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Instrument of Surrender of the Japanese in the Philippine Islands

  • 9/3/1945

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This is the instrument with which all Japanese controlled forces in the Philippine Islands surrendered in World War II. It was signed at Camp John Hay, Luzon, Philippine Islands by General Tomoyuki Yamashita, Vice Admiral Denhici Okochi, and Major General Edmond H. Leavey.

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This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff.

National Archives Identifier: 6943531

Full Citation: Instrument of Surrender of the Japanese and Japanese-Controlled Armed Forces in the Philippine Islands to the Commanding General United States Army Forces, Western Pacific; 9/3/1945; Instruments of Japanese Surrender, September 1945–September 1945; Records of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Record Group 218; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/surrender-japanese-philippine-islands/, December 19, 2025]

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