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Grassli, Max, 1902-1985 Note Received From the Swiss Government August 10, 1945

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09930.08.02 Author/Creator: Grassli, Max, 1902-1985 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Typed document Date: 11 August 1945 Pagination: 1 p. : Order a Copy

One document entitled Note Received From the Swiss Government August 10, 1945, dated August 11, 1945. Contains a communication from the Japanese Minister through the Swiss government to the United States government. The communication announces that, "The Japanese Government are ready to accept the terms enumerated in the joint declaration which was issued at Potsdam on July 26, 1945".

Byrnes, James F., 1879-1972
Grassli, Max, 1902-1985
Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-1989

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