General Order No. 1 ( Japanese:一般命令第一号) for the surrender of Japan was prepared by the United States

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and approved by

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on August 17, 1945. It was issued by General

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to the representative of the

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following the

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, and then issued by Japanese

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to the forces of the Empire of Japan on 2 September 1945. It instructed Japanese forces to surrender to designated Allied commanders, reveal all current military deployments, and preserve military equipment for later

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. It also specified the occupation of Japan and Japanese-controlled areas by forces of the Allied Powers. It also had the effect of leading to the eventual

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at the 38th Parallel in that Japanese forces to the north of this parallel were ordered to surrender to the Commander in Chief of

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Forces in the Far East, and those to the south were directed to surrender to the Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Forces in the Pacific, in accordance with Section 1, paragraphs (b) and (e), respectively.

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