In London... Ernest Bevin, the British Foreign Secretary, begins discussions with the heads of the British diplomatic missions in the Middle East. The ambassadors to Egypt, Iran and Iraq, as well as the representatives in Syria and Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia, are summoned specially for consultations on the postwar problems of the area.

In Addis Ababa... An agreement is signed by representatives of the governments of France and Ethiopia in which the French recover rights over the railway from Jibouti (in French Somaliland) to Addis Ababa. The railway, built and run by a French company, was requisitioned by the Italians in 1940, was taken over by British authorities after the Italian surrender in East Africa and under the Anglo-Ethiopian treaty of 1944 was to be returned to Ethiopian management, without prejudice to the rights of the French company. Under the agreement, a commission is to delimit the frontier between Ethiopia and French Somaliland.

In Singapore... At 1130 hours, British, Indian and Gurkha troops go ashore amidst cheering crowds. Japanese General Itagaki and other Japanese officers meet them. No incidents occur during the reoccupation and the British 5th Indian Division (Christison) which spearheads the landing encounters no difficulties.