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INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER
e. acting by command of and m behalf of the Emperor of Jopan, the Japanese Government and the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters, hereby accept the provisions set forth m the declaration issued by the heads of the Governments of the United States, China and Great Britain on 26 July 194 5, at Potsdam, and subsequently adhered to by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, which four powers are hereafter referred to os the Allied Po wers.
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We hereby proclaim fhe unconditiona/ surrender to the Allied Powers of the Japanese Imperial Genera/ Headquarters and of all Japanese armed forces and all armed forces under Japanese control wherever situated
We hereby command oil Japanese	forces wherever	situated	and
the Japanese people to cease hostilit/es forthwith, to preserve and save from damage all shipst air craft} and military and civil property and to comply with at! requirements which may be imposed by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers or by agencies of the Japanese Government at his direction
We hereby command the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters to issue of once orders to the Commanders of all Japonese forces and all forces under Japanese control wherever situated to surrender unconditional / y them selves and all forces under their control
We hereby command all civil, military and naval officials to obey	and enforce all prod amotions, orders	and directives	deemed
by the Supreme Com mander for the Allied Powers to be proper to effectuate this surrender and issued by him or under his authority ond	we	direct oil such officials to remain	at their posts	and to
continue to perform their non-combatant duties unless specifically relieved by him or under his authority.
We hereby undertake for the Emperor, the Japanese Government and their successors to carry out the provisions of the Potsdam Declaration in good faith t and to issue whatever orders and take	whatever action may be required	by the Supreme	Commander
for the Allied Powers or by any other designated representative of the Allied Powers for the purpose of giving effect to that Declaration
We hereby command the Japanese Imperial Government ond the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters at once to liberate all allied prisoners of war ond civilian internees now under Japanese control and to provide for their protection, care, maintenance and immediate transportation to places as directed.
The authority of the Emperor and the Japanese Government to rule the state shall be subject to the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers who will take such steps os he deems proper to effectuate these terms of surrender.
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for the United States, Republic of China, United Km$ Union of Soviet Socialist Republics^ ond in the interests United Notions ot war with Jopan,
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United Kingdom Representative
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Provisional Government ot the French Republic Representative
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Oominion of New Jeotcni Representative