Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1945, The British Commonwealth, The Far East, Volume VI

740.00119 P.W./8–1545: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman)

Washington, August 15, 1945—7 p.m.

1840. Your No. M25313 via War Department, August 15, 1945. Documents sent in my telegram of today’s date,⁴ namely, Directive to General MacArthur with its annexes (1) Proclamation by the Emperor of Japan and (2) Instrument of Surrender, fully cover, I believe, the points raised by Mr. Molotov in his statement to you.

No surrenders have occurred to our knowledge nor have we any report that emissaries have as yet arrived. These matters are being dealt with from now on by General MacArthur.

Byrnes

4. See footnote 97, p. 665.