Overview
- Description
- Universal Newsreel, Vol. 18, No. 431. Release date, 09/06/1945.
According to UN advance information: "Japs Sign Surrender Papers." On the broad decks of the USS "Missouri" in Tokyo Bay, the official Japanese delegation signs the formal surrender documents. Military representatives of each of the victorious Allied powers, then affix their signatures, and hostilities are ended. Gen. MacArthur, Supreme Commander of the Allies, speaks to the gathering, and to the world, stating that hostilities have ceased, and that with God's help, war will be ended forever. - Film Title
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Japs Sign Surrender Papers
- Duration
- 00:04:43
- Date
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Event:
1945 September 06
- Locale
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Tokyo,
Japan
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
- Contributor
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Producer:
Universal News
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Newsreels.
- B&W / Color
- Black & White
- Image Quality
- Fair
- Time Code
- 02:28:52:00 to 02:33:35:00
- Film Format
- Master
Master 410 Video: One Inch - NTSC
Master 410 Video: One Inch - NTSC
Master 410 Video: One Inch - NTSC
Master 410 Video: One Inch - NTSC- Preservation
Preservation 410 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 410 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 410 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 410 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
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- Copyright
- Public Domain
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Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Film Provenance
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this collection of United Newsreel segments from the National Archives and Records Administration in March 1993. The footage was obtained as research for the Museum's Learning Center.
- Film Source
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 2058
Source Archive Number: 200 UN 18-431 - Special Collection
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Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
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- 2024-02-21 07:46:51
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