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U. S. Naval Training and Distribution Center
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."