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Formal Jap Surrender

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 1993.174.1 | RG Number: RG-60.0493 | Film ID: 410

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    Formal Jap Surrender

    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.
    Duration
    00:04:43
    Date
    Event:  1945 September 06
    Locale
    Tokyo, Japan
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
    Contributor
    Producer: Universal News

    Physical Details

    Language
    Silent English
    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

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    Public Domain
    Conditions on Use
    To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.

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    Administrative Notes

    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
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:46:51
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