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THE GERMAN SURRENDER DOCUMENTS - WWII:
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Instrument of Surrender
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of
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All German armed forces in HOLLAND, in
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northwest Germany including all islands,
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and in DENMARK.
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1. The German Command agrees to the surrender of all armed
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forces in HOLLAND, in northwest GERMANY including the
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FRISLIAN ISLANDS and HELIGOLAND and all islands, in
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SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN, and in DENMARK, to the C.-in-C. 21
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Army Group.
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=This to include all naval ships in these areas=
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These forces to lay down their arms and to surrender
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unconditionally.
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2. All hostilities on land, on sea, or in the air by German
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forces in the above areas to cease at 0800 hrs. British
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Double Summer Time on Saturday 5 May 1945.
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3. The German command to carry out at once, and without
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argument or comment, all further orders that will be issued
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by the Allied Powers on any subject.
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4. Disobedience of orders, or failure to comply with them, will
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be regarded as a breach of these surrender terms and will be
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dealt with by the Allied Powers in accordance with the laws
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and usages of war.
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5. This insturment of surrender is independent of, without pre-
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judice to, and will be superseded by any general instrument
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of surrender imposed by or on behalf of the Allied Powers
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and applicable to Germany and the German armed forces as a
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whole.
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6. This instument of surrender is written in English and in German.
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The English version is the authentic text.
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7. The decision of the Allied Powers will be final if any doubt
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or dispute arise as to the meaning or intrepretation of the
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surrender terms.
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=HANS GEORG von FRIEDBERG=
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=KINZEL=
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=G. WAGNER=
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=B. L. MONTGOMERY=
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=Field - Marshal= =POLECK=
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=FRIEDEL=
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=4 May 1945=
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=1830 hrs.=
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{Reichspresident Donitz's authorization to Colonel General Jodl}
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{to conclude a general surrender:}
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Hauptquartier, den 6. Mai 1945
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Ich bevollmachtige Generaloberst J o d l ,
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Chef des Wehrmachtfuhrungsstabes in Oberkommando
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der Wehrmact, zum Abschluss eines Waffenstill-
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standsbkommens mit dem Hauptquartier des Generals
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E i s e n h o w e r .
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[ SEAL ] =DONITZ=
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GroBadmiral.
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Only this text in English is authoritative
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ACT OF MILITARY SURRENDER
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1. We the undersigned, acting by authority
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of the German High Command, hereby surrender
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unconditionally to the Supreme Commander, Allied
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Expeditionary Forces and simultaneously to the
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Soviet High Command all forces on land, sea and in
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the air who are at this date under German control.
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2. The German High Command will at once
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issue orders to all German military, naval and
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air authorties and to all forces under German
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control to cease active operations at =2301= hours
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Central European time on = 8 May = and to
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remain in the positions occupied at that time. No
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ship, vessel, or aircraft is to be scuttled, or any
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damage done to their hull, machinery or equipment.
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3. The German High Command will at once
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issue to the appropriate commander, and ensure
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the carrying out of any further orders issued by
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the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force
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and by the Soviet High Command.
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4. This act of military surrender is without
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prejudice to, and will be superseded by any
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general instrument of surrender imposed by, or
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on behalf of the United Nations and applicable
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to GERMANY and the German armed forces as a whole.
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5. In the event of the German High Command
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or any of the forces under their control failing
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to act in accordance with this Act of Surrender,
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the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force
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and the Soviet High Command will take such punitive
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or other action as they deem appropriate.
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Signed at =RHEIMS at 0241= on the =7th= day of May, 1945.
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=France=
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On behalf of the German High Command.
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=JODL=
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IN THE PRESENCE OF
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On behalf of the Supreme Commander, On behalf of the Soviet
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Allied Expeditionary Force. High Command
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=W. B. SMITH= =SOUSLOPAROV=
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=F SEVEZ=
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Major General, French Army
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(Witness)
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SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
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ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
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SERIAL 1
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ORDERS BY THE SUPREME COMMANDER,
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ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE RELATING TO
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ARMY AND AIR FORCES UNDER GERMAN CONTROL
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1. Local commanders of the Army and Air Force
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under German control on the Western Front, in
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NORWAY and in the CHANNEL ISLANDS will hold themselves
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in readiness to receive detailed orders for the
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surrender of their forces from the Supreme Commander's
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subordinate commanders opposite their front.
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2. In the case of NORWAY the Supreme
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Commander's representatives will be the General
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Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Scottish Command and
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Air Officer Commanding 13 Group RAF.
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3. In the case of the CHANNEL ISLANDS the
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Supreme Commander's representatives will be the
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General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern
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Command and Air Officer Commanding 10 Group RAF.
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=WALTER B SMITH=
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Signed....................
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For the Supreme Commander, RAF
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Dated =0241 7th= May, 1945
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=Rheims France=
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SPECIAL ORDERS BY THE SUPREME COMMANDER, ALLIED
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EXPEDITIONARY FORCE TO THE GERMAN HIGH COMMAND
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RELATING TO NAVAL FORCES
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For the purpose of these orders the term "Allied
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Representatives" shall be deemed to include the
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Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force,
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and any subordinate commander, staff officer or
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agent acting pursuant to his orders.
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SPECIAL ORDERS BY THE SUPREME COMMANDER, ALLIED
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EXPEDITIONARY FORCE TO THE GERMAN HIGH COMMAND
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RELATING TO NAVAL FORCES
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PART I GENERAL
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Definition of Naval Forces
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1. For the purpose of these orders all formations,
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units, and personnel of the German Navy together with the
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Marine Kusten Polizie shall be refered to as the German
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Naval Forces.
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2. Members of the Marine Kusten Polizie will
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immediately be placed under the command of the appropriate
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German Naval Commanders who will be responsible for their
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maintenance and supply where applicable, to the same
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extent and degree as for units of the German Navy.
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German Naval Representatives and information required
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immediately
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3. The German High Command will dispatch within
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48 hours after the surrender becomes effective, a res-
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ponsible Flag Officer to the Allied Naval Commander,
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Expeditionary Force at his headquarters. This
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Flag Officer will furnish the Allied Naval Commander,
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Expeditionary Force, with:-
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a. Corrected copies of charts showing all
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minefields in Western Europe waters, including the
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BALTIC as far as LUBECK (inclusive) which have been laid
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by German and German-controlled vessels or aircraft,
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positions of all wrecks, booms and other underwater
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obstructions in this area, details of the German convoy
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routes and searched channels and of all bouys, lights
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and other navigational aids in this area. The appropriate
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navigational publications are also required.
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b. Details of the exact location of all
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departments and branches of the German Admiralty (OKM).
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c. All available information concerning
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the numbers and types of German minesweepers and sperr-
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brechers in German controlled Dutch ports and German
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NORTH SEA ports that can be obtained without delaying
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his departure. This German Flag Officer is to be
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accompanied by a Communications Officer who is familiar
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with the German Naval W/T organization and who is to
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bring with him the current naval communications Orders,
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including allocation of frequencies, list of W/T and
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R/T call signs in force, and a list of all codes and
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cyphers in use, and intended to be brought into use.
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d. Location of all surface warships down
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to and including "Elbing" class Torpedo Boats, and of
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all submarines and "E" Boats.
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4. The German High Command will also dispatch
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within 48 hours after the surrender becomes effective
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a responsibile officer, not below the rank of Captain,
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by coastal craft to report to the Admiral Commanding
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****POSSIBLE DATA LOSS 00 55****
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at OSLO,
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CHRISTIANSAND, STAVANGER, BERGEN, TRONDHEIM,
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NARVIK, and TROMSO.
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(2) The appropriate quantities of furnace
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oil fuel, diesel oil fuel, and coal at all the
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principal Norwegian ports between OSLO and
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TROMSO.
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7. The German Admiral SKGGERAK will dispatch by sea
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within 48 hours after the surrender becomes effective, a
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responsible officer not below the rank of Captain, to the
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Commander-in-Chief, ROSYTH, with corrected copies of charts
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showing all German minefields, wrecks, booms, and other underwater
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obstructions, details of German convoy routes and searched
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channels, bouys, lights and other navigational aids in the
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SKAGGERAK, KATTEGAT, THE BEITS AND SOUND, KIEL
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BAY and BALTIC WATERS WEST of 14 EAST. This
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officer will also bring with him the disposition
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of all "U" boats in the above area and details
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of all orders affecting their future move-
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ments. He will be accompanied by three German Naval
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officers with pilots (and interpreters if necessary)
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who are familiar with the coastal swept channels, and
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channels in the Swedish territorial waters, in the waters
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referred to above. These officers will bring with
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them all the charts and books required for navigation
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in these waters, and a list of all W/T and R/T call
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signs in use by the German Navy.
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The German Admiral SKAGGERAK will dispatch
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a duplicate party to that specified above, with similar
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information, by air in unescorted aircraft painted
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white to DREM Airfield 56 02' NORTH 02 48' WEST.
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8. The German Naval Officers who will be dis-
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patched to DOVER and ROSYTH by sea will proceed to
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positions in latitude 51 19' NORTH longitude 1 43' EAST
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and latitude 56 47' NORTH longitude 1 13' WEST respectively,
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where they will be met by British warships and escorted
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to their destination. The ships or craft in which they
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travel are to fly a large white flag at the masthead by
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day and are to illuminate these white flags by night.
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These ships are to broadcast their positions hourly by
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W/T on 500 ks. (600 meters) whilst on passage.
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Information required within fourteen days
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9. The German High Command will furnish the
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following information to the Allied Naval Commander,
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Expeditionary Force, at by
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within fourteen days of cessation of hostilities.
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a. Locations of all warships, auxiliaries and armed
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coastal craft operating under the orders of the German Naval
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Command stating particulars of the operational unit to which they
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are attached, giving approximate totals of all naval personal
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embarked in each vessel, (including naval flak and merchant ship
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flak).
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b. A statement of the organizations of all naval
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shore Commands, giving location of all naval establishments,
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including establishments for experiment and research, names of
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all Commanding Officers and Principal Staff Officers of the rank
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of Commander in each establishment.
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c. A statement of the strength and location of all
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naval land forces including naval infrantry, naval flak, merchant
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ship flak and naval personnel manning naval coast artillery and
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full particulars of all Coastal and port defenses giving nature
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and locations.
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d. Lists of stocks of furnace oil fuels, diesel oil
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fuel, petrol, and coal of 500 tons or more at, or in the vicinity
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of, all ports between IJMUIDEN and HAMBURG inclusive.
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e. A statement of location of the principal naval
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armament depots with approximate overall stocks of each major
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item held.
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f. The following communications information:-
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(1) location and details concerning all
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V/S, W/T (including D/F) and radar
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stations in use by, and under constuc-
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tion for the German Navy, these details
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to include types and capabilities of all
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equipment fitted.
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(2) details of the current naval W/T
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organization, lists of W/T and R/T call
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signs in force, and allocation of all
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frequencies for communication and radar
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purposes.
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(3) location and details of all naval
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communications (including Infra-Red)
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and naval radar training and research
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establishments.
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g. Full details of all German minefields in
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the NORTH SEA, SKAGGERAK, KATTEGAT, BEITS, and SOUND.
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h. Full details of the German naval minesweeping
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organization including the communications organization.
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j. Full details of the communications (including
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Infra-Red) and radar equipment fitted in all German minesweepers
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and sperrbrechers.
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k. Technical details of all types of minesweeping
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gear used by the German Navy.
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l. Details of all mining and types of mines employed
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and of berthing facilities available for ships of 150 feet in
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length and 16 feet draught at:-
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BREMERHAVEN
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WILHELMSHAVEN
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SCHIERMONNIKOOG
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DELFZIJL
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10. The German High Command will also furnish the Allied
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Naval Commander, Expeditionary Force, with two copies of all
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coding and cyphering systems which have been, are being, or were
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to be used by the German Navy with the necessary instructions for
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their use and the dates between which they have been, or were to
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have been used.
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PART II - CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT
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Orders to warships, auxiliaries, merchant ships and other craft
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11. The German High Command will forthwith direct all
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German and German-controlled warships, auxiliaries,
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merchant ships and other craft to comply with the following
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instructions:-
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a. All warships, auxiliaries, merchant ships and
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other craft in harbours are to remain in harbour pending
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further directions from the Allied Representatives.
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b. All warships, auxiliaries, merchant ships
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and other craft at sea are to report their positions in plain
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language immediately to the nearest British, US or Soviet Coast
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Wireless Telegraphy station on 500 kc/s (600 metres), and are to
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proceed to the nearest German or Allied port or such ports as
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the Allied Representatives may direct, and remain there pending
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further directions from the Allied Representatives. At night
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they are to show lights and to display searchlights with beams
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held vertically.
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c. All warships and merchant ships whether in port
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or at sea will immediately train all weapons fore and aft. All
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torpedo tubes will be unloaded and breech blocks will be removed
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from all guns.
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d. All warships and merchant ships in German or
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German-controlled harbours will immediately land and store in
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safety all ammunition, warheads and other explosives. They
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will land all portable weapons but, pending further instuctions,
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warships will retain onboard the fixed armament. Fire control
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and all other equipment will be maintained on board intact and
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fully efficient.
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e. All minesweeping vessels are to carry out the
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means of disarmament prescribed in c. and d. above,
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(except that they will however, retain on board such portable
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weapons and explosives as are required for minesweeping
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purposes) and are to be prepared immediately for minesweeping
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service under the direction of the Allied Representatives.
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They will complete with fuel where necessary.
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f. All German salvage vessels are to carry out
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the measures of disarmament prescribed in c. and d. above
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(except that they will retain on board such explosives as are
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required for salvage purposes.) These vessels, together with
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all salvage equipment and personnel, are to be prepared for
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immediate salvage operations under the direction of the Allied
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Representatives, completing with fuel where necessary for this
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purpose.
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g. The movement of transport on the inland waterways
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of GERMANY may continue, subject to orders from the Allied
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Representatives. No vessels moving on inland waterways will
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proceed to neutral waters.
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Submarines
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12. The German High Command will tranmit by W/T on
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appropriate frequencies the two messages in Annexures 'A' and
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'B' which contain instructions to submarines at sea.
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Naval Aircraft
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13. The German High Command will forthwith direct that:-
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a. German naval aircraft are not to leave the
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ground or water or ship pending directions from the Allied
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Representatives;
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b. naval aircraft in the air are to return
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immediately to their bases.
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Neutral shipping
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that all neutral merchant ships in German and German-
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controlled ports are to be detained pending further
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directions from the Allied Representatives.
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Orders relating to sabotage, scuttling, safety measures,
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pilotage and personnel
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15. The German High Command will forthwith issue
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categorical directions that:-
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a. No ship, vessel or aircraft of any
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description is to be scuttled, or any damage done
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to their hull, machinery or equipment.
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b. all harbour works and port facilities
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of whatever nature, including telecommunications and
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radar stations, are to be preserved and kept free from
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destruction or damage pending further direct
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****POSSIBLE DATA LOSS 00 55****
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ish Channel between line of Lands End
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Scilly Islands Ushant and line of Dover-Calais.
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b. Join one of following routes at nearest point and
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procceed along it to Loch Eriboll (058 degs 33 minutes North
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004 degs 37 mins West)
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Blue route: All positions North and West unless otherwise
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indicated
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049 degs 00 mins 009 degs 00 mins 053 degs 00 mins
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012 degs 00 mins 058 degs 00 mins 011 degs 00 mins
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059 degs 00 mins 005 degs 30 mins thence to Loch Eriboll.
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Red route: 053 degs 45 mins North 003 degs 00 mins East
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059 degs 45 mins 001 degs 00 mins 059 degs 45 mins
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003 degs 00 mins thence to Loch Eriboll.
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c. Arrive at Loch Eriboll between sunrise and 3 hours
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before sunset.
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(2) Area 'B'
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a. The Irish Sea between parallel of 051 degs 30 mins
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and 055 degs 00 mins North.
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b. Proceed Beaumaris Bay (053 degs 19 mins North 003
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degs 58 mins West) to arrive between sunrise and 3 hours
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before sunset.
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(3) Area 'C'
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a. The English Channel between line of Lands End -
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Scilly Isles - Ushant and line of Dover - Calais.
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b. 'U' Boats in area 'C' are to join one of following
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routes at nearest point: Green route: position 'A' 049 degs
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10 mins North 005 degs 40 mins West position 'B' 050 degs 00
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mins North 003 degs 00 mins West thence escorted to Weymouth.
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Orange route: position 'X' 050 degs 30 mins North 000 degs 50
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mins East position 'Y' 050 degs 10 mins North 001 degs 50 mins
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West thence escorted to Weymouth.
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c. Arrive at either 'B' or 'Y' between sunrise and 3 hours
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before sunset.
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(4) Area 'D'
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a. Bound on West by lines joining The Naze and Hantsholm
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and on East by lines joining Lubeck and Trelleborg.
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b. Proceed to Kiel.
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(5) Area 'E'
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a. Mediterranean Approaches bound on North by 043 degs
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North on South by 026 degs North and on West by 026 degs West.
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b. Proceed to a rendezvous in position 'A' 036 degs 00
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mins North 011 degs 00 mins West and await escort reporting
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expected time of arrival in plain language to Admiral Gibraltar
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on 500 kc/s.
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c. Arrive in position 'A' between sunrise and noon G.M.T.
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(6) Area 'F'
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a. The North and South Atlantic West of 026 degs West.
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b. Proceed to nearest of one of following points
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arriving between sunrise and 3 hours before sunset: W 043
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degs 30 mins North 070 degs 00 mins West approach from a
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point 15 miles due East X 038 degs 20 mins North 074 degs
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25 mins West approach from a point 047 degs 18 mins North
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051 30 mins West on a course 270 degs Z 043 31 mins North
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065 degs 05 mins West approach from point 042 degs 59 mins
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North 054 degs 28 mins West on a course 320 degs.
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UNDERTAKING
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GIVEN BY CERTAIN GERMAN EMISSARIES
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TO THE ALLIED HIGH COMMANDS
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It is agreeed by the German emissaries
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undersigned that the following German officers will
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arrive at a place and time designated by the Supreme
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Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force, and the Soviet
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High Command prepared, with planary powers, to execute
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a formal ratification on behalf of the German High
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Command of this act of Unconditional Surrender of the
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German armed forces.
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Chief of the High Command
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Commander-in-Chief of the Army
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Commander-in-Chief of the Navy
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Commander-in-Chief of the Air Forces.
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SIGNED
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=JODL=
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Representing the German High Command.
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DATED =0241 7th May 1945=
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=Rheims, France=
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{Reichspresident Donitz's authorization to German representatives
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to execute ratification}
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A b s c h r i f t.
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Der Oberste Befehlshaber
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Hauptquartier, den 7.5.45.
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der Wehrmact
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/Bitte in der Antwort vorstehendes
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Geschaftszeichen, das Datum und
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kurzen Inhalt anzugegen./
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ICH BEVOLLMACHTIGE
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GENERALFELDMARSCHALL K E I T E L
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ALS CHEF DES OBERKOMMANDOS DER
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WEHRMACHT UND ZUGLEICH ALS OBER-
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BEFEHLSHABER DES HEERES,
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GENERALADMIRAL VON FRIEDBERG
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ALS OBERBEFEHLSHABER DER KRIEGSMARINE,
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GENERALOBERST S T U M P F
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ALS VERTRETER DES OBERBEFEHLSHABERS
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DER LUFTWAFFE
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ZUR RATIFIZIERUNG DER BEDINGUNGSLKSEN
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KAPITULATION DER DEUTSCHEN STREITKRAFTE GEGEN-
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UBER DEM OBERBEFEHLSHABER DER ALLIIERTEN
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EXPEDITIONSSTREITKRAFTE UND DEM SOWYET-OBER-
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KOMMANDO.
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DONITZ
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GROBADMIRAL.
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Siegel.
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ACT OF MULITARY SURRENDER
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1. We the undersigned, acting by authority
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of the German High Command, hereby surrender
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unconditionally to the Supreme Commander, Allied
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Expeditionary Force and simultaneously to the
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Supreme High Command of the Red Army all forces
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on land, at sea, and in the air who are at this
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date under German control.
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2. The German High Command will at once
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issue order to all German military, naval and
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air authorities and to all forces under German
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control to cease active operations at 2301 hours
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Central European time on 8th May 1945, to remain
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in all positions occupied at that time and to
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disarm completely, handing over their weapons and
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equipment to the local allied commanders or officers
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designated by Representatives of the Allied Supreme
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Commands. No ship, vessel, or aircraft is to be
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scuttled, or any damage done to their hull,
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machinery or equipment, and also to machines of all
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kinds, armament, apparatus, and all the technical
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means of prosecution of war in general.
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3. The German High Command will at once
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issue to the appropriate commanders, and ensure
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the carrying out of any further orders issued by
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the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force
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and by the Supreme Command of the Red Army.
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4. This act of military surrender is without
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prejudice to, and will be superseded by any general
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instrument of surrender imposed by, or on behalf of
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the United Nations and applicable to GERMANY and
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the German armed forces as a whole.
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5. In the event of the German High Command
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or any of the forces under their control failing
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to act in accordance with this Act of Surrender,
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the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force
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and the Supreme High Command of the Red Army will
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take such punitive or other action as they deem
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appropriate.
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6. This Act is drawn up in the English,
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Russian and German languages. The English and
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Russian are the only authentic texts.
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Signed at =Berlin= on the =8 . = day of May, 1945
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=Von Friedeburg= =Keitel= =Stumpff=
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On behalf of the German High Command
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IN THE PRESENCE OF:
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=A.W.Tedder=
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On behalf of the On behalf of the
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Supreme Commander Supreme High Command of the
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Allied Expeditionary Force Red Army
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=Georgi Zhukov=
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At the signing also were present as witnesses:
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=F. de Lattre-Tassigny= =Carl Spaatz=
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General Commanding in Chief General, Commanding
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First French Army United States Strategic Air Force
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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A PROCLAMATION
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The Allied armies, through sacrifice and devotion and with
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God's help, have wrung from Germany a final and unconditional
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surrender. The western world has been freed of the evil forces
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which for five years and longer have imprisoned the bodies and
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broken the lives of millions upon millions of free-born men.
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They have violated their churches, destroyed their homes, cor-
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rupted their children, and murdered their loved ones. Our Armies
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of Liberation have restored freedom to these suffering peoples,
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whose spirit and will the oppressors could never enslave.
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Much remains to be done. The victory won in the West must
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now be won in the East. The whole world must be cleansed of the
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evil from which half the world has been freed. United, the
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peace-loving nations have demonstrated in the West that their arms
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are stronger by far than the might of dictators or the tyranny of
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military cliques that once called us soft and weak. The power of
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our peoples to defend themselves against all enemies will be proved
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in the Pacific was as it has been proved in Europe.
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For the trimuph of spirit and of arms which we have won, and
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of its promise to peoples everywhere who join us in the love of
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freedom, it is fitting that we, as a nation, give thanks to
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Almighty God, who has strengthened us and given us the victory.
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United
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States of America, do hereby appoint Sunday, May 13, 1945 to be a
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day of prayer.
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I call upon the people of the United States, whatever their
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faith, to unite in offering joyful thanks to God for the victory
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we have won and to pray that He will support us to the end of our
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present struggle and guide us into the way of peace.
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I also call upon my countrymen to dedicate this day of prayer
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to the memory of those who have given their lives to make possible
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our victory.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused
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the seal of the United States of America to be affixed.
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Done at the City of Washington this eighth day of May in
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.. the year of our Lord
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| | nineteen hundred
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| | and forty-five
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| T H E G R E A T S E A L |
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| O F T H E | Independence
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| | of the United
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| U N I T E D S T A T E S |
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| | States of America
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| O F |
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| | the one hundred
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| A M E R I C A |
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| | and sixty-ninth.
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By the President: =Harry S. Truman=
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<<< POST-CONSTITUTION DOCUMENTS >>>
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1 1787 - The Northwest Ordinance
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2 1789 - French Declaration of Rights
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3 1793 - The Proclamation of Neutrality
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4 1795 - The Treaty of Greenville
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5 1796 - Washington's Farewell Address
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6 1801 - Jefferson's First Inaugural Address
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7 1823 - The Monroe Doctrine
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8 1862 - The Emancipation Proclamation
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9 1863 - The Gettysburg Address
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10 1865 - Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
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11 1945 - German Surrender Documents
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12 1945 - Japanese Surrender Documents
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13 1963 - M.L. King's: "I have a dream" Speech
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