| Item title: | Instrument of surrender of Japanese forces in Korea |
| Title (romaji): | Chôsen Nihongun kôfuku bunsho |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (EXDOC145) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
AJRP details | |
| AJRP module: | Australian War Memorial private records |
| AJRP series: | AWM Japanese language material |
| AJRP sub-series: | Miscellaneous Japanese language documents |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | EXDOC145 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
| Inst. sub-series: | Various |
| Item: | EXDOC145 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 15 printed pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Instrument of surrender |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 9/9/1945 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | SURRENDER, IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY, PACIFIC WAR |
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| Names: | ABE Nobuyuki, acting Governor General in Korea |
| Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Area: | Seoul [Korea] |
| Content: | This item is an instrument of surrender of the Japanese forces in Korea south of the 38th parallel, and consists of both Japanese and English versions prepared for the formal surrender of the Japanese forces on 9 September 1945 in Seoul. Only the English version bears the signatures of the representatives of US Army and Navy forces in Korea, Lieutenant General John R. Hodge and Vice Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid. Neither the Japanese nor English version was signed by the Japanese representatives. |
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| Last modified: | 07/23/2003 04:42:44 PM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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