Office of the Historian

740.00119 P.W./8–1845: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France (Caffery)24
Washington, August 18, 1945—1 p.m.

3882. In connection with the arrangements for the acceptance by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers of the Japanese surrender you should inform the Government to which you are accredited that they are invited to appoint a representative of their armed forces to be present with the Supreme Commander at the time of the surrender.

Communication should be made not only to this Government of the representative appointed but an effort should be made also to communicate directly if possible with General MacArthur.

General MacArthur is being directed to make the necessary arrangements for the representative of the Government to which you are accredited.

Please inform us as soon as possible of the name of such representative.25

Byrnes
  1. Repeated to Missions in London for the Netherlands as Neter 107, Wellington as 303, Canberra as 83, and Ottawa as 75.↩
  2. Related correspondence not printed.↩