| Item title: | South East Area Fleet order, special secret order No. 66 |
| Title (romaji): | Gokuhi Nantô Hômen Kantai meirei kimitsu Nantô Hômen Kantai meirei dai 66 gô |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 2/47) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
AJRP details | |
| AJRP module: | Australian War Memorial official records |
| AJRP series: | AWM 82 captured Japanese documents |
| AJRP sub-series: | Post-surrender Rabaul material received from HQ 8 Military District |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM 82 2/47 |
| Inst. series: | AWM 82 |
| Inst. sub-series: | 2/- Post-surrender material received from HQ 8 Military District (Rabaul) |
| Item: | 2/47 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 1 page, mimeographed copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Military order |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 22/8/1945 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | DISARMAMENT |
| Australian unit names: | |
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| Japanese unit names: | South East Area Fleet |
| Names: | KUSAKA Jin'ichi, Vice Adm |
| Languages: | Japanese |
| Area: | Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands) |
| Content: | Naval servicemen and civilian workers are not to be regarded as prisoners of war. They are to surrender their weapons, but they themselves are not to surrender. |
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details | |
| Title: | South East Area Fleet order, special secret order No. 66 |
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| Item status: | Original document |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Names: | KUSAKA Jin'ichi, Vice Adm |
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| Sender (kanji): |  |
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| Recipient (kanji): | |
| Japanese unit names: | South East Area Fleet |
| Japanese unit names (romaji): | Nantô Hômen Kantai |
| Japanese unit names (kanji) | |
| Place of acquisition: | Rabaul Area |
| Date of acquisition: | |
Other information | |
| Notes: | A pencilled transcription of Great Naval Order 54 on the ceasefire is attached to the document. |
| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 10:06:32 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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