My immediately preceding telegram. [1] The following is text of
the United States Draft Act of Surrender shown by the State
Department to His Majesty's United Kingdom Minister Washington on
13th August.

Begins-
1. We, acting by command of and on behalf of the Emperor of Japan,
the Japanese Government and the Japanese Imperial General
Headquarters hereby accept the provisions set forth in the
declaration issued by the heads of the Governments of the United
States, China and Great Britain on 26th July, 1945, at Potsdam and
subsequently adhered to by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
which four Powers are hereafter referred to as the Allied Powers.

2. We hereby proclaim the unconditional surrender to the Allied
Powers of the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters and of all
Japanese Armed Forces and all Armed Forces under Japanese control
wherever situated.

3. We hereby command all Japanese Forces wherever situated and the
Japanese people to cease hostilities forthwith to preserve and
save from damage all ships, aircraft and military and civil
property and to comply with all requirements which may be imposed
by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers or by agencies of
the Japanese Government at his direction.

4. We hereby command the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters to
issue at once orders to the Commanders of all Japanese forces and
all forces under Japanese control wherever situated to surrender
unconditionally themselves and all forces under their control.

5. We hereby command all civil, military and naval officials to
obey and enforce all proclamations, orders and directives deemed
by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers to be proper to
effectuate this surrender and issued by him or under his authority
and we direct all such officials to remain at their posts and to
continue to perform their non-combatant duties unless specifically
relieved by him or under his authority.

6. We hereby undertake for the Emperor, the Japanese Government
and their successors to carry out the provisions of the Potsdam
declaration in good faith and to issue whatever orders and take
whatever action may be required by the Supreme Commander for the
Allied powers or by any other designated representative of the
Allied Powers for the purpose of giving effect to that
declaration.

7. We hereby command the Japanese Imperial Government and the
Japanese Imperial General Headquarters at once to liberate all
Allied prisoners of war and civilian internees now under Japanese
control and to provide for their protection, care, maintenance and
immediate transportation to places as directed.

8. The authority of the Emperor and the Japanese Government to
rule the State shall be subject to the Supreme Commander for the
Allied Powers who will take such steps as he deems proper to
effectuate these terms of surrender.

SIGNED AT...AT...ON THE...DAY OF...1945.

By command and on behalf of the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese
Government.

By command and on behalf of the Japanese Imperial General
Headquarters.

ACCEPTED AT...AT...ON THE...DAY OF...1945
for the United States, Great Britain, the Republic of China and
the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and in the interests of
the other United Nations at war with Japan.

SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS