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Japanese delegation meets with members of General MacArthur's staff to plan formal Japanese Surrender ending World War II

Japanese officials arrive to coordinate arrangements for a formal Japanese surrender, at a Conference in Manila, Philippine Islands. Headed by Lt. Gen. Torashiro Kawabe, Vice-Chief of the Army General Staff, the sixteen-member Japanese delegation descends steps from U.S. Army Air Forces C-54 transport Aircraft, tail number 44-9045, at Nichols Field, near Manila. General Kawabe salutes American Colonel Mashbir, coordinator of the Allied translator and interrogator Section. Major General Charles Willoughby, Director of Intelligence, leads them to waiting cars. Meeting in the City Hall in Manila, the Japanese officers surrender their personal swords and present documents delegating them powers Plenipotentiary by the Japanese Government. They file into a conference room, where they and American counterparts take their places across a long, black table. U.S. Army Lieutenant General Richard Kerens Sutherland, General MacArthur's Chief of Staff, presides over the discussions, accompanied by Major General S. J. Chamberlin, General MacArthur's Operations Officer. They are supported by Allied translators and interpreters. The conference is concluded successfully and sets the stage for the final formal surrender of Japan. (Note: Plans for this critical conference were developed by Colonel David Larr, Chief of Planning on General Chamberlin's staff.) The clip concludes with views of many U.S. warships and of cargoes being loaded in readiness for the occupation of Japan.

Location: Manila Philippines
Date: 1945, August 20
Duration: 2 min 48 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064607
Japanese children being taught English in a class by Japanese and American teachers in Okinawa, Japan (WW2)

American occupying forces allow Japanese children to resume classes in Okinawa, Japan after World War II. Children exercising in Koza Elementary School (4 Chome-16-1 Central, Okinawa, 904-0004, Japan). A teacher inspects students while exercising. A board reads 'Koza Primary School'. A Japanese headmaster reads from a paper. A group of American officers seated under tents watch students exercise. A Japanese teacher writes on a blackboard in English during a class. A student recites. A man plays the piano. Children singing. An American soldier teaches children to sing an English song.

Location: Okinawa Ryukyu Islands
Date: 1945, August 27
Duration: 51 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064608
French General De Gaulle reviews midshipmen in Annapolis and places a wreath on Franklin Roosevelt's grave in Hyde Park.

President of the Provincial Government of the French Republic General Charles De Gaulle reviews midshipmen in Annapolis, Maryland during World War II. The midshipmen march with rifles in hand. General De Gaulle is greeted by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt at Hyde Park in Chicago, Illinois. He places a wreath on former United States President Franklin D Roosevelt's grave and salutes.

Location: Annapolis Maryland USA
Date: 1945, August 27
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064609
North American bomber B-25 Mitchell sprays DDT (Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloroethane) in Rockford, Illinois to eradicate polio.

North American bomber B-25 Mitchell sprays DDT (Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloroethane) in Rockford, Illinois. Military officials fill 500 gallons of DDT in the aircraft. Bomber B-25 Mitchell in flight sprays DDT over the city to eradicate polio.

Location: Rockford Illinois USA
Date: 1945, August 27
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064610
United States President Harry Truman gives Medals of Honor to 28 WW2 veterans at the White House in Washington DC.

United States President Harry Truman gives Medals of Honor to World War II veterans during a ceremony at the White House in Washington DC. Relatives and military leaders attend the ceremony. President Truman decorates the veterans with the medals. Sylvester S. Herrera in a wheel chair being awarded the Medal of Honor. Naval officers clap for their men. The 28 war veterans pose for a photograph with President Truman.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1945, August 27
Duration: 1 min 14 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064611
American actor Bing Crosby speaks to the youth during a television broadcast in the United States.

American actor and singer Bing Crosby speaks to the young Americans during a television broadcast in the United States. He urges the youth to go back to school and think about their careers for a better future. He asks the young people to think wisely and to choose wisely.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1945, August 27
Duration: 43 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064612
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