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	It was issued by General [[Douglas MacArthur]] to the representative of the [[Empire of Japan]] following the [[surrender of Japan]], and then issued by Japanese [[Imperial General Headquarters]] to the forces of the Empire of Japan on 2 September 1945.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/9898797?itemId=info%3Andljp%2Fpid%2F9898797&__lang=en \| author=Joint Chiefs of Staff \| author-link=Joint Chiefs of Staff \| date= August 17, 1945 \| title= SWNCC 21/8: Unconditional Surrender of Japan \| quote = General order No.1 (Enclosure), as approved by the President for issue by the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters by direction of the Emperor, is circulated for information.}}</ref> It instructed Japanese forces to surrender to designated [[Allies of World War II\|Allied]] commanders, reveal all current military deployments, and preserve military equipment for later [[disarmament]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Tokyo Bay: The Formal Surrender of the Empire of Japan on Board USS Missouri, 2 September 1945 \|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq69-1.htm \|website=[[Naval History and Heritage Command]] \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141006112851/http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq69-1.htm \| archive-date = 6 October 2014 \| url-status = dead}}</ref> It also specified the [[Occupation of Japan\|occupation of Japan and Japanese-controlled areas by forces of the Allied Powers]].		It was issued by General [[Douglas MacArthur]] to the representative of the [[Empire of Japan]] following the [[surrender of Japan]], and then issued by Japanese [[Imperial General Headquarters]] to the forces of the Empire of Japan on 2 September 1945.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/9898797?itemId=info%3Andljp%2Fpid%2F9898797&__lang=en \| author=Joint Chiefs of Staff \| author-link=Joint Chiefs of Staff \| date= August 17, 1945 \| title= SWNCC 21/8: Unconditional Surrender of Japan \| quote = General order No.1 (Enclosure), as approved by the President for issue by the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters by direction of the Emperor, is circulated for information.}}</ref> It instructed Japanese forces to surrender to designated [[Allies of World War II\|Allied]] commanders, reveal all current military deployments, and preserve military equipment for later [[disarmament]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Tokyo Bay: The Formal Surrender of the Empire of Japan on Board USS Missouri, 2 September 1945 \|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq69-1.htm \|website=[[Naval History and Heritage Command]] \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141006112851/http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq69-1.htm \| archive-date = 6 October 2014 \| url-status = dead}}</ref> It also specified the [[Occupation of Japan\|occupation of Japan and Japanese-controlled areas by forces of the Allied Powers]].

	It also ~~had the effect of leading~~ to the eventual [[division of Korea]] at the [[38th parallel north\|38th Parallel]] in that Japanese forces to the north of this parallel were ordered to surrender to the Commander in Chief of [[Soviet Union\|Soviet]] Forces in the Far East, and those to the south were directed to surrender to the Commander in Chief, [[United States\|U.S.]] Army Forces in the Pacific, in accordance with Section 1, paragraphs (b) and (e), respectively.		It also led to the eventual [[division of Korea]] at the [[38th parallel north\|38th Parallel]] in that Japanese forces to the north of this parallel were ordered to surrender to the Commander in Chief of [[Soviet Union\|Soviet]] Forces in the Far East, and those to the south were directed to surrender to the Commander in Chief, [[United States\|U.S.]] Army Forces in the Pacific, in accordance with Section 1, paragraphs (b) and (e), respectively.
	~~{{wikisource\|General Order No. 1}}~~

	==See also==		==See also==
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	==External links==		==External links==
			{{wikisource\|General Order No. 1}}
	* [http://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/files/000097066.pdf GENERAL ORDER NO.I]{{in lang\|en\|ja}}[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan]]		* [http://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/files/000097066.pdf GENERAL ORDER NO.I]{{in lang\|en\|ja}}[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan]]
	* [http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/9885063 SCAPIN-1: GENERAL ORDER NO. 1 (DIRECTIVE NO. 1), OFFICE OF THE SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS 1945/09/02] {{in lang\|en\|ja}}, Scap Directives to the Imperial Japanese Government Volume 1		* [http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/9885063 SCAPIN-1: GENERAL ORDER NO. 1 (DIRECTIVE NO. 1), OFFICE OF THE SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS 1945/09/02] {{in lang\|en\|ja}}, Scap Directives to the Imperial Japanese Government Volume 1
	* [http://www.endofempire.asia/0817-3-general-order-no-1-4/ END OF EMPIRE: General Order No.1]		* [http://www.endofempire.asia/0817-3-general-order-no-1-4/ END OF EMPIRE: General Order No.1]{{Dead link\|date=August 2025 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}

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{{Short description|US military order to the Empire of Japan}}
{{about|the 1945 order for Japan's surrender|the 1990 order|General Order No. 1 (Gulf War)|the fictional order from ''Star Trek''|Prime Directive}}
[[File:GENERAL ORDER no1.jpg|thumb|General Order No.1 cover letter preserved at the Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (4 Sept. 2015)]]
'''General Order No. 1''' for the surrender of Japan was prepared by the United States [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]] and approved by [[President of the United States|President]] [[Harry Truman]] on August 17, 1945.

It was issued by General [[Douglas MacArthur]] to the representative of the [[Empire of Japan]] following the [[surrender of Japan]], and then issued by Japanese [[Imperial General Headquarters]] to the forces of the Empire of Japan on 2 September 1945.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/9898797?itemId=info%3Andljp%2Fpid%2F9898797&__lang=en | author=Joint Chiefs of Staff | author-link=Joint Chiefs of Staff | date= August 17, 1945 | title= SWNCC 21/8: Unconditional Surrender of Japan | quote = General order No.1 (Enclosure), as approved by the President for issue by the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters by direction of the Emperor, is circulated for information.}}</ref> It instructed Japanese forces to surrender to designated [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] commanders, reveal all current military deployments, and preserve military equipment for later [[disarmament]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tokyo Bay: The Formal Surrender of the Empire of Japan on Board USS Missouri, 2 September 1945 |url=http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq69-1.htm |website=[[Naval History and Heritage Command]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141006112851/http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq69-1.htm | archive-date = 6 October 2014 | url-status = dead}}</ref> It also specified the [[Occupation of Japan|occupation of Japan and Japanese-controlled areas by forces of the Allied Powers]].

It also had the effect of leading to the eventual [[division of Korea]] at the [[38th parallel north|38th Parallel]] in that Japanese forces to the north of this parallel were ordered to surrender to the Commander in Chief of [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] Forces in the Far East, and those to the south were directed to surrender to the Commander in Chief, [[United States|U.S.]] Army Forces in the Pacific, in accordance with Section 1, paragraphs (b) and (e), respectively.
{{wikisource|General Order No. 1}}

==See also==
*[[1943 Cairo Declaration|Cairo Declaration]] (27 November 1943)
*[[Potsdam Declaration]] (26 July 1945)
*[[Hirohito surrender broadcast]] (15 August 1945)
*[[National Liberation Day of Korea]] (15 August 1945)
*[[Japanese Instrument of Surrender]] (2 September 1945)
*[[Retrocession Day]] (25 October 1945)
*[[Treaty of San Francisco]] (8 September 1951)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
*{{Cite web |url=http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/FRUS.FRUS1945v06 |series=[[Foreign Relations Series|Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS)]] |title=Foreign relations of the United States : diplomatic papers, 1945. The British Commonwealth, the Far East |last=United States Department of State |author-link=United States Department of State |year=1945 |volume=VI |publisher=[[United States Government Printing Office]] |pages=635–639 }}

==External links==
* [http://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/files/000097066.pdf GENERAL ORDER NO.I]{{in lang|en|ja}}[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan]]
* [http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/9885063 SCAPIN-1: GENERAL ORDER NO. 1 (DIRECTIVE NO. 1), OFFICE OF THE SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS 1945/09/02] {{in lang|en|ja}}, Scap Directives to the Imperial Japanese Government Volume 1
* [http://www.endofempire.asia/0817-3-general-order-no-1-4/ END OF EMPIRE: General Order No.1]

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