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Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, The Conference of Berlin (The Potsdam Conference), 1945, Volume I

Japan:


Contents

    • Peace feelers through the Soviet Union (Documents 580-588)
      • Issuance of a proclamation calling for the surrender of Japan (Documents 589-597)
        • Basic military objectives, strategy, and policies in the war against Japan (Documents 598-601)
          • Planning date for the end of organized resistance by Japan (Document 602)
            • Control and command in the war against Japan (Documents 603-604)
              • Relationship of the Soviet Union to the war against Japan (Documents 605-614)
                • British Commonwealth participation in the war against Japan (Document 615)
                  • French and Netherland participation in the war against Japan (Documents 616-618)
                    • Use of atomic weapons in the war against Japan (Document 619)
                      • Release of tankers for the war against Japan through altered distribution of European oil supplies (Documents 620-627)

                      The Conference of Berlin (The Potsdam Conference), 1945

                      • Preface
                      • Introduction
                      • List of abbreviations, symbols, and code names
                      • List of persons mentioned
                      • List of papers
                      • I. Genesis of the conference (Documents 1-34)
                        • II. Final arrangements for the conference (Documents 35-220)
                          • III. General background reports (Documents 221-226)
                            • IV. Recommendations and late developments on conference subjects (Documents 227-709)
                              • Far Eastern Questions (Documents 574-627)
                                • Japan: (Documents 580-627)
                              • Index

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