Administrative information
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is part of: David Conde fonds
is part of: International Military Tribunal for the Far East
is part of: Administrative, biographical and background records
creator: Conde, David W.
issued: 2014-05-22
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note: SPECIAL PROCLAMATION ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL FOR THE FAR EAST WHEREAS, the United States and the Nations allied therewith in opposing the illegal wars of aggression of the Axis Nations, have from time to time made declarations of their intentions that war criminals should be brought to justice; WHEREAS, the Governments of the Allied Powers at war with Japan on the 26th July 194-5 at Potsdam, declared as one of the terms of surrender that stern justice shall be meted out to all war criminals including those who have visited cruelties upon cur prisoners; WHEREAS, by the Instrument of Surrender of Japan executed at Tokyo Bay, Japan, on the 2nd September 194-5, the signatories for Japan, by command of ana in behalf of the Emperor and the Japanese Government accepted the terms set forth in such Declaration at Potsdam; WHEREAS, by such Instrument of Surrender, the authority of the Emperor and the Japanese Government to rule the state of Japan is made subject to the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, who is authorized to take such steps as he deems proper to effectuate the terms of surrender: WHEREAS, the undersigned has been designated by the Allied Powers as Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers to carry into effect the general surrender of the Japanese armed forces; WHEREAS, the Governments of the United States, Great Britain and Russia at the Moscow Conference.. 26ih re::?mb~.r 19453 - 2 - having considered the effectuation by Japan of the Terms of Surrender, with the concurrence of China have agreed that the Supreme Commander shall issue all Orders for the implementation of the Terms of Surrender. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Douglas MacArthur, as Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, "by virtue of the authority so conferred upon me, in order to implement the Term of Surrender which requires the meting out of stern justice to war criminals, do order and provide as follows*. ARTICLE le There shall be established an International Military Tr…
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