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The instrument was signed by representatives from the [[Japan|Empire of Japan]], the United States of America, the [[Republic of China]], the [[United Kingdom]], the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]], the [[Commonwealth of Australia]], the [[Canada|Dominion of Canada]], the Provisional Government of the [[France|French Republic]], the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]], and the [[Dominion of New Zealand]]. | The instrument was signed by representatives from the [[Japan|Empire of Japan]], the United States of America, the [[Republic of China]], the [[United Kingdom]], the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]], the [[Commonwealth of Australia]], the [[Canada|Dominion of Canada]], the Provisional Government of the [[France|French Republic]], the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]], and the [[Dominion of New Zealand]]. | ||
| − | The signing, which lasted twenty three minutes, was broadcasted around the world. The first to sign was the [[Japan|Japanese]] foreign minister [[Mamoru Shigemitsu]] "By Command and on behalf of the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese Government" and then [[General Yoshijiro Umezo]] "By Command and on behalf of the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters" at 9:04 a.m. Then, U.S. [[General Douglas MacArthur]] signed. After him [[Admiral Chester Nimitz]] signed for the United States, [[Hsu Yung-Ch'ang]] for the [[Republic of China]], [[Bruce Fraser]] for the United Kingdom, [[Kuzma Derevyanko]] for the Soviet Union, [[General Sir Thomas Blamey]] for Australia, [[Colonel Lawrence Moore Cosgrave]] for Canada, [[General Philippe Leclerc de Hautecloque]] for France, [[Admiral C.E.L. Helfrich]] for the Netherlands, and [[Leonard M. Isitt]] for New Zealand. | + | The signing, which lasted twenty three minutes, was broadcasted around the world. The first to sign was the [[Japan|Japanese]] foreign minister [[Mamoru Shigemitsu]] "By Command and on behalf of the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese Government" and then [[General Yoshijiro Umezo]] "By Command and on behalf of the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters" at 9:04 a.m. Then, U.S. [[General Douglas MacArthur]] signed. After him [[Chester Nimitz|Admiral Chester Nimitz]] signed for the United States, [[Hsu Yung-Ch'ang]] for the [[Republic of China]], [[Bruce Fraser]] for the United Kingdom, [[Kuzma Derevyanko]] for the Soviet Union, [[General Sir Thomas Blamey]] for Australia, [[Colonel Lawrence Moore Cosgrave]] for Canada, [[General Philippe Leclerc de Hautecloque]] for France, [[Admiral C.E.L. Helfrich]] for the Netherlands, and [[Leonard M. Isitt]] for New Zealand. |
On September 6, [[Colonel Bernard Theilen]] brought the instrument to [[Washington, D.C.]] and the following day presented it to President [[Harry Truman]] in a formal [[White House]] ceremony. It was then exhibited in the National Archives. | On September 6, [[Colonel Bernard Theilen]] brought the instrument to [[Washington, D.C.]] and the following day presented it to President [[Harry Truman]] in a formal [[White House]] ceremony. It was then exhibited in the National Archives. | ||
Revision as of 20:55, March 11, 2007
The Japanese Instrument of Surrender was the document that, in signing, ended World War II. It was signed September 2, 1945, on the deck of the United States battleship Missouri, on Tokyo Bay, in a formal ceremony.
The instrument was signed by representatives from the Empire of Japan, the United States of America, the Republic of China, the United Kingdom, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the Commonwealth of Australia, the Dominion of Canada, the Provisional Government of the French Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the Dominion of New Zealand.
The signing, which lasted twenty three minutes, was broadcasted around the world. The first to sign was the Japanese foreign minister Mamoru Shigemitsu "By Command and on behalf of the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese Government" and then General Yoshijiro Umezo "By Command and on behalf of the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters" at 9:04 a.m. Then, U.S. General Douglas MacArthur signed. After him Admiral Chester Nimitz signed for the United States, Hsu Yung-Ch'ang for the Republic of China, Bruce Fraser for the United Kingdom, Kuzma Derevyanko for the Soviet Union, General Sir Thomas Blamey for Australia, Colonel Lawrence Moore Cosgrave for Canada, General Philippe Leclerc de Hautecloque for France, Admiral C.E.L. Helfrich for the Netherlands, and Leonard M. Isitt for New Zealand.
On September 6, Colonel Bernard Theilen brought the instrument to Washington, D.C. and the following day presented it to President Harry Truman in a formal White House ceremony. It was then exhibited in the National Archives.