Singapore Cease Fire Not Yet Effective
(3.30 p.m.) NEW YORK, Aug. 21. Singapore radio stated that the cease-fire order had not yet been issued in Ihe Asiatic southern regions. Therefore, any Allied air. sea or land approach might lead to an unfortunate incident.
Perfect peace and order was being maintained in Singapore. where Japanese forces are bearing the entire responsibility for the safety of the public. Every possible effort is being made to carry out the Emperor’s wishes, but. it is learned that the fighting spirit and morale have been kept at the highest throughout, from officers down to privates. An Imperial emissary bearing the Emperors orders arrived at Japanese headquarters today. Tokio radio made a special appeal to Kamikaze pilots to cease operations. The Manila correspondent of the "New York Times” points out that the broadcast clearly disclosed that Kamikaze pilots so far had defied the Emperor.
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Northern Advocate, 22 August 1945, Page 4
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