Proclamation By Heads Of Governments, United States, United Kingdom, and China
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09930.08.01 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Typed document Date: 26 July 1945 Pagination: 2 p. ; Order a Copy
One document entitled Proclamation By Heads Of Governments, United States, United Kingdom, and China, dated July 26, 1945. Regarding an offer to Japan to allow them to surrender and end the war. It outlines why Japan should surrender, and the terms of surrender. It also mentions the possible consequences for continuing the war. This document is known as the Potsdam Declaration.
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