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Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-1989 Text of Imperial Rescript

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09930.08.06 Author/Creator: Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-1989 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Typed document Date: 15 August 1945 Pagination: 2 p. ; Order a Copy

One document an English translation of the Imperial Rescript released in Tokyo on August 15, 1945.

Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-1989
Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
World War II
Surrender
China
England
United States
Japan
World War II

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