This document was identified by teachers in our Primarily Teaching 2016 Summer Workshop at the Truman Library.
Instrument of Surrender of the Japanese in the Philippine Islands
Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970s)
A National Archives Foundation educational resource using primary sources from the National Archives

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This document was identified by teachers in our Primarily Teaching 2016 Summer Workshop at the Truman Library.
This primary source comes from the Collection HST-OFF: Official Files (Truman Administration).
National Archives Identifier: 40020053
Full Citation: Harry S. Truman to Richard Russell; 8/9/1945; Japan, OF 197; Official Files, 1945 – 1953; Collection HST-OFF: Official Files (Truman Administration),; Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, MO. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/letter-harry-s-truman-richard-russell/, February 20, 2026]