Evening star., 1945-08-26
TroopLondings
Delayed 48 Hours
Due to Typhoons
Ay the Associated Press.

MANILA, Aug. 26 Sunday
Units of Admiral William F.
Halsey's big Sd Fleet executed
the first step of Gen. Mac
Arthur's master plan for the
occupation of Japan by begin
ming movements today into
Sagami Bay-a potential haven
from storms which have post
poned Allied landings by 4S
hours.
Ships from an armada massing in
strength of more than $50 off Japan
"are moving into Sagami Wan (Bay)
today, August g." Gen. Macarthur
notified Japanese headquarters.
The fleet entry into waters 80
miles south of Tokyo conformed
with the original occupation sched-
ule.
Troop Landings Postponed.
There was no announced change,
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ment of the first troop landings,
which Gen. Macarthur announced
yesterday because of typkoons in
the vicinity of Japan.
Gen. MacArthur's announcement
that the feet was moving in accord
anee with original plans came
shortly after Admiral Nimitz had
announced at Guam that more than
$50 Allied ships, mostly American,
were massed for the occupation.
The text of Gen. MacArthur's
message to the Japanese:
United States fleet units are mov-
ing into Sagami Wan (Bay) today,
August 26. japanese general head
quarters will provide for safe en-
try. Refer document 5, require
ment g."
Surrender Orders Cited.
Gen. MacArthur's announcement
last Thursday of surrender instruc-
tions contained the following article
S; to which he apparently was re-
ferring:
IS. To insure safe entry into the
Tokyo Bay area, a Japanes ship will
as soon as practicable and not later
than 0800 hours g AMI August 26,
1945, meet United States naval forces
40 miles bearing 135 degrees from
o Shima and will lead those forces
into Sagami Wan Bay) and will
supply IL pilots to conduct certain
forces into Tokyo Bay when and as
directed by the senior United States
naval commander present. These
pilots will be equipped with complete
charts showing the location of all
underwater defenses, minehelds and
other distractions, and also all aids
to navigation.
There was no indication of the
size of the fleet units involved at
,Sagami, but they were part of Ad-
amiral Halsey's Sd Fleet.
: From the Nays standpoint, Sa-
gami Bay undoubtedly provides bet
ter conditions than the open sea
for riding out storm.
80 Miles From Palace.
The bay is across a 5-mile-wide
peninsula from Tokyo Bay. Yoko-
s,lka Naval Base, where the first
powerful seaborne landings will take
place, is on the Tokyo Bay side of
the peninsula.
Sagami Bay is about 30 miles from
Emperor Hirohito's palace and 9
miles from Atsugi, where the first
airborne landings are to occur.
AS Japan disarmed, tentative
plans-still dictated by the weather
for the first air-borne units
to land Tuesday at an airfield 18
miles southwest of the imperial
palace with great air and seaborne
forces moving in Thursday.
Tokyo today broadcast that Allied
planes are securing the land be-
low" despite heavy rain and
typhoon. Tokyo in its broadcast
originating this morning Japanese
time) said the storm 'is still rag
ing over the region with heavy
rain"
Atsugi Landing Delayed.
The first of a dozen Army trans
port planes will land Tuesday in
stead of today at Atsugi airfield
carrying experts to get that base
in shape for the main forces follow
ing two days later.
The mighty Sd and 5th and the
British Pacific fleets were ready to
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