Reported Japanese

Manawatu Times, Volume 70, Issue 192, 15 August 1945, Page 5

Reported Japanese

No Mention So Far oi Fate of Hirohito

New York Newspapers Announce Surrender

United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received Tuesday, 11.43 p.m, NEW YORK, August 14. Reuter’s New York correspondent says that the Japanese News Agency reporting to the Office of War Information says that the Japanese Government accepts the Allies’ surrender formula embodied in the Note despatched to Tokio by the United States. The Associated Press says the Federal Communications Commission reported that Japan had accepted the Allied surrender terms. It quoted the Domei News Agency as saying: “An Imperial message accepting the Potsdam Proclamation will be forthcoming soon.” The message did not mention the Allied stipulation regarding Hirohito. The first extras of the New York morning newspapers were on the streets at 3.45 proclaiming: “Japanese Radio Reports Surrender.” However, the usual Times Square crowds were not demonstrative and were presumably awaiting White House confirmation. The F.C.C. picked up a Domei broadcast announcing: “There will probably be something important at 9 p.m. Tokio time.” The F.C.C. added that another Domei transmitter gave the time as 10 p.m. Both transmissions were in Japanese to the occupied areas. It is reported that the Tokio code station has been sending a long code message to Switzerland since 12.48 p.m. (New York time).