740.00119 PW/8–1445: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Australia (Minter)
81. You should inform the Dominion Government that under the plan of surrender which has been arranged, the Japanese troops in Burma, Thailand, Malaya, Borneo, Netherlands Indies, New Guinea, the Bismarcks, and Solomons are to surrender to the Supreme Commander, Southeast Asia Command, or to the Australian Command, and suggest that it may wish to consult with Lord Mountbatten with a view to arrangements as to the specific areas where the Australian Command will accept the surrender.