ENCLOSURE
GENERAL ORDER NO.1
MILITARY AND NAVAL
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 Indo-China north of 16 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 38 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, Bismarcks and the
Solomons, shall surrender to (the Supreme Allied Commander South
East Asia Command or the Commanding General, Australian
Forces--the exact breakdown between Mountbatten and the
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, Ryukyus,
Bonins, and other Pacific Islands shall surrender to the Commander
in Chief U. S. 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 north
latitude, and the Philippines shall surrender to the Commander in
Chief, U. S. Army Forces in the Pacific.
f. The above indicated commanders are the only representatives
of the Allied Powers empowered to accept surrenders 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 anti-aircraft 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 over100 gross tons, in or out of commission and under
construction, including merchant ships formerly belonging to any
of the United Nations which are now in Japanese hands, giving
their position con dition and movement.
(e) Complete and detailed information, accompanied by maps,
showing location and layouts of all mines, minefields and other
obstacles to movement by land, sea or air and the safety lanes in
connection therewith.
(f) Locations and descriptions of all military installations
and establishments, including airfields, seaplane bases,
anti-aircraft 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, naval and civil aircraft remain
on the ground on the water or abroad ship until further
notification of 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 immediately render harmless and
throw overbroad explosives of all types. Vessels not at sea will
immediately 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, minefields 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, ammunition, 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, anti-aircraft 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
facilitate the production or use of all implements of war and
other material and property used by or intended for use by any
military or paramilitary organizations in connection with their
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 paragraph 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 services 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 nits
equipment, stores, records, arms and ammunition will be delivered
immediately to the command of the senior officer or designated
representative of the prisoner 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 Powers or 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 allied military authorities and the Japanese
Government.
