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        V,OL.  IV -  No. 27                                 TREASURE  ISLAND,  SAN  FRANCISCO,  CALIF.                            TUESDAY,  AUGUST  14,  1945
























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                                      TRIJMAN IM/lEI-ANIJIO IJOEI NATION JAPS  GIVE  UP _AFTER  SEVER"E,L
        Station  Routine  Will
        Proceed  As  Usual;                                                                       POUNDING  BY  ALLIED  FORCES
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        Only .Normal  liberty                                                                         WASHINGTON-President Truman  announced  accept-
                                                                                                  ance of Japanese surrender terms. They will  be accepted by
         , Ip a  station memorandum issued                                                        General Douglas MacArthur when arrangements can be com-
        Friday,  August  10,  Commodore  R.                                                       pleted.
        W.  Cary,  Commander,  U.  S.  Naval                                                           Mr.  Truman  made this statement:
       !,tTralning  and  Distribution  Center,                                                         "I have received this afternoon a message from the Jap-
        has  announced  that  on  Treasure                                                        anese Government in  reply to the message forwarded to that
        Isla,nd V -J Day will be marked only                                                      government  by  the  Secretary  of  State  on  August  11.
        by  a  simple  ceremony  of  thanks-                                                           "I  deem this reply a full  acceptance of the Potsdam Dec-
        giving. The memorandwn is quoted                                                          laration which specifies the unconditional surrender of Japan.
                                                                                                  In  this reply fhere is  no  qualification.
        as  follows:
                                                                                                  .    "Arrangements are now bein~ made for the formal sign-
          "COMTADCEN, in the absence of
                                                                                                  ing of surrender terms at the earliest possible moment.
        other instructions, does not propose
                                                                                                       "General  Douglas  MacArthur  has  been  appointed  the
        to make any observance on the day
        of Japan's capitulation  (commonly                                                        supreme  Allied  Commander  to  receive  the  Japanese  sur-
                                                                                                  -render.
        referred  to  as  V-J  Day)  or  re-
        ported  capitulation  other  than  to                                                          "Great Britain,  Russia and China will  be  represented by
        hold a  simple  ceremony of  thanks-                                                      high  ranking  officers.
        giving  similar  to  the  one  held  in                                                        "Meantime, the Allied  armed  forces  have  been ordered
        observance  of  the  German  capitu-                                                      to suspend offensive action.                              ·
        lation.                                                                                        "The proclamation of V-J  Day must wait upon the formal
          "It is proposed that the routine of                                                      signing of the surrender terms by Japan."             .
         the  system will  proceed as  on  any
                                                                                                    Following is the text of the reply  Powers  who  will  take  such  steps
         other  day  and  in  accordance  with                                                    of  Secretary  of  State  Byrnes · to  as  he  deems  proper  to  effectuate
         Reference  (a),  no  activity  of  this
                                                                                                  Max  Grassli,  charge  d'affaires  of  the surrender terms.
         Command  will  grant  more  than                                                         the  Swiss Legation  relative  to  the
         normal leave or liberty on that day.                                                                                     ''The Emperor will be requ_ired to
                                                                                                  Japanese  surrender  proposal:   authorize and ensure the signature
          "It is realized  that everyone,  in-
                                                                                                    "Sir:                       by  the  government  of  Japan  and
         cluding COMTADCEN himself, will
                                                                                                    "I  have  the  honor  to  acknowl- the  Japanese  Imperial  general
         react to Japan's capitulation with a                                                      edge receipt of your note of August
         feeling  of  great relief and  the  im-                                                                                headquarters  of  the  surrender
                                                                                                   10, and in reply to inform you that   terms  necessary  to  carry  out  the
         pulse to drop everything connected
                                                                                                   the  President  of the  United  States   provisions of the Potsdam Declara-
         with  the war  effort  and  celebrate.
                                                                                                   has directed me  to send to you for   tion,  and  shall issue his commands
         However, attention is invited  to the                                                     transmission  ~Y  your  government  to all the Japanese  military, naval
         fact that even when the fighting is                                                       to the Japanese government the fol-  and air authorities and to all of the
         over  there  is  still  a  great  deal  of
                                                                                                   lowing  message  on  behalf  of  the  forces under their control wherever
         work to be done to get things back                                                        governments  of  the  United  States,   located  and  to cease  active  opera-
         to  normal  and  the  more  we  all                                                       the  United  Kingdom,  the Un 1 on  of   tions  and  to  surrender their  arms,
         stick  to  the  job  carrying  out  our                                                   Soviet  Socialist  Republics  and   and  to  issue  such  other  orders  as
         routine  work  day  by  day,  the
                                                                                                   China:                        the  supreme  Commander  may  re•
         quicker  we  will  get  back  to  that  WINNING  SMILE-President  Harry  S. Truman displays victory smile   th          quire to give effect to the surrender
                                                                                                            reply  to  the  Japanese
                                                                                                     "  'Wi
         good  old  peace  time  to  which  we   after  Japanese  government  had  unconditionally  surrendered  to  Allies.   government's  message  accepting   terms.
         are  all  looking forward.
                                                                                                   the  terms -of  the  Potsdam  Procla-  "Immediately upon the surrender
           "COMTADCEN  feels  confident                              considerable  time,  however,  the  mation  but  containing  the  state-
         that all naval  and  civilian  person- Discharges  Will  Come   Bureau  of  Personnel  has  been  in- ment, 'With the understanding that   the  Japanese  government  shall
         nel  of  this  station  will  share  the                    creasingly  liberal  regarding  dis- the  said declaration  does not c~m-  transport prisoners  of war and  ci-
         sentiment that he has expressed in  Slowly  But  Surely,    charges  for  both  officers  and  en- prise any demand which prejudices   vilian internees to places of safety,
         the  preceding  paragraph  and  will                        listed  men.  V-J  Day  and  months  the prerogatives of  his Majesty as   as directed, where they can quickly
         carry on as they always have with  Says  Personnel  Officer   following  will  see  no mass demob- a  sovereign  ruler,'  our  position  is   be  placed aboard allied  transports.
         the  usual  routine  in  their  deter-                      ilization;  instead, any plan adopted  as follows:            "The  ultimate  form  of  govern-
         mination, to assist the general effort   No,  we're  not  going  home  this   will  be  put into motion  systemati-  "From the moment of  surrender   ment of Japan shall,  in accordance
         to  get back  to a  peace  time  basis   week,  next  week,  or  probably  for   cally  and  therefore  gradually.   the  authority  of  the  Emperor  and   with  the  Potsdam  Declaration,  be
         as  quickly  as  possible."   a  few ·months.  No  directive  what-                       the  Japanese  government  to  rule   established-by the freely express-
                         R.  W.  CARY.   soever  has  been , issued  regarding   Men  passing  th rough  Treasure  the  state  shall  be  subject  to  the   ed will of the Japanese people.
                                                                                                                                   "The armed forces  of  the  Allied
                                       the  Navy's  discharge  policy,  ac-  Island  bound  for  overseas  must  supreme  Commander of the  Allied
           Vern  L.  B.  Andrus,  Slc,  North                        undergo  a  thorough  physical  ex-                         Powers will  remain in Japan until
         Galley. My reaction is like anybody   cording  to  Lt.  Commander  E.  M.   amination.  Due  to  the  large  nwn- ber of men passing  through  is  de- the  purposes  set  forth  in  the
                                       Moore, Tadcen Personnel Officer.
         else's-when do we lash those sea-                           bers of such men,  it has been  nec- creased,  then  the  discharge  rate  Potsdam  Declaration  are achieved.
         bags  and  start  home?  But  if  my   Even  when  such  a  policy  is  an- essary  to  give  them  priority  over  can  be speeded  up.   "Accept,  Sir,  the  renewed assur-
         discharge papers arrive when I  am  nounced, it has been estimated that  men being discharged.  Dischargees   Men slated for overseas duty will  ances of  my highest consideration,
         la,king a shower, I'll scamper home  it will  be  several months before  it  must  await  their  turn,  usually  at  leave  as  scheduled,  under  the   "JAMES F. BYRNES,
         wrapped-up  in  the  bath  towel.   will  affect  the average sailor.  For  least  three  days.  But  as  the  num- Navy's  rotation  plan.   Secretary of State."
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