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Show Article by article, here is what Japan agrees to do under un-der the lerms of surrender: 1. Accept all provisions of the Potsdam declaration. 2. Surrender unconditionally uncondition-ally all armed forces. 3. Cease hostilities forthwith forth-with and preserve and save from damage all ships, aircraft air-craft and military and civil properly. 4. Command i m p e r i al headquarters lo issue orders lo all field comma nderi everywhere lo surrender their forces unconditionally. 5. See that all civil, military mili-tary and naval officials obey, and enforce all orders of the supreme allied commander. 6. Carry out in good faith under allied direction the Potsdam declaration under t which free institutions may be established leading lo lhe ' restoration of sovereignty. 7. Liberate all allied war prisoners and civilian internees inter-nees and see that they arrive ar-rive safely at debarkation points. 8. Acknowledge that the authority of the emperor and the Japanese government govern-ment is subject to the will of lhe supreme commander. i |