Historical Documents - Office of the Historian

Japan:

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Japanese treatment of American prisoners of war and civilian internees (Documents 193–276)
Efforts by the United States to send financial and other assistance to American nationals held by Japan (Documents 277–292)
Efforts by the United States to arrange a third exchange of American and Japanese nationals (Documents 293–300)
Protests by the United States against Japanese attacks on hospital ships (Document 301)
Protests by the United States against attacks by Japanese naval forces on survivors of torpedoed American merchant vessels (Documents 302–304)
The treatment of Japanese nationals by the United States (Documents 305–315)
Protests by Japan against attacks by the United States on hospital ships and other ships (Documents 316–327)
Sinking by a United States submarine of the Japanese ship Awa Maru while returning to Japan under safe conduct (Documents 328–332)
Protests by Japan against the bombing of allegedly nonmilitary objectives, including the atomic bombing of Hiroshima (Documents 333–339)
Reports of unofficial suggestions from Japanese sources that Japan was ready to make peace (Documents 340–367)
Postwar policy planning in regard to Japan and areas under Japanese control (Documents 368–400)
Surrender of Japan, occupation and control, war crimes, and war claims and reparations: (Documents 401–754)
- I. The surrender of Japan: Japanese acceptance, August 14, of the Potsdam Declaration of July 26; preparations for signature of surrender instrument on September 2 (Documents 401–488)
- II. Occupation and control of Japan, September 2–December 31, 1945 (Documents 489–650)
- III. Apprehension and punishment of Japanese war criminals (Documents 651–726)
- IV. War claims and reparations (Documents 727–754)
Relinquishment by the Swiss Government of representation of American interests in Japan and Japanese-occupied territory (Document 755)