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

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Object Details

GLC#: GLC09930.08.06-View header record
Type: Documents
Date: 15 August 1945
Author/Creator: Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-1989
Title: Text of Imperial Rescript
Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination: 2 p. :

Time Period

Primary time period: Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945

Sub-Era: World War II

Summary of Content

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

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Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-1989

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