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Formal Jap Surrender

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

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
Japs Sign Surrender Papers
Duration
00:04:43
Date
Event:  1945 September 06
Locale
Tokyo, Japan
Language
Silent
English
Genre/Form
Newsreels.
Credit
Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration

About This Film

Contributor
Producer: Universal News
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
Special Collection
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

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
Featured In
Japanese Surrender: Holocaust Encyclopedia - Historical Film Footage. Open. Open

Rights and 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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