| In Moscow... At a hastily arranged meeting between
the Japanese ambassador, Naotake Sato, and the Soviet commissar for
foreign affairs, Molotov, it is believed that a request was made to the
Soviet Union to sound out Britain and the United States about
negotiations for surrender.
In Occupied Germany... In Berlin, the municipal council
officially confiscates all property held by members of the NSDAP, the
Nazi Party. Meanwhile, on the eve of the dissolution of SHAEF, General
Eisenhower issues a farewell message to all members of the Allied
Expeditionary Force. "No praise is too high," says the
message, "for the manner in which you surmounted every
obstacle."
In Rome... The Italian government declares war on Japan.
In Washington... The American government admits responsibility for sinking the Japanese relief ship
Awa Maru in what is claimed to be an error.
In Australia... Ben Chifley, the Treasurer, is selected to be Prime Minister in
place of the deceased John Curtin, an the interim prime minister F.M. Forde.
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