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10-JAPAN OFFERS TO SURRENDER,
provided Emperor Hirohito is left in
Russians advance los miles into Man,
churia.
11-President Truman replies to Japanese
peace offer that Hirohito win be re-
tanned temporarily.
reaching 1856 miles into Manchuria
14-JAPAN SURRENDERS UNCONDI-
TIONALLY Emperor Hirohito agrees
to accept terms of Potsdam declara-
ton. President Truman announces cap
itulation of Japan at p. m.
General Macarthur is appointed SUI.
preme commander for the Allied pow
ers to make all arrangements on sur
render Details and to set up military
government.
16-New Japanese cabinet formed, headed
by Prince Naruhko Higashi-Kuni.
1-Japanese commanders of Truk. Rota.
zap and Jaluit negotiate to lay down
In Philippines, General Yamashita pre-
pares to quit.
28-First OF U. S. occupation troops land in
Japan.
LII Gen Jonathan Wainwright and IS
other high-rankng officers Of American,
British and Dutch armies who had been
prisoners of Japs at Mukden China, are
flown to Chunking.
31-General Macarthur establishes head
quarters at New Grand hotel in Yoko-
hama.
September
IMAM force of u S Eighth army lands
at Yokohama and spreads out in sur
rounding area.
JAPANESE SURRENDER TERMS OF
FrCIALLY SIGNED on U. S. Battleship
Missouri in Tokyo bay
6-Army and navy casualty figures re-
leased. Total army dead since Dec, z,
194l, all theaters is 203, 379; navy, 53617.
Wounded, army 571 ,589 navy 1862
10-Japanese imperial staff ordered dis.
solved by General Macarthur
To-, yrl1Iri VxNs,
tempts suicide by shooting, but fails and
is saved by American medical aid.
Big Five" conference opens in London,
as foreign ministers Of the United States.
Britain, Russia, France and China meet
for preliminary arrangements of peace
problems.
October
2-Gen. George Patton removed as mill
tary governor of Bavaria.
5-Japanese cabinet resigns.
9-Pierre Laval, condemned to death as
a traitor.
Der of seats in Assembly,
24-Vikdum Quisling, Norwegian COLA
borationist executed as traitor.
28-Chinese Central government and Com
munist forces clash.
November
british government plans to national
ize" civil airlines, radio and cable sys-
2-Arabian Nationalist call general strike,
and riot in Syria, Lebanon, Egypt and
Palestine.
10-Chinese Central government troops clash
with Chinese Communist forces near
Shanhaikwan.
British Indian troops open drive against
rebel army in Java.
18-Revolt flares in northern Iran, in zone
occupied by Russian troops.
20-German war criminals go on trial at
Nuremberg.
30-Russian troops evacuate Teheran, capt.
tai of Iran, but refuse to allow Iranian
forces to enter territory now occupied
by Russians.
December
3-General Macarthur orders arrest Of SO
prominent Japanese as war criminals,
including Prince Nashimoto and two for
mer premiers.
5-U. S. lends $50 million dollars to France
through Export-Import bank credit for
rehabilitation purposes.
7-Jap general Tomoyuh Yamashita,
Tiger of Manila" condemned to die
by hanging for war crimes,
11-Russia agrees to allow Chinese ma
tionalist troops to fly into Manchuria
and take over several strategic cities.
13-British and French sign pact on Syria
and the Levant
16-Prince Fumimaro KonOye, of Japans
royal family committed suicide rather
than stand trial as war criminal.
17-Foreign ministers of Russia, Great Brit
ain and the United States begin atomic
parley at Moscow.