Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1945, Cairo, Egypt                                August 1945 Harry Truman commander in chief 15 army news Japan has office apr accepted the Allied terms Lor unconditional surrender without president Truman announced at 1900 the surrender will be accepted by getheral Macarthur when arrangements can be the terms provide that authority of the emperor shall be subject to time supreme commander of the Allied Powers with the emperor issuing such orders As the supreme 6tmmander Macarthur will be Allied supreme commander other terms As set Forth in the Potsdam declaration Call for elimination of authority and in fluence of those who have deceived and misled people of Japan into embarking on world con occupation by allies of designated Points in japanese limiting of japanese sovereignty to four main Home Complete disarmament of All Jap military of All to revival of democratic among japanese and withdrawal of Allied occupation forces As soon As their objectives have been accomplished Anco responsible japanese government has been the japanese reply stated reference to the announcement of August 10 regard ing the acceptance of the provisions of the Potsdam declaration and the reply of the governments of the United great Brijil Victory shells kill gis Okinawa at least six men were killed and 30 injured by fall ing ack ack Shell fragments and bullets Friday night when on Okinawa touched off a spectacular display of ack ack and flares in premature Cele bration of the end of the to quell the half hour Island commanders ordered the air raid Alert then warned the men by radio to cease adm Chester Nimitz Van commander in chief offers japs ship Washington the United states has offered to Transfer to Japan immediately an ship to replace the japanese Relief Awa sunk Accident ally by an american the government notes that the ship is not offered As Mac Berlin the streets Ca Barets of Berlin echoed with Friendly greetings of to Varicy this week As soviet soldiers and ame rican gibes hailed russian Declara Tion of in jammed night they clinked glasses in toasts to the soviet Union and China sent by the of state James Byrnes on August the japanese government has the Honor to reply to the governments of the four Powers As follows his majesty the emperor has issued an Imperial Prescript regarding japans acceptance of the provisions of the Potsdam the emperor is prepared to authorize and ensure the signature by his government and ins Imperial Headquarters of the necessary terms for carry ing out the provisions of his majesty the emperor is prepared to Issue this i in 1 1 Imin i r i n All naval and air authorities to Issue to All their control wherever located to cease Active and to surrender Pope denies bomb Story Rome Pope Pius is quoted by american newsmen As denying that anyone had been authorized to express the Vatican views on the use of the atomic bomb against previously a Vatican City Oriental optimism san f1rancjsco the unpredictable japanese looked up out of the rubble this week and decided that they found another Benefit from air adding to a recent interesting statement that they were getting a lot of scrap the chants radio to Are making possible Exten Sive replanting of japanese cities were apparently a mess to begin dispatch had quoted an authoritative Vatican source As making a statement to the effect that the Vatican was against the use of the atomic the Pope Tow the correspondent that the state ment was completely it Ftp Douglas Macarthur supreme aupied commander caul Pacific act