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Past events show Filipino President Manuel Luis Quezon
Filipino President Sergio Osmeña y Suico seated at a desk in his office. Past events show President Manuel Luis Quezon who died in the United States. A map on a wall. Soldiers march. Vehicles passing on a street. (World War II period).
Lieutenant Colonel J W Greene and other officials work on surrender leaflets.
The United States Lieutenant Colonel J W Greene converses with other officers. He looks at the printed surrender leaflet and hands it over to another officer. Men work at their individual desks.
Japanese surrender leaflets dropped on Japanese positions by United States B-25 bombers.
Japanese surrender leaflets being printed at printing press. Soldier holds leaflet that reads 'I Cease Resistance'. Men roll and wrap leaflets. Surrender leaflets loaded on truck and taken to an airstrip. Men unload packets of packed leaflets. Officers look at a map in camp area. Airmen briefed. B-25 bombers drop leaflets on Japanese position. Japanese prisoners held at gunpoint by the United States soldiers. (World War II period).
Major Tisdell talks about American surrender to the Japanese in 1942 during the trial of General Homma in Manila, Phillipines.
U.S. Army Major Achille C. Tisdell testifies before a military tribunal in Manila, Phillipines during the trial of Japanese Army General Masaharu Homma for World War II crimes. Major Tisdell, aide-de-camp to Commanding General of the American forces in Luzon Major General Edward King, speaks about the American unconditional surrender in Bataan before the Japanese forces. He recalls that an interpreter told American Commanding General Edward King to get U.S. Army General Jonathan Wainwright. General King expressed that there were no means to contact General Wainwright. He says that General King presented four conditions of surrender to the Japanese that included his return to the headquarters to notify the surrender and a 12 hour armistice. But Japanese declared that the surrender must be unconditional. General King asked if U.S. troops would be well treated. The Japanese replied that they were not barbarians.
Major Tisdell says that U.S. officers were disarmed after American surrender in 1942 in Manila, Phillipines.
U.S. Army Major Achille C. Tisdell testifies before a military tribunal in Manila, Phillipines during the trial of Japanese Army General Masaharu Homma for World War II crimes. Major Tisdell, aide-de-camp to Commanding General of the American forces in Luzon Major General Edward King, speaks about the American unconditional surrender in Bataan before the Japanese forces. He recalls that an Japanese officer asked General King how many guns and tanks they had. The Japanese asked General King whether they would surrender and the General nodded his head. After this all American officers were disarmed.
Major Tisdell speaks about events after American surrender in 1942 during the trial of General Homma in Manila, Phillipines.
U.S. Army Major Achille C. Tisdell testifies before a military tribunal in Manila, Phillipines during the trial of Japanese Army General Masaharu Homma for World War II crimes. Major Tisdell, aide-de-camp to Commanding General of the American forces in Luzon Major General Edward King, speaks about the Americans being taken to various prison camps. He says that Major General Edward King and General Jones were taken to Camp O'Donnell. He says that other officers including him were taken to a warehouse near San Fernando and from their they were taken to U.S. head quarters. Major Tisdell recalls that leaflets were dropped for the prisoners. He hands over a leaflet to a member of the tribunal. Tisdell reads out the part of the leaflet related to treatment of prisoners of war.
