ORDERS TO JAPAN

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 65, Issue 269, 24 August 1945, Page 3

ORDERS TO JAPAN

MACARTHUR’S DIRECTIVES. PREPARING FOR OCCUPATION (N.Z. Press Association— Copyright.) LONDON, Aug. 23. The Japanese Government has been ordered to put into effect General MacArthur's directives at 6 a.m. on August 27. These are:— The Yokosuka base must be prepared for occupation, a possible operation by United States naval forces. All combatant units must, be removed from the area of the initial occupation and confined to assigned limits, except all civil police and gendarmerie, who will maintain order, prevent outbreaks of sniper fire and other overt acts and also prohibit any substantial gathering of the populace. Civil police and gendarmerie will carry only small arms. Personnel at Oshima may remain, but will be disarmed. Accommodation, billets and camp area facilities for the Supreme Allied Commander must be provided. Further List. The following orders must he executed by 6 a.m. on August 28: The Imperial General Staff must be made available for a conference with the representative of the Supreme Allied Commander at Atsugi aerodrome immediately he arrives and also as may be directed. To ensure safe entry into Tokio Bay a Japanese ship, not later than 8 a.m. on August 26, must meet the United States naval forces 20 miles, bearing 15 degrees, from Oshima and must lead those forces into Sagami Bay and must provide 12 pilots to conduct certain forces into Tokio Bay as directed by the senior United States naval commander. Allied forces are taking the following general measures by 6 a.m., August 25: (1) United Nations aircraft will conduct day and night surveillance flights over Japan and Japanese-con-trolled areas. (2) Air forces are dropping supplies to United Nations prisoners of war and internees. (3) Naval forces occupying Japanese coastal waters and also Japanese-controlled areas may begin minesweeping unmolested in any of eight specified ports, including Osaka, Tsingtao, Shanghai, Canton, Hong Kong and Singapore.