Privy Seal of Japan
Japan had an example of unconditional surrender in the [[German Instrument of Surrender]]. On 26 July, Truman and other Allied leaders—except the Soviet Union—issued the [[Potsdam Declaration]] outlining terms of surrender for Japan. The declaration stated, "The alternative for Japan is prompt and utter destruction." It was [[Mokusatsu|not accepted]], though there is debate on Japan's intentions. The Emperor, who was waiting for a Soviet reply to Japanese peace feelers, made no move to change the government position. In the [[PBS]] documentary "Victory in the Pacific" (2005), broadcast in the "[[American Experience]]" series, historian Donald Miller argues, in the days after the declaration, the Emperor seemed more concerned with moving the [[Imperial Regalia of Japan]] to a secure location than with "the destruction of his country". This comment is based on declarations made by the Emperor to [[Kōichi Kido]] on 25 and 31 July 1945, when he ordered the [[Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan]] to protect "at all cost" the Imperial Regalia.