HUMOUR ON MISSOURI
SIGNATORY'S MISTAKE
NEW YORK, Sept. 4. Colonel Cosgrove, who signed the Japanese surrender for Canada, was the culprit in an incident wmch interrupted the surrender ceremony aboard the Missouri and introduced a touch of humour into one of the gravest ceremonies'of our time, says the, New York Times correspondent. h . Each delegate, signed two copies ot the document, one for Japan and one for the United Nations, with his. signature above the name of the signers country. Colonel Cosgrove somehow and committed an historic "boner" when he signed the Japanese document underneath the his country. General \U**J& miral Helfrich and Air V ce-Maishal Isitt, who followed, repeated the eiror. The Japanese noticed the mistake whereupon considerable discussion ensued which ended when General Sutherland crossed out the names o the four countries concerned and wrote them below the signatures. The Japanese gravely accepted the correction and peace became an official reality.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 237, 5 September 1945, Page 5
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