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Show FINAL EVENTS BRING JAPS TO SURRENDER After eight years, 3 months of war on the allied nations the Japs ' have conceded defeat. The principal princi-pal events in the closing days of hostilities follow: 1. Ultimatum from U. S., Britain Brit-ain and China demanding: that day, Aug. 10, Japanee bid for sur- render with retaining Emperor Hirohito as only reservation. 6. Allied nations receive official surrender offer from neutral governments gov-ernments Aug. 10. U. S. discontinues discon-tinues Superfort and fleet aerial action while surrender terms being considered with Russ and Chinese armies continuing relentless attacks. at-tacks. 7. President Truman, after lengthy session with cabinet and military chiefs late Friday, Aug. Japan surrender unconditionally or face "utter destruction", issued is-sued from Potsdam July 26. 2. Premier Suzuki rejects Potsdam Pots-dam ultimatum July 29. 3. U. S. drops first atomic energy ener-gy bomb on Hiroshima Aug. 5, destroying de-stroying 60 of the city and astonishing as-tonishing the entire world. Second atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki Naga-saki Aug. 9. ' 4. Russia proclaims a state of war with Japan and attacks in Manchuria Aug. 9. 5. Tokyo broadcast early Fri- 10, drafted TJ. S. reply to Japan for submission to Britain, Russia and China. 8. Japanese accept allied surrender sur-render terms, submitted by Secy. Byrnes Aug. 11 on behalf of allied nations retaining the emperor but demanding that he remain subser-viant subser-viant to the allied occupational commander. No pleasure is comparable to to standing upon the vantage-ground vantage-ground of truth. Francis Bacon. |