Imperial General Headquarters
2 September 1945
(1) The Imperial General Headquarters by
direction of the Emperor, and pursuant to the surrender to the Supreme Commander for the
Allied Powers of all Japanese armed forces by the Emperor, hereby orders all of its
commanders in Japan and abroad to cause the Japanese armed forces and Japanese-controlled
forces under their command to cease hostilities at once, to lay down their arms, to remain
in their present locations and to surrender unconditionally to commanders acting on behalf
of the United States, the Republic of China, the United Kingdom and the British Empire,
and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, as indicated hereafter or as may be further
directed by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers.
Immediate contact will be made with the indicated
commanders, or their designated representatives, subject to any changes in detail
prescribed by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, and their instructions will be
completely and immediately carried out.
(a) The senior Japanese commanders and all
ground, sea, air, and auxiliary forces within China (excluding Manchuria), Formosa, and
French Indochina north of 16 degrees north latitude shall surrender to Generalissimo
Chiang Kai-shek.
(b) The senior Japanese commanders and all
ground, sea, air, and auxiliary forces within Manchuria, Korea north of 28 degrees north
latitude and Karafuto shall surrender to the commander in chief of Soviet forces in the
Far East.
(c) The senior Japanese commanders and all
ground, sea, air, and auxiliary forces within the Andamans, Nicobars, Burma, Thailand,
French Indo-China south of 16 degrees north latitude, Malaya, Borneo, Netherlands Indies,
New Guinea, Bismarks, and the Solomons, shall surrender to the Supreme Allied Commander,
South East Asia Command or the commanding general, Australians, to be arranged between
them, and the details of this paragraph then prepared by the Supreme Commander for the
Allied Powers.
(d) The senior Japanese commanders and all
ground, sea, air, and auxiliary forces in the Japanese-mandated islands, Ryukus, Bonins
and other Pacific islands shall surrender to the Commander in Chief, United States Pacific
Fleet.
(e) The Imperial General Headquarters, its senior
commanders, and all ground, sea, air, and auxiliary forces in the main islands of Japan,
minor islands adjacent thereto, Korea south of 38 degrees north latitude, and the
Philippines shall surrender to the commander in chief United States Army Forces in the
Pacific.
(f) The above indicated commanders are the only
representatives of the Allied Powers empowered to accept surrender, and all surrenders of
Japanese forces shall be made only to them or to their representatives.
The Japanese Imperial General Headquarters
further orders its commanders in Japan and abroad to disarm completely all forces of Japan
or under Japanese control, wherever they may be situated, and to deliver intact and in
safe and good condition all weapons and equipment at such time and at such places as may
be prescribed by the Allied commanders indicated above.
Pending further instructions, the Japanese police
force in the main islands of Japan will be exempt from this disarmament provision.
The police force will remain at their posts and
shall be held responsible for the preservation of law and order. The strength and arms of
such a police force will be prescribed.
(2) The Japanese Imperial General Headquarters
shall furnish to the supreme commander for the Allied Powers within (time limit) of
receipt of this order complete information with respect to Japan and all areas under
Japanese control as follows:
(a) Lists of all land, air, and antiaircraft
units showing locations and strengths in officers and men.
(b) Lists of all aircraft, military, naval and
civil, giving complete information as to the number, type, location, and condition of such
aircraft.
(c) Lists of all Japanese and Japanese-controlled
naval vessels, surface and submarine and auxiliary naval craft in or out of commission and
under construction, giving their position, condition, and movement.
(d) Lists of all Japanese and Japanese-controlled
merchant ships of over 100 gross tons in or out of commission and under construction,
including merchant ships formerly belonging to any of the United Nations now in Japanese
hands, giving position, condition, and movement.
(e) Complete and detailed information,
accompanied by maps showing locations and layouts of all mines, mine fields, and other
obstacles to movement by land, sea, and air and the safety lanes in connection therewith.
(f) Locations and descriptions of all military
installations and establishments, including airfields, seaplane bases, antiaircraft
defenses, ports and naval bases, storage depots, permanent and temporary land and coast
fortifications, fortresses and other fortified areas.
(g) Locations of all camps and other places of
detention of United Nations prisoners of war and civilian internees.
(3) Japanese armed forces and civil aviation
authorities will insure that all Japanese military and naval and civil aircraft remain on
the ground, the water, or aboard ship until further notification on the disposition to be
made of them.
(4) Japanese or Japanese-controlled naval or
merchant vessels of all types will be maintained without damage and will undertake no
movement pending instructions from the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers. Vessels at
sea will remove explosives of all types to safe storage ashore.
(5) Responsible Japanese or Japanese-controlled
military and civil authorities will insure that:
(a) All Japanese mines, mine fields, and other
obstacles to movement by land, sea, and air wherever located be removed according to
instructions of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers.
(b) All aids to navigation be reestablished at
once.
(c) All safety lanes be kept open and clearly
marked pending accomplishment of (a) above.
(6) Responsible Japanese and Japanese-controlled
military and civil authorities will hold intact and in good condition pending further
instructions from the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers the following:
(a) All arms, ammunitions, explosives, military
equipment stores and supplies and other implements of war of all kinds and all other war
material (except as specifically prescribed in section 4 of this order).
(b) All land, water, and air transportation, and
communication facilities and equipment.
(c) All military installations and establishments
including airfields, seaplane bases, antiaircraft defenses, ports and naval bases, storage
depots, permanent and temporary land and coast fortifications, fortresses and other
fortified areas together with plans and drawings of all such fortifications, installations
and establishments.
(d) All factories, plants, shops, research
institutions, laboratories, testing stations, technical data, patents, plans, drawings and
inventions designed or intended to produce or to facilitate the production or use of all
implements of war and other material and property used or intended for use by any military
or para-military organization in connection with its operations.
(7) The Japanese Imperial General Headquarters
shall furnish to the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers within (time limit) of
receipt of this order complete lists of all the items specified in paragraphs A, B, and D
of section 6 above, indicating the numbers, types, and locations of each.
(8) The manufacture and distribution of all arms,
ammunition, and implements of war will cease forthwith.
(9) With respect to United Nations
prisoners-of-war and civilian internees in the hands of Japanese or Japanese-controlled
authorities:
(a) The safety and well-being of all United
Nations prisoners-of-war and civilian internees will be scrupulously preserved to include
the administrative and supply service essential to provide adequate food, shelter,
clothing, and medical care until such responsibility is undertaken by the Supreme
Commander for the Allied Powers.
(b) Each camp or other place of detention of
United Nations prisoners of war and civilian internees together with its equipment,
stores, records, arms, and ammunition will be delivered immediately to the command of the
senior officer designated representative of the prisoners of war and civilian internees.
(c) As directed by the Supreme Commander for the
Allied Powers prisoners of war and civilian internees will be transported to places of
safety where they can be accepted by Allied authorities.
(d) The Japanese Imperial General Headquarters
will furnish to the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers within (time limit) of the
receipt of this order complete lists of all United Nations prisoners of war and civilian
internees indicating their location.
(10) All Japanese and Japanese-controlled
military and civil authorities shall aid and assist the occupation of Japan and
Japanese-controlled areas by forces of the Allied Powers.
(11) The Japanese Imperial General Headquarters
and appropriate Japanese officials shall be prepared on instructions from Allied
occupation commanders to collect and deliver all arms in the possession of the Japanese
civilian population.
(12) This and all subsequent instructions issued
by the Supreme Commander for the Allied forces of other Allied military authorities will
be scrupulously and promptly obeyed by Japanese and Japanese-controlled military and civil
officials and private persons.
Any delay or failure to comply with the
provisions of this or subsequent orders, and any action which the Supreme Commander for
the Allied Powers determines to be detrimental to the Allied Powers, will incur drastic
and summary punishment at the hands of the Allied military authorities and the Japanese
Government.
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