.

E!:§!RIQ!§Q
HE.tJ>QU .HTERS
UNITED ST"TES ..Jr.,y ~TiU+..TmIC It.IR FORCES
Office of the "C of 5, ,,-2
hPO 234

19 h.ugtlst 1945
SUBJECT: Foreic;n Rudio Reports.

THE FOLWdING REPORTS ,lfiE VERB"TTIi TRnNSL.-ITIONS

OF J-Jltl.HESE BIiO,J)C:.STS FOR AWE CQi;SIJ1.iPTION IJ'ID CON-
TtiIN NO r:!:G·LISH-LJKtU"GE PROP..GiJID....

m~RECEDLNTEO £&.. OF THE lCl'IRE (l'okyo 17 nU;;).

"In facing this :;rave and unprececented er~ of the a-rtpire l Fi.na.nce Un-
lster Hirose made the followinc 5tat~nent:
lOur e~~ire has ~ctua~ corne face to f~ce with the nost cifficult era
in its histor}-. The road which our national ccono~ should toke is the one
leading to the os.intl:ll'lllnCe of order, to u pL:l.Oning for the stablliz.:I.tion of
nc.tional life and to the speedy recovery of our econooy. The 30verru¥!nt,
.in order to do this, is deternined to do e~erythinB possible to stabilize
currenc;r. Therefore, the ut::x>st :-'~:' ··sibil1ties \ull be t=.ken to guarantee
the security of sav1n3s and deposits anc. l!lCasures such a~ the oorntoriun
definitely 1'lill not be taken. t :Oreover, concrete adjustnents \lill be rede
in the handlin6 capit~l necessar}" for the increased production of food, for
the est~blishnent and stability of na~ional life, for the receneration of
war Victims, and ~o forth.
I:ext, as for the conversion of i=lportont industries, concentraticln of
necessary capital will be guaranteed ..!l.d at the sane tine ap?ropriate adjust-
uents and the establishment of leans und (word) for conversio~ will be pl.:;.nned.
Furtheroore, in order to cal.ntain the sto1.bilityof currency, strict
censures to prevent inflation will be planned and redlizeG.
I strongly request you people of the nation actually to erasp the sit-
uation, to ha,e un ~le understandinc of the vari~us measures which the
nation undertakes, anG to face the difficult tusks of the reticn ~ith (word)
self esteen, cOr.JPosure and cc.1m.'1ess."

C..BlliET, or: COtlFROiITn:G F.:EfCD;CY SITUATION. (Os=.ka 16 AU3).

Itln last nieht 1 s broadcast address Prinier Suzuki said that the way
for the people to rep~ his ~jesty is to eXbrt thQir efforts in r.~king prog-
ress in science and techniC:Lue and in building up a culture wnich will con-
tribute to 'World civilization and this can be cJ.O!l.6 by our forf!,;ettine eve~'­
U.... .inc) (word) of the post and witt: an eilterness to foro a n€'K Japan.
~so President ~ ~ of the Oai Uip?On ?olitic~ Hssociati~n st&ted
that we (people of Jc.pun-tr,;ms) l"IUst not lead astr_y OUi' sulerm c.ttitude
and (word) but strive for (word) courr.[;e and exert our efforts for safe guid-
ance. ....t this ti.r.m we should. actually exercise the ~.rperial rescript on
educc.tion and abide by it. Thus our descendents will certuinl.;.· welcor.te the
[).OriOU8 ~ay which will (word) in histor/.
In this my: "the cabinet's 0('<"5 ~;.al instruction, Pre.!nier Suzuki and
President Li~ of the oat Nippon P~li.tical Society expressed clearly the
path we should take in confrontir-'3 this ener~ency situation.

FIRST C,Jnt!ET ;1EE:rUlG. (Tokyo 17 ·...US).

ttHis Imperial HiGhness Prince Higashikuni had this to say at the first
cabinet meetine held today; 'Yesterdcy I pruceeced to the lr.~erial palace
after bein3: su::noned b) his !I:l.per ial I--D.jesty t~e !hperor MU YIIlS .Jrtiored to
f'Jm 8 new cabinet. Today the investiture cereoony was held. :'/hen I received.
the i.q:Jeriel COI:lllla."'ld, I was especilllly honored with the ::''1'.l.ci.Jus ir.lperial
wurds. His !r.:perial :~jesty state(: that I should respect the constitutiun,
exert efforts to reUJ.lll.te the arEled forces, lll/iintain order nnd recoverine from
th.. proA"''''n+, "'H.nAt.ion. In connection with this, sinc" the situ::ltLm will
be f",ced with further difficulties, I hope to exert I:\Y efforts to recover !rOI!l
the present situation in COLlplying with the wishes expressed in t..,ese words. U
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 IlEnDQU.J<!'ERS
U!'JTIED ST"TES ..Ir..Y STIU..TmlC ..IR FOiiCE3
Office of the "C of S. ....-2
"pO 234

19 hUo-ust 1945
SUBJECT: FOl'eisn Radio Reports.

THE FOu.c>fIING REPORTS •.fiE VERB"T!L TfL..NSL.\TIONS

OF J..F'.u{£SE DfiO•.DCkSTS FOR HOW!: Cm:SutiPTION n.ND CON-
Tn.IN NO ;:;r;CUSH-WK;U•.GE PROP.-GiJIDh.

mwRt:CEDu-1I'ED ER,.. OF THE E.:PL'lE (Tokyo 17 nug).

tlln facing this 3l"<lve and unpreced.enteG er3 of the cn,ire J Finance lln-
ister Hirose cade the followinE stateuent:
lOur e:::pi;'e has c:ctually cone roce to io.ce with the nost difficult era
in its historj". The road which our n~tional economy should t~~ is the one
leading to the oaintenanco of order, to ~ plnnnin~ for the stabilization of
notional life and to tho speedy recovery of our econo~r. The aoverruilent,
in order to do this, is deternined to do everything possiole to stabilize
currenc:r. Therefore, the ut:JOst responsibilitiE:s \7111 be tu..1ten to guarantee
the security of savinJs and deposits <me neasures such as the lXlr3.toriuo
definitely will not be taken. Loreover I concrete adjustnents '.i.ll be oade
in the ha~ ca~ital n~cess~- f~~ .~e i-~creased production ~f food l for
the establish!:lent and stability of national life, for 'the re.:ener3tion of
tleI' victins, and so forth.
Next, as for the conversion of i-Iport~nt i.~ustries, concentrati~n of
necessary capital ,till be guaranteed and at the sane t~ op~ropriate odjust-
uents and the establishment of loans and (word) for conversiCl:l will be pl.:m.'1.ed.
Furth~rmore, in order to na~ntain the st.:lbility of currency. strict
oeasures to prevent inflation will be p~rmed a.nd realized.
I strongly request you people of the nation actually to erasp the sit-
uation l to ha-/e an ao;>le uncierstandinc of the vnriDus Dell.sures which the
nation Wluertakes, <lnl::. to face the difficult tolsks of th~ re tion >lith (word)
self esteeml cOLlpOsure and caln.,ess. II

cnaINET. 0:; CONFRo.'ITL\'G EiEGFl:CY SITU"TION. (Osc.ka 16 ...u.:;).

"In last nieht I S brOlldc.:lst address Prinier Suzuki said that the way
for the peoplt:l to repay his 1:v.jcsty is to eXurt thuir efforts in r..o..1{ing prog-
ress in science and techniclue and in building up 0. cultu:ce which will con- .
tribute to world civilizotion and this can bEl done bj" our forlSettine evory-
thinS (word) of the past and 'hi.til an eQeerness to forn e. new JUp.3n.
nlso President :.u..nam of the oc.i Nip?On P~liticcl Jl.ssociatbn stlited
that we (people of J<l.plln--trll.ns) tDJ.st n~t lead .:lstr_y our solettn nttitudo
and (word) but strive for (word) cow-r."e an.! exert our efforts for sare e;u1d-
ance. "t this tine \1e sh;)uU. actually exercise the L~ri<ll rescript on
education and abide b~' it. Thus our descendents 1,i.ll certu.in~" 1'I'elcDna the
t.!ori.)us dny which will (Hord) in hi~t.)ry.
In thisway: "the cabinetls official instruction, Premier Suzuki and
President Linaci of the Oai Nippon Political Society e~~ressed clearly the
path we should take in coni"rontine this ~~r6ency situation.

FIRST C"BH!ET liE1"TING. (Tokyo 17 hUB).

Ill-Us lI::perial Hic,hness Prince Hi "ashikuni had this to say at the first
cabinet meeting held today: 'Yesterday I pNceec!ed to tho L4'Cria1 palace
after bein6 sw:r:lOned b) his ~r ial Io1l.jesty the f..bperor nnd wus orci.cred to
f?:n:1 a new cabinet. Today tho investiture cerer.L:ll\Y" was held. ilhen I received
the ioperial clJml8..'1d J I was especic.~:· honored nth the ~'1·~ci.1US itJperial
words. His Ir.:perial :!.8jesty state( thdt I shDuld respect the c.:mstitutiunl
exert efforts to ref,ul..ote the armed forces, oaintain order end recoverin.::; frol!l
the present situation. In connection with this, since the situ~ti~n will
be f~ced with further difficulties, I hope to exert cy efforts to recover froo
thfl present situation in cOll!p),yin;;: with the wishes expressed in these words. II
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H"J>;U,.RT~
um:Till ST..T~ ..R..Y Srrtr.'I'XIC ..IR PORC:..s
Office of the ne of S, ",-2
,J>() 234
13 "u3Ust 1,45
SUBJ2CT: Foreli;n Ri.u.o Reports.

THE FOUiJ ;r;'G kEPORTS '.ilL V".i;-"E....TL TR..t-.3L..T:i:O:\S

OF In?.ti'~..s.:.. EkO. .!lC•..sTS FO~ HO...!.. COr.;aU•.P'lIO;· . .::u cm~­
T.•IE 1;0 ::::'.~US;-i-L.JGU ....GE FItOP...G"iiC....

JOINT D.£L.11.nTIO:l IGm:n:;u .,T FIRST (Tokyo 15 hu;;ust)

lIOur ~r':.r tried to brit1& about pe6.ce 'tilth ...nerica o.nd Brit.:l.in, throu.:::,h
Soviet Russi... "'Ihich was a neutrc.l nation at th""t tLle. On July 26, the tl'.reo
nations, n..•.eric,-, 3ritain dnd the Chunl:Xin5 Goverru.>cnt, suc1dcntly wde ;.uJ;.lic
the Potsdi.;.!.\ Joint Dec1..:lr<.tiun ... ncl ..:ada it cle~r thclt this Lecl<lration ;:;dS the
finnl notific..tion to Jd;')ll.n. The three llutions I joint QlIclc.rl1tion \.<'5 i,sTIONC:
~t first by the uJPcror. Lut the diplonutic interpretation involvin~ this
word "i!porell becaue the recl.son for the Soviet declaration 0;: wC.r, unci this
sur~rised us a little. That is, in the unti-Jn?~nese 30viot decl~r~tion
issued on ~U[ust 9, the Soviet stated th~t, because J~pun had rejected tho
joint de-claration, the Japanese pro;:>osal which was sent to the Soviet Union
conce:-nin,:; the redistion of the Greo..l.ter &ost. hsia h....s lost its entire (f;.")rd)
t~en she entered the war. In this decl~ration, it is c~de clear tiklt the
~i.-e tried to (word) ir. shEJrin.:; honds nith ...oeric<:. a..'1d Jritl:.in titrougl: Soviet
(mrd). These ceaseless effort:;; cc.e:!e by the diplo~tic circles of the 2:Jpiro
ended in fnilure, due to the Sovit:it declar;,tion of l'l.:!r. ..ne:! cue to the s!'?f!<:r-
LOce of the nerciless ~tonic bo~s since then, it becaUe ~ssicle to trir.
about the end of war in t e u.sual nan.!1er. Thus, the L~rial Governr~nt not-
ification of sccepto.nc~ of tpe joint P~std~ declc.r~tiJn was ~iSFatcneQ t~ ~'e
four nati..:>ns of ..nerica, Britain, Chin.. and Soviet Russia on ..u::ust 10."

nYesterdt,y no~n we heard His i..ajtlsty bro<1dcast. His ":'jtlstr s~~?"6d us

the way. .ie C<ln not ima.:!;in& how h..re. it wifl. be in the futUT6 but WE: L'3lS+~
fi2ht hard to open the .Iay. Our roc.d is to follm/ his •.ajcstJ" s instruct::'ons:
lie J:IUst defend our nc.tioool structure. Yesterd.lY's C!:.bi:'\.... t dl:.clc.ration t&lls
us we ~ust not f411 behinL th~ rest of the world. LLst n~ht 3uzuki told us
to stuct,;- science herd. ,..in£l;u said to carry out the I:..;:oeriel rescript on
Eiduco.tion.·
Since this ::l.1rnin..:; LlD.i',J" peo;Jlc ho.vc filled the s~u~re in front of the
F~hce and ~id th6ir resptlcts t~ the El.~erJr. 'l'her :)led:;ec. to beEU" the un-
beaN.ble and to defend the n~tionel structure.~

i. .. Il.T..I .. DIGNITY OF J . .P.J~ P'::OPl,i. (Osal<a ,,~ust 16)

I~dnister Kusunoto, ~ho is stationed in ~kin~, issue2 a s~te_~nt ~~s­

terdol] unc.er the title uTo You J(,poJnese Residents (in Cr.i.nc-tr~ns)" un t..'1e
prepar.:tions in rLind for the Jup.lnese n.sidents t;) cope with the nt!l'j sit:L:..tion
followin.:; the ~:"o...ulS...tion of the L:.Jt)EIri....l Rescri<Jt.
It m:.s finulJ..,y decided th1.lt uros sh~uld be lLid c.:»m so th.. t t~e nutione.l
policy of three thous<mc. ye.:.rs frod the dawn of history ane so th.J.t the rt.ce
und the culturE: of ..nnkinc e<m be preserved. ".le UlSt .Jvercooe the c.'.ifficulties
which lie before us in th6 future by havin.; cor.:rudes hoI? each ot.."er, \:)r
further stren heni.'1<, ties of friendsh!? wit." the c.'1inese and b;r COf..;Jl,yi.rl.:.
with the Ioperi<1l will. rois is the essence o')f the Japonese spirit. I <:.sk ._t
Y0U (tWJ words) 8djestic.:.Uv', (words) ;Julntain th~ (i~ty of the Jcpcnese
people, be Cll!:.' £lnd conscientious ~md take sUtelJ actions."

HnPPY TEl, THOUS,J:U TL1S (Shcn2.hai in i..a.ndarin ....usust 16 to Interior China)

lISince the nows of the official en.:: of this wlIr re..:ched Shon,:.hoi tot n')on
of ....UE;Ust 15, all tht; i:uwbit&nts in Sh£'n£~hai ..unici::::>ality were happy ten
t.ltuu.l>~lIlJ t.!.l.!tl tJ •

It"::,jTRICT~D
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Pace - 2 _

Foreign Redic Reports, 18 ~u~ust 45. Cont1d.

HhPPY TEN THOUS,JID TL.i:S (Cont.)

However, all places were well in order ond. everyone was l:J.lch better be-
haved thnn wh~n they first heard the news on ~u3Ust 11.
Today J every single house and every buildin.... hoisted the "Blue Sky.
I,bite SWl" National flag_ i l l the stores are openin,3 for business <loS usual
and the Japanese soldiers are teoporarilJ' helpinG to keop peace and order.
No incidents broke out within the City. II

PiUNCE CQ;,.......,JIDtD TO GitBIUET (Oscl<a 16 r.UOJ.st)

nSince the Cabinet system Ylas established, t.l-tis is the first tine th<lt
a Prince of the Blood has been given th~ I!:lper1al cou~nd. t::l !'or-~ a C<:.b:ir.et.
Especic.l.ly. the fact tho.t his lLrperi.:ll LiJ,jest'l O'dciousl¥ orG.l:N"d hi!; I!. ;.o;::-i..l!
Highness Prince I-ii.;asr-.ikun.i. to form a succ~edin.... c<:.cinet without C'al~i.n[: c.
r..eetL"'lg of the llder St.::.tes!.l<l.n sponsored by thp. :L.ord K~(:per of tht: ~,~"l r::,
t;'e s'!e:ction of the 1e'"-der for the forcution of the succeecir"... C~1:.oil""', u::, tj
the pr~s'1nt tine, is truly an unpreceeented t!linr,_ .~t: r.re truly f:.:1(;..1 1'Ii'Lh
F... E. .e.n.~ trepidation by, the gracious concern of His ~rial . .o.jesty ner t!:e
rresf;::.~ situation. II

CnIDIT TO SCIENTIFIC SUPERIORITY (Tokyo in Enslish 16 ••u",ust)

liThe ''Yomuri Hoci'.i", in a speci.:.:!. coluon, ur[:eu the ?Cople to cast <::.!:ile
e.ll feel.ing of anguish over the factorc; thdt led to Japan's defe"t rathf>r
th~n accuse those who used the fateful ~to~tc ~5. It ~oul~ be much r~~
according to Bushido (Soldiers' cJ<l.u) to &1"'" ..:1I:e credit to the sch:nti:ic
superiority of those Ylho ere capable of pr'ldu'::inJ such a. weap:m. It ;>;:ml':'. 1:::
rdUch to our eood i f we can accuse our~elve3 cf be~ne so inca~ble, the
"Yociuri" ar+,icle s&.id.
The Japanese !:!Ust now learn to look at a ph<lse .;Jf r(.alit~,. There is a
reeson for victorjr just ,).s i.nlch as tiero art; cause~ for t:.ofeat. ~'e !::l.VG
fililed t.:> gauGe our linitati":)ns GOO ;mew n"thins of our adversary. 'i:1at '''I~S
the articlt; which c.r.ppe2.rec~ in the newspaper uY.miuri ri •

DISTRIBUTION:

G-2, UShf'.L1DP"C 1
Hq. US"ST..F
cis 2
Dir of Co!;:ln 2
Dir ,jf Intel! 13
Dir of Opns 2
Dir of Pums 1
Dir of ;i!::.:l 1
Stat Control 1
PRO 1
G-2, ISCOJjl GI~ar:I 1
,.-2, 20th t>.F. 120
...-2, VII Ftr Com 65
G-2, hGF, nPO 86 1
nTC J

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 u. s. AEM'l STAAT3GIC nCES ase: Immediately
rlADqIlMT&<S, Guam

CO~l1JNI QUE NO.2.

1. In the Superfortress strike asainst Japan in the early hours of

2 A~st (Guam Time). 820 Narianas-based B-~9s attacked the tar~ets. Of

-'\.M. L-i4... <..C' £.,.u 4 . _ ..............
this number 778 bombers struck at,...the cities of Hachioji. Toyama, Nagaoka
and Mito and at oil storage and refinery tarsets in the petroleum complex at

Ka.\'1ase.ki. The other 42 bombers mined enemy waters aro"tIQ the Sbjme~k:i
•
Strai'is and off t1ffi--citie~~i$hin end "B~B iaerIMu·the'rtuJii(fs6Si:oas.t

o-r-~. A tote.l of 6632 tons of bombs and mines """'"'~

~ dropped. Returning

crews reported ~ood to excellent bombing results, with general conflagrations

~.
observed in the tarset ~s. Enemy fighter opposition O¥fr thg t=x8P.t

:cities ranged from none to slight, and anti-aircraft fire from noDe to mode-

rate. Over th~e....._~s&ci petroleum tar~ets..-::::::;;;· :ter opposi tiOD r -e-a froo

moderate and a "'&8 mo<lera't"e. One of our ~

is missin.:::.

2. The P-47 Thunderbolts recently anded to our fi~hter stre~th on

Iwo Jima made their first attack on Japan on Au~st 1st (Guam Time), joining

P-51 Mustahgs in a small sCRle mission against the N~oye~Kobe area. The

fi~hters strafed and launched rockets e~ainst locoootives and cars in the

Fukide rRilroad yards and buildin~s and factories at the Itami e~d Nagoya

East airfields. The operation w s carried out under adverse weather con_

ditions. No enemy fi~hter opposition was encountered. Four of our ~

\\~§!~~~fniled to return.

C = . SPAATZ,
General. U. S. Army,
Coomndi~. United
States Army Strate~ic
Air Forces.

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E:F.ADQ.lI~=S. Guam.
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u. S• .4NY SrrnA.TIDIC AI:i, FOnCES, For aelease: 1330,
3 August 1945.
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COMMUNlq,UE NO.3.

1. A force of 139 P-51 Mustan;:;s from 1.....0 Jima struck Japan around noon

of 2 August (Guam Time), strafi~ and launching rockets against five airfields

end ter~ets of opportunity in the Nagoya-Kobe area. Our force sighted one
airborne enemy aircraft, which fled, and eiGht operatione.l enemy aircraft on

the ground. :neturnine pilots reported that they destroyed one enemy fifihter

on Kiyosu airfield and seven locomotives in the Nav,oye-Toyohashi yards, and

damaged two aircraft, airfield hangers end buildings. four factories. one

refinery, natural gAS tanks. power lines, seven locomotives, railroad cess and

stetions, and 14 small vessels. Anti_aircraft fire rpnging from meager to

moderate caused minor d~e to 11 of our~fi~hters. All of our airplanes

returned.

2. Mission summaries for the B-29 Superfortress strike in the early hours

of 2 A~st (Guam Time) show thet our forces encountered 20 enemy fi~hter

attacks which resulted in damage to two of our bombers. Four bombers were

damaged by anti-aircrRft fire. No additional reports on the results on our

bombing are available Rt this time.

CAl\L SPAATZ.
General, U. S. Army,
Commanding, United
States Army Str~tegic
Air Forces.

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~QUi\I1TEnS
UNITED ST"TES •..RLY STRAT1!XiIC AIR
Office of the he of S, s-2
FORCES
itPO 234

15 "\.\gust J.91.5
SU'.JJECT: Foreign Radio Reports.

THE FOLIDiiING REPORTS ,,HE VEf'w.n.Tn.; T&J'JSLn.TIONS

OF J.n 1? 'a"IJESE BROnDC"...STS FOR HOllS CO:NSv;.,p·7IOl·j hiJD CON-
'I'.,n; NO illIfG!,ISH··LJ~GUn.GE PR0P"G,.NDJ••

J.u=JJ7.SE HOtili S}iJtVICE (Tokyo II hUg).

It;ill importat1t annour.cenent will be made at noon tomo;,cro",v. Incidentally J

at th<'l.t hour tOf.J.orrow, electric current vlill OC fed to "Olo.·~es .,.,.:nere daJrtir.:18
distribution of electric current would not otherwise be- mace. II

rtTOltIC BO!ili INVF.BTIG.!lTED BY SCHNrIF!C CIRClES. (To:~l'o 14 "uG).

IIEnemy hfficr'ica cllrried out an attack on the citj'" of Hrn.a."mnfJ. with a new
type bomb. The results of ~~e investigation of the power of this bomb by
our scientific circles have. proved conclusive).:; th€.t this i~ an ator:lic bomb.
\Vhat is the ato~~c bo~b? This bomb utilizes the enersr released when
the nucleus of an atoLl. of uraniwn, an element, is complekly desl,royed. In
the past scienco h<:.s utilized t.he ener~r r<:le,:::sE:d in t:,8 chl;;lnical reaction of
(two words), which is outside the nucleus of an atom. The ener~v of th8
atomic bomb is funda.ment<.llly different from the science of the past in this
respect. This energy is from GENeral thousand times to several (tens of
thousands) of tiJnes ffiO!'e powerful than radiant ener({Y.
Separate the nucleus of an ato~, (nrone), which is of the sar:~ weicht
as the (hydrvgen) ator.l and which has absolutely no \ word), is mude to colliee
with thE: (h;;rdrogen) a'com. Hhen the nucleus of an .:.tom is thus separat6d, two
or three neutral (SUbstances) are relE:as~d, and these neutral (subst~nces)
aGain collide ,·..i th other atomc nuclei and cause thef.l to separate. The r0~C­
tior. occurs time aftf:lr time in this :"l.annt:'r (s0ve:.-al words) so t.hat even though
a ninir.llm of (urQ.ni~~) is used, the ~n~rgy released from it is so powerful uS
to ""qUi:.l twenty thvusand tons of ordinary explosives. II

ST..TW:NT BY PREL!.ER SUZUKI. (Tok~ro to Greater East Jlsia, 15 J,UB).

"Since the beginr'inr; of thE> war thl.: numb0~' of officers D.nd men sacri-
ficed has be"n I7but. HowE;ver, the purpos~ of the war coulri not be ochie'/ud.
The Sovibt Union on liU£;ust nine decw'eri war on the J.-:.panese nation.
Thus, the ~11perial r.esso.E5e vms grantee:.. The futu.~e of J<tpun h£.$ CO,l::'le to
face further difficulty.
It is our duty to defend the national policy'. The ITi,6J:'l1:Jers of thl;;
bereaved families ,..-ill be given all possible aid. Govorr,,''iE>nt offici<:\ls, as
h""rocs of thv &1peror, are asked to ,further exert their f.lfforts. 1l

IITOllIC BO;.:B INHuu,.,lllE. (TOKYO IN SNGL!SH TO POiIT1.1m OIlliC.QN, 8 hUg).

llRegarding tnt... use of the ne'll type bow by QnE::!i\y" nrn.erica, the authorita-
tiVE> circle on international law in TCKYO tod&y pointed to the fiffierican way
of doin/), disregarding the principll:l of hUJ:1anity, as fonows:
In the first place l it is a fund8.ffiE:ntlll pri."lciple recognized by inter-
national law th~t a belligerent does not possess unlir.uted right in regard
to th~ choice of measures to hurt the enemy. For this reason the action
such as killing or woundin[; a large nwrher of the general populaco bj' dropping
particularly such a sp~cial bOfim is not pe~russible fron the standpoint of
int~rnational la~.
UnrAnv.~'Y'~ "r.lt'<'Y'; ~FI ~'j; 11 nnt. fnrect. t.he fa~t, thdt. sh~ at one ti~b' repeat-
edly protested. ov~r the mattur of th<; extrtohtely sr.u:.ll-scalb' bombing in the
course of Japan~so action in China at the time of the China incident, clair.l-
ins th... t the protest "JaS made from the vievlpoint of humc.nity.
The h::lerican action nt, this time is cOMph,tely contrD..r"J to the principlu
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 • RES T RIC TED
HEill<U,;JtTERS
maTED ST"TES nRllY STRATEDIC
Office of the AC of S, A-2
Am FORCES

APO 234

3 hUgust 1945.
SUBJECT: Foreign Radio Reports.

THE FOlJ.,QHING REPORTS ARE VERBi'lTILi TfWISkTIONS

OF JAPnNESE BROADCASTS FOR HOklE CONSUlFrION "ND CON-
TAIN HD ENGUSH-LnNGUAGE FROPnGiJIDA.

JAPf<NESE R&CTION TO LEr\FLETS \itUillING CITIES OF IMPENDIHG DESTRUCTION (Osaka 2 •.

rr,lith political and strategical intentions, the enemy is carr;ying out bomb-
ing attacks against. the various cities of our ho:nel~nd. Recently the enelny has'
been taking an extremely elaborate propaganda lnethod of naming the cities in th~
varidus pu~ts of the homeland by giving advance notice of the bombing attacks ar
warniqg the residents to take refuge. ..t the present time the number of cities
which have the appearance of cities without being harmed has become extremely
small. Therefore, the enemy lists the names of remaining cities and it is nat-
ural that any of these cities will suffer bor.bing attacks.
hS an excuse for making the indiscriminate bombing, the en~ is attempt-
ing to hoodwink us ~ith such expressions as lAmerica does not want to hurt the
innocent people. However, since bombs don1t have eyes, we cannot tell where
they will falL'
It is needless to say here that the recent bombing attacks which the a~{ ~
who advocates prL~ciples of humanity, is carrying out in actuality are entire~'
different fran wha~ he is saying and what he is actually carrying out. In the
bombing att~~ks ag~inst second class cities the enemy is taking the method of
first of aj~a~g_the surrounding areas ~f the cities ~ith ~ncendiaries arc
after blockine u£ the way from which the residents can escape, the center of tr.
cities are bombed. Examples of attacking schools and hospitals are truly inn~·
erable. For instance, in the liCASSnR and HONGKONG homes for women and children.
interru~nt camps for the British are being bombed or strafed persistently.
However, there is no doubt that such beastly attacks by eneqy America wiL
be carried out fiercely, further a~~ng toward wiping out we Japanese people
\ without place and time being the question. II
EuPIHE ATTJ..CKS (Osaka 2 Aug)
"Between last night and this dawn, about six hundred B-tweflty-nines carrie(
out scattered raids against Eastern Army Jurisdictionnl Area. Amoung these ob-
jectives, considerable d<.Ui1£lge w<-s sustained at TSURm.I, Kn.";nSj..KI, Nn.GAOKh, MI'l'O,
HACHOIJI, T",CHIKA.,ih and TOYA1JJl.. But places other than those mentioned above
sustained light d3Jll8ge. II
Ji>PANESE RE",CTION TO INCENDlNiY riTT",CKS (Tokyo 2 Aug)

. l'The Japnnese residents of the (lroHAN) District (severul words) have had '"
determined wish for the destruction of the enemy since the great bombing of thi
district by the eneqy. hS n result of the outcome of w~r situation in OKINAifA
and in line with the establishment of the People's Volunteer Corps in the home-
lend, the residents hn.ve initiated an IArm;? Comrade Volunteer Drive. 1 &J.1Jlo,P·
above fourteen will be given combat training and (several words) will take up
arms. Ordt:rs wi.ll also be gi.ven to women in the near future. It

OKINAHi1. ATTACKED (Tokyo 2 Aug)

"Just before dawn on July thirty-one, our ldr Force attacked the enelIW
bases on OKINhWA ~~d the enemw war vessels in the surrounding waters of OKINA\~,
and set on fire several places on the airfields and sank one unidentified ene~
worship and one transport."
RES T RIC TED
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~tw:IrERS, Guam FOR rtELBaSE: 1330

COMl·iUNI qlJE NO.9•.

1. Damage assessme~~hoto~r~phs now availaolc

mission Communique No. g sho~ that a coJlr--

by late fternoon of 9

Scattered fires were visible au the smoke ca.

App.,.;ze4el, 70 Marianas-based B-29 Superfortresses dropped heavy

demolition bombs on the Tokyo arsenal area in the late morni~ of 10 August.

The bombers were escorted by p-47 Thunderbolts and P-51 Mustangs from Iwo Jima.
I
'ITI_'et of 90 13-29 Superfortresses dropped heavy demoli tion bombs on

the Nippon Oil Refinery Company at Amagasaki in the e~rly hours of 10 Au~st.

Enemy interception was sli~ht~.NW~~lnti-aircraft fire ranged from meager to

intense.

Reconnaissance photographs show the_t the Ube Coal Liquefaction Company

was left completely inoperative by the 3-29 mission reported in Communique No.4.

All of the refinery units were destroyed or damaged and a seawall protecting

the plant was broken in several places, flooding the plant site.

ChI.L SPAATZ I
General, U.S. Army,
Commanding.
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.... land'. . . .~ tar-I a.. af"te!' l't')'1na out a napt
a~ . .'ut Japul. lUI' a pel'1Od or 26 boU1'a 01" to aeeeat1aB
.t bD8UUU... a toIli or 9M we ot .·0.. st!'6te 0

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NtuPDi4 .. ~~. lIWr f'1sbte!' abo tt _ 10 . ' NI f'1Jla1
.,tack, 1Im»lttDi '1'4 .bbol'll8 bat ONlf pe a0lllle1 1'1ted tbe
.1• • or ,,"tocSo aU opnatlOIl8 .ptnat ~J*l. hi all
m~te •. opeatS... -1ot1T. tho ttlllo b1abl1£!ltl are polJlt04

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tbob oJlOreUo. . ap1Dlt JaJlU, '. tltollI India ant
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 P1Dal and accurate evaluation ot results or 29 operation.
t await co pletion of photo phic reconnais5,nce and ground
lUI' er. ftUable intelligence confir s the following dalap.

The indUitrial·productive capacity or ~9 Japanese citie. has

....Ii cle.trOJ7ed. r 6 additional cities, the industrial producti~.
, .
_paoity has belA ~rtia~ destroyed. Damage to two urban in-
4altr1&l areas hal not baIA aBse.sed. total of 178 sq. •
(llZ.920 acr.. ) ot Japanese urban industrial area have been del-
t1'Oyl4. total or 581 important factories engaeed in1production
. .
ot.. ter1&1l have been either totally destroyed or severe~

".114. 1JIclUlled in thi. llUIIber are 23 IIl!ijor factories .of Japan'.

a1rcraft in4Ul1tl7 1lhich de.tl'1llltion has r .sulted in an cstiated
fJIf reduction in. bet' COlllbat aircraft productive caJl6city. Also in-
el_d ape .ix, ot J'apan'l jor. arsenals. Also included are two
plan" rroduc1!lg tetra e_l 1.... In addition to the above ClamaS-.
he jor steel plantl weN 4&; ged to an tent resulting in a 1 f.
. . . .t1OD in .1....'. oapacity to produce Iteel. In addition, a total
.,.1 'p 11*1 .11 lto1'&ll refinery in.tallatioDS weN .

. . . . .. , . . OJ' . . . .N~ ".pd pelulting 1n II d structton ot Japan'l

..... ·111 ztetin:q capectt)'. On the bash or J'aJl6n8.e tnde di-

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.......1• • i t 11 bo. that the nUl8ber of I.U reeder-type fao-

_ . _\tim
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a _ U _bel' ot people. destroyed bT 1a-
1Jlto the thouandl. Included in the aboft

.. two urban industrial areal or

tba HlpOI~ and
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 aw. 811 broh 45. l~5 B-29 tl1ghts have laid 12.049 lline.
Sa _lIT _ter.. Japanes. home hlands have been nrtua1l1 88vsrecl
IJoOII IOlJI'C•• ot ntal toods and raw teria1s on the Asiatic con-
tt_t. • .nUon tone ot .nslQ' ocean-going ftsse1s 1l'llPe .unk or
. .nlT dR.pd '" 1I1n... The close or the war t1nds great qlIIIJlti-
ti•• ot coal Ul4 raw .taria1. intended tor wa1' industrie. ot
JaJlUl piled up at popt. ot I:o!'...

In their operations a 1nst .Japan. 29's have dest1'07ed O!'

. . . . . 19S!l .1Ib1 ai!'cNtt in the ai!' and ove!' 350 on the ground.

D1JI'ing th. pviod 11 Ap!'il to 11 Ka,. 1945. a total ot 7850

tons ot 110• • "1'. oam.d lIT B-29" against ai!'fields and aufie14
ins-natiOn in Jt:yushu foro the pu!'pose ot n.utral1zing the••
ti.lda in OOOPcl1nation with the invasion ot Okinawa.

1-1 l'&1li• •tNt.1ie ••_ t filbte1'. based at Iwo .Jua haft

I .
mi. 1011 tl1lbts to Japan. totaling ove!' 88.000 hOlJl'.. In addition
. . "'~"" .H01't Jll'otectlon to B-29 1in1ts operating ovsr .Japan.
ap. . . .f t . .!'1.1 oat attaekl apinst _1141/17 U!' fi.lds. AI
...-1\ ot :r-.... fiChtv operations. 1047 .1141111 ai!'INtt haft
.
_~~ -'"Tat or ".sad at a co.t ot 106 ot 0lJI' fipte!'l. Thi.

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1-.. NJ'N8e..t. l.af ot th. u!'bo!'ne .tto!'t
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ot OlJl' long l'llD.P ..co!'t

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 At tbe t l . of Japan' I IU1'rendel', Itrengtb of B-It WI! til
-.s-. ba4 ".cbM 1011 t.1l'Cl1'att.. 'rbe strength tit lona-~
tscb'-' and at rwo J1la ha4 l'lI8cbd a total of 268. A total of
. . . 11._ I'IOnneJ. wen a181gne to un1ts of the r1anas aa4
1110 . .4 l'ate&1c Ail' Jb1'cel. Following figures ind1cate ~ve1op•

. ., of tbe . .It effort I

AnttAOI AlllClIAPr

ftoa. IuDe 44 to 4e :Lt9 11,447

IIOft:'lber '44 93 ~!'

Dece::lbel' '44 ~ 1'55

January '415 1114 16~7

,. '411 ~~ ~0'7

IIUOh '415 388 1~.8'78

April '4!11 a 16,:3 2

~ '4f1 718 24 ,119!1

~ '4 791 32,~79

'4 92S 42,711

1-1- '4 986 ·21,:584
torAL TO G 169,421

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 For Release: 2100,
17 August 1945.

COM}UJNI~ NO. 12.

1. From the operations against Japen on 14 August end in the early hours

of 15 AUo=ust all of our bombers returned. Four fighters are missing. Strike

photographs indicate excellent results.

2. Summarizing strategic operations against Japan: B-298 from India

end Marianas bases have flown over 100,000,000 miles and have dropped 169,421

tons of bombs. An aggregate of 32,612 flights by individual aircraft (Sorties)

have been executed against objectives which were ordinarily 1,SOO miles or more

from the point of take-off.

Losses incident to combat operations were 437 B-29 eircraft. A total of

297 B-29 crews were lost. A total of over Goo combat crew personnel was rescued

by naval rescue agencies.

Final and accurate evaluation of results of B-29 operations must await

completion of photogr~phic reconnaissance and ground survey. Available intel-

ligence confirms the following damage:

The oajor portion of the industri~l productive capacity of 59 Japanese

cities has been destroyed. Of s~x additional cities, the industrial product-

ive capacity he,s been partially destroyed. Damage to two urban industrial

arees has not been assessed. A total of 581 important factories engaged in

production of war materials has been either totally destroyed or severely

damaged. Included in this number are 23 major factories of Japan's aircraft

industry, destruction of which has been resulted in an estimated 60% reduction

in her combat aircraft productive capacity. Also included are six of Jape~ls

major ~senals. Also included are two plants producing tetra ethyl lead. In

addition to the above dR~e. two major steel plants were d2~ed to CL~ extent

resulting in a l5~ reduction in J~P?JlIS capacity to produce steel. In addition.

 eight principal oil storage ana refinery installations was destroyed

severely damaged, resulting in the destruction of Japan's major oil refining

c~pacity. Included in the above figures are the two urban industrial areas of

Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which were destroyed or severely damaged by one atomic

bomb dropped by a ~29 on each of these targets.

Since 28 Mo.rch 1945. 1.435 ~29 flights heve laid 12.049 mines in enemy
waters.

In their operations against Jnp~, B-29s have destroyed or damaged 1,935

enemy aircraft in the air and over 350 on the ground.

During the period 17 April to 11 May 1945. n total of 7.850 tons of bombs
was c~rried by B-29s against airfields and airfield installations in Kyushu for

the purpose of neutr~lizing these fields in coordination with the invnsion of

Oki!Ul.\<ra.

Long r?~ge strategic escort fighters based at two Jima have made 8,012

flights to Japan, totaling over 38,000 hours. tn addition to providing escort

protection to B-29 units operating over Japan, fighters have carried out attacks

against enemy airfields and lines of corounication. As the result of two-based

fighter operations, 1,047 enemy aircreft have been destroyed or dRmaged at a

cost of 106 of our fighters.

CA.'lL S?AATZ.
General, U. S. Army,
COlI1Illan(Ung.

2 -
 • S. ARI·!! STRATEGIC Alrt FORCES, For Release: Immediately ?
!!E+DQ.UARTERS. Guam.
, 15 August 1945

COMkUNIQ.UE NO. 11.

1. Over a thousand aircraft of the United States Army strategic Air

Forces operated against Japan in the last 24 hours. More than 800

Marianas-based B-29 Superfortresses dropped approximately 6,000 tons of

demolition and incendiary bombs on Japan during daylight on 14 AUoPllst and

in the early hours of 15 August. Targets hit were the Hikeri Naval Arsenal,

Oseka Army Arsenal, Marifu railroad yards, the Nippon 011 ReflDery at

Akita And the industrial areas of Kumagaya and Isezw~i. Nearly 200 fighter

airplanes from Iwo Jima escorted the bombers over Osp_~ and struck airfields

in the Nagoya area on the afternoon of 14 August.

~L SPAATZ,
General. U. S. Army.'
COmmP..nding.

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Gwlm.
11 .August 19~.-z:I
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COllljUNIq,UE 110. 10.

1. Reconnaissance photographs made on 10 August after the atomic bombi~

reported in Communique No. g show that at least .98 square mile of Nar.asa-~ils

built-up area of 3.3 square miles was destroyed.

2. A force of 102 P-51 Mustan~s from Iwo Jima was over the Tokyo area on

the morning of 10 August as escort for the B-29 Superfortress mission reported in

Communique No.9. OUr pilots eng~ed 18 Japanese fie;htcr airplanes in combat.

destroying six. probably destroying one and dama;;inp' 11. All of our Mustangs

returned.

3. Mining of enemy waters by 3-29 Superfortresses continued on 10 Aur,ust.

CARL SPil.ATZ.
General. U. S. Army,
Commanding.
 lIlM'l STRATEGIC AIR FORCES, 10 August, 1945.
Q.UAlITERS, ""Am FOR RELEASE: 1330

COMtMlIQ.UE NO.9.

1. Seventy MRrip~~s-b~8ed B-29 Superfortresses dropped he~vy demolition

bombs on the Tokyo Rr6en~ ~e~ in the late morning of 10 August. The bombers

were escorted by p-47 Thunderbolts ~d P-51 Must~gs from lwo Jim~.

2. Ninety B-29 Superfortresses dropped he~vy demolition bombs on the

Nippon Oil Refinery Comp•.ny qt "'''''&I\s,.kl in the e-.Tly hours of 10 August. Enemy

interception w~s slight and a~ti-~ircraft fire rAnged from mcp~er to intense.

3. ReconnaissRnce photographs show th~t the Dba Coal Liquef~ction Comp~

w~s left completely inoper~tive by the ]-29 mission reported in Communique No.

4. All of the reflne~ units were destroyed or d~m~ed qnd ~ sc~wall protecting

the plant was broken in seYer~l pl~ces, flooding the plp~t site.

C.A1lL SPAATZ.
GenerJ\l t U. S. Army t
Commanding.
 TEGICfi.JI
~FO~CES "
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For Release: 1130, .Atlguat

10, 1945.
READ~ARTEnSt UNITSD STATES ATt]JfY STRATEGIC AIR FORCES. Guam, AUf1:Ust 10 _

General Carl Spaetz announced this morni~ that d.e.ma.<!e assessment photographs
made thr~e and one-helf hours after the atomic jombing of N~saki showed that
the city ~as completely covered with smoke rising to 29,000 feet.

Scattered fires were visible out Bide the smoke area.

No further reports on results of the bombing arc available at this time.

ECHa-81045
11092
 For ease:
tJ?~
9 August 1945.

1. The second use of the atomic bomb occurred at noon of 9 August at

Nagasaki. Crew members reported good results. No further details will be

available until the mission returns.

C,UiL SPAATZ.
General, U. S. Army t
Commandi ng.
 For Release: 9 Augu.t
1330.

COMMUNIQ.UE NO.7.

1. In the first hour of 9 August, 92 Mari~as-based B-29 Suparfortresses

dropped upwards of 500 tons of incendiary bombs in the industrial areas of

Fukuyamc~. Returning crews reported excellent results, with general conflagra-

tions observed. No enemy interception was encountered and anti-aircraft fire

was meager. All of our bombers returned.

2. A force of 67 Mari~nas-based Superfortresses struck at industrial tar-

gets in the Tokyo pxe~ in the l~te afternoon of 8 August, dropping 400 tons of

demolition bombs on the N~ajima aircroft plant and the Tokyo arsenal area.

Good to excellent results were reported. No enemlf ~ircraft were encountered

but one of our bombers w~s lost to intense anti-aircr~t fire.

3. In the Y~wat~ mission reported in Communique No.6, 233 Superfortresses

dropped 1,400 tons of demolition bombs. Returning crews reported excellent re-

sults, with several large fires Observed. Enemy interception w~s slight and

~ti-~ircraft fire moderate. Two of our·bombers failed to return.

4. A force of 78 P-5l Mustangs and p-47 Thunderbolts from Iwo Jima struck

four airfields and t~rgcts of opportunity in the Osaka ~rea on the morning of 8

August. Pilots reported that they destroyed a highw~ bridge, a locomotive and

ten 8rnL~1 bo~ts. set a factory afire, ~d dam~~ed various shops, har.gars, b~r-

racks, tr~ins, r~ilro~ st~tions and Gm~ll shipping. No enemy "irpl~es were

~een in the air. Anti-~rcrp~t fire r~ged from me~er to intense. Six of aur

~lrpl~e8 r~lled to return but throo of the pilotR were rescued.

CARr SPAATZ
 ~/.?2!
se: S A~7Ust 1945
1330.

1. Reconnaissance photo~raphs made over Hiroshima on the mornins of 6

A~.."st show that 4.1 square miles or 601 of the City;'s built-up area of 6.9
square miles were completely destroyed hy the Atomic bombing mission, Five

major industrial tar~ets within this area were destroyed. Additional dama~e

was shown outside the completely destroyed area.

2. Up~rds df 225 Marianas-based ?-29 Superfortressds .truck the industr-

J
ial areas of Yawata with heavy demolition bomb~ in the late morfiing of 8 Aug-

ust. The bombers were escorted by p-47 Thunderbolts from Okinawa.

3. On the 3-29 mission asainst Toyokewa Naval Arsenal on 7 Ausust, 121

bombers dropped 750 tons-of high explosives on the tar~et, with r~sults reported

by returni~ crews to be generally excollent. No enomy interception was en-

counterod and anti-aircraft fire was mc~~r. OnG d~;~d bomber was abandoned

on the return trip. The crew was rescued.

4. Dt\ri~~ th~ ],29 mission a~ainst Toyokawa, 97 P-51 Musten~s were over

JapaJl. Half of the force escorted the bombers. The othor half strafed targets

in the Yokos~a erea, exploding a 20D-foot freishter, setting two oil tanks

afire and ~~ing three locomotives, 25 frei~ht cars, two railroad stations,

radio stations, power lines end transformers and 19 small vessels. No enemy

interceptors were encountered. ~ti_aircraft fire r~cd from mCaf,or to intense.

One of our airplanes was lost on the way to the tar~et but the pilot was rescued.
-
5. Mining missions by 3-29s were conducted on the nir,ht of 7-S Ausust

in enomy waters.

6. Small forceD of D-29o droppcd 92 tons of hi~h explosivcs on MArcu8

Island and S8 tons on the Dublon bo~t basin at Truk on the afternoon of 7
 FORCES,
For Release: 7 August 1945,
1330. ~

1. Approximately 125 Marianas-based B-29 Superfortresses struck the

To.rokawa Naval Arsenal with high explosive bombs around noon of 7 August. The
bombers were escorted by fighters from :Iwo Jim...

2. P-51 Mustangs from lwo Jima attacked rJ.ne airfields in the Tokyo area

on the morning of 6 August, destroying one enemy aircraft, probably destroying

three and damaging 21. Targets of opportunity damaged Oil the mission were air-

field installations, hangars, factories, railroad yards and a 200-foot vessel

which was set afire. No enemy interceptors were encountered. Anti~ircraft

fire ranged from meager to intense. Of the 97 airplanes which participated in

the mission, six failed to return. Three of the pilots were rescued.

3. Final reports on the B-29 mission of the night of 5-6 August show

that 572 bombers struck the primary targets, 28 dropped mines and nine bombed
targets of opportunity. The crew of the B-29 which failed to return has been

rescued.

,
CiJU, SPAATZ,
General, U.S. Army,
Comrranding •

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 RCES, For Release, 1330,
6 August 1945.

UE NO.4.

1. At least 580 Marianas-based B- 29 Super f ortresses struck at Japan during

the night of 5-6 August, dropping approximately 3,850 tons of incendiary and

high explosive bombs on the Ube Coal Liquefaction Company and on the indust-
MAEGAslI1
rial areas of/Nishinomiya.-Mikage, Imabari and Saga, and mining the waters

around Geijitsu, Tsuruga, Hagi-0ura and Rashin. Returning crews reported good

to excellent results, with large fires observed in several of the target areas.

Enemy fighter opposition was light and anti-aircraft fire was meager to moder-

ate. One of our bombers failed to return.

2. A small force of B-29s dropped 45 tons of bombs on Moen Airfield No. 1

at Truk on the afternoon of 5 August. No opposition was encountered.

3. A force of 98 P-5l Mustangs from Ivro Jima strafed and launched rockets

against airfields and targets of opportunity in the Tokyo area shortly after

noon of 5 August. Returning pilots reported that they destroyed two enemy air-

craft and six locomotives, probably destroyed one aircraft, set tv/o oil tanks

afire, and damaged one aircraft, several factory buildings, four locomotives,

railroad stations and cars, seven small boats and various miscellaneous targets.

Our force encountered one enemy interceptor, which fled, and anti-aircraft fire

ranging from meager to intense. Two of our airplane s were damaged and three

failed to return. One pilot has been rescued.

4. Around noon of 3 August, P-5l Mustangs from lwo Jima struck the TokyO

area with the following results, Destroyed, two enemy aircraft in the air and

eight on the ground, 14 locomotives, several trucks, gun emplacements and a

transformer. Damaged, seven aircraft, six locomotives, 50 railroad cars,

 interceptors and anti-aircra fire ranging from

intense. Of the 97 Mustangs which participated in the mission,

five were damaged and six failed to return. One pilot is known to have been
rescued.

5. A small force of P-51 Mustangs from Iwo Jima made a neutralization

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strike against air installations on Chichi Jima the afternoon of 3 August,

strafing
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the target and dropping four tons of bombs. All of our airplanes

returned.
6. The first photographs available on the results of the B-29 strike in

the early hours of 2 August show thAt the industrial area of Toyama was totally

destroyed.
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CARL SPAATZ,
General, U.S. Army,
CQI!llIB nding •
 STnATEGIC FO-CBS.
-TEAS ,Guam . AI~
For ~elease: 1330,
3 August 1945,

COMMUNIQUE NO, 3.

I, A force of 139 P-51 !.!ustanss from Iwo Jima struck Jap..j'l around noon

of 2 August (Guam iime). strafin3 and launchi"€ rocket, against five airfielc

and te.r,~ets of opportunity in the lTagoya-Kob(, are... Our force sj,~hted one

airborne enemy aircraft, which fled, and ei~.t operatione~l enemy aircraft on

the ground. ~eturning pilots reported the.t they destroyed one enemy fifihter

on Kiyosu airfield and seven locomotives in t1e Na~oya-Toyohashi yards, and

damaged two aircraft, airfield hangers and buildi~s, four factories, one

refinery, natural gas tanks, power lines, sevet locomotives, railroad cars an

st tions, and 14 small vessels. Anti-aircraft lOire renging from meager to

moderate caused minor d.ama.ge to 11 of our fi2:~teJ.·S. All of our airplC'.nes

returned.

2. Mission s~ries for the B-29 Superfortrllss strike in the e..rly hou

of 2 A~ust (Guam Time) show the.t our forces encoun~ered 20 enemy fi&hter

attacks which resulted in damage to two of our bomDe.~s. Four bombers were

damaged by anti-aircraft fire. No additional reports on the results on our

bombing ere available at this time.

CA,:iL A. SPAATZ.
Ge1.eral, U. S. Army.
COO\ lll'.ndinit. United
St", 'es Army Strategic
Air Forces.
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Fe 1elease: Immedi

COMHUNI~UE NO.2.

1. In the Superfortress strike against Japan in the early hours of

2 A = t (Guam Tine), 820 !!arianas-baseci 13-29s attackeci the tar;;ets. Of

this number 778 bombers struck at the cities of Hachioji, Toyama, Nagaoka

anci Mito anci at·oil storage anci refinery targets in the petroleum complex at

Kawasaki. The other 42 bombers mineci enemy waters arounci the Shimonoseki

Straits anci off the cities of Seishin anci Rashin on the northernmost coast

of Korea. A tot~l of 6632 tons of bombs anci mines was dropped. Returning

crews reported ~ood to excellent bombing results, with Reneral conflagrations

observed in the target cities. Enemy fighter opposition over the target

cities ranged from none to slight, and anti-aircraft fire from none to mode-

rate. Over the Kawasaki petroleum tar~ets, fi~hter opposition ra~ed from

none to moderate and anti-aircraft fire was moderate. One of our airplanes

is mi ssine;.

2. The p-47 Thunderbolts recently adcied to our fi~hter stre~th on

Iwo Jima made their first attack on Japan on Ausust 1st (Guam Time), joining
P-51 Mustangs in a small sc~le mission against the Nagoye_Kobe area. The

fi~hter5 strafed and launched rockets against locomotives and cars in the

Fukide r~ilroad yards and buildin~s and factories at the Itami e~d Nagoya

East airfields. The operation was carried out under adverse weather con-

ditions. No enemy fi~hter opposition was encountered. Four of our air-

planes failed to return.

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HEADQUARTERS, Guam
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bombs away signal.

COMMUNIQUE NO. I

1. Approximately 800 Marianas-based B-29 Superfortresses struck in the

early hours today, 2 August (Guam Time), at the Japanese industrial cities o.

Hachioji, Toyama, Nagaoka and Mito, and at petroleum installations at Kawasal

Approximately 6,000 tons of incendiary and high explosive bombs were dropped

on the targets.

CARL A. SPAATZ,
General, U.S. Army,
Commanding, United
States Army Strategic
Air Forces .

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APO 234

26 June 1945

IIF¥ORANDUII TO: GENERAL KISNER

SUBJECT: Japanese Home Service Broadcast.

1. In a Weekly Review of the war situation over the Toky"o

Radio the evening of 2) June, the following interesting reference to
our Coman:ling General liaS made:

"LeMay, who boasted that he would crush every city in

Germa.ny with a population of 100,000 or more, is now trying to carry
out the same strategy against our homeland. furthermore, we can perceive
in this LeMa{ts tactics against our homelarxl that his objectives are
not-,:unted 0cities with a population of lOO,OOOor more blt
medium ani small city there is, because such are the tactics 0
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2. It should be noted that this was a broadcast in Japanese

for home consumption not a propaganda broadcast for Allied consumption.
It is a rather ominous pronouncement to make to the citizenry.

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CHARLES T. KINOSTON, Jr.,
Major, MIS,
Special Security Officer,
XXI Bomber Command.
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