Surrender Signed

Series

Series Name

World Pictorial News

Issue

Issue No.

232

Date Released

15 Oct 1945

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Britain’s Finest Hour
2. 2Belsen Trials
3. 3Surrender Signed

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

Atsugi: American seaborne force sweeps ashore in Yokusuka. Vice Admiral Carney accepts the surrender on behalf of the US Generals Wainwright, Doolittle and MacArthur the "Missouri". The Japanese envoys arrive, headed by Foreign Minister Shigemitsu. General MacArthur speaks. The surrender is then signed by the Japanese, followed by American, Chinese and Russian signatures.

Keywords

Ceremonies; Military

Credits:

Commentator

Patrick O’Malley

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Film Archive

Name

Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive

Email

film@iwm.org.uk

Web

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film

Phone

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Fax

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Address

Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ

Notes

The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.

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