan-where they will sis
u the articles of surrender that w
restore peace to the Pacific.
AS Supreme Commander, Ma
:; Arthur will sign for the Allie
y powers. Admiral Ninitz and S
;, Bruce Fraser, whose U. S. al
British Pacific fleets paralyz'
Japan's naval power, will sign +
y their countries.
!, Gen. Hsu Yung-Chang, memb
u of the Board; of Military Oper
> tons, will sign for China; 1t. &c
: Kuzma Nikolaevech Derevyan
sign for Russia; Gen. Jacques
> Clerc, who had been designat
Il chief of French forces to fig
Japan. will sign for France; Gt
Sir. Thomas. Blamey will sign
Australia and 1t. Gen. L. H. V
Oyen, commander of the Meth
lands East Indies Army, for t
/ Dutch.
It has yet to be announced w
will sign for Japan, and Cana
and New Zealand still have r