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- Davao and Malabang, Mindanao I., Philippines---Davao was taken May 7, 1945, after an intensive drive by the 24th and 31st Divisions.
- Ioilo, Panay I., Philippines---invaded by 40th Division Mar 18, 1945.
- Negros I., Philippines---invaded by 40th Division March 30, 1945.
- Troops from these area, mainly service units, will be moved to other areas under General MacArthur's command as occupational needs dictate, with the exception of those eligible to return to the United States.
- (NOTE: Listing of Divisions invading and capturing areas listed above DOES NOT indicate that divisions are in these areas at present. Areas to be evacuated are occupied chiefly by service units rather than combat divisions.)
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PRESS RELEASE
- Brigadier General Hugh Hoffman, San Antonio, Tex., commander of the Second Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, has been appointed Provost Marshal of Tokyo.
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NOTE FOR CORRESPONDENTS WISHING TO CONTACT FIRST CAVALRY DIVISION:
- The 1st Cavalry is continuing to send a vehicle to the main entrance of the Dai-Iti Hotel daily at 1:30 p.m. for round trip to division areas.
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
UNITED STATES ARMY FORCES, PACIFIC
Public Relations Office
| 1230 |
| 16 September 45 |
PRESS RELEASE
- The Japanese premier, Prince Higashikuni, called on General MacArthur at 1700 yesterday.
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PRESS RELEASE
- The British flag will formally be hoisted over the British Embassy in Tokyo in a 30-minute ceremony at 11:50 Monday morning, Sept. 17, with 70 officers and 350 enlisted men participating. Proceedings will include changing of the guard.
- The ceremony, the British emphasized, does not mean that the embassy is being re-opened or that the British government is resuming normal diplomatic relations with Japan. It merely marks the opening of the embassy as a place of residence for high-ranking British officers.
- The highest ranking British Army officer who will live at the embassy is Lt. Gen. C. Gairdner, the Prime Minister's personal representative to General MacArthur. General Gairdner, who will not be present at the ceremony, will be represented by Brig. C. Davy.
- Senior naval officer in the embassy will be Commander C. S. Sheppard, R.N., British naval liaison officer with General MacArthur's headquarters.
- Witnessing the ceremony will be Vice Admiral Sir Bernard Rawlings, KCB., K.B.E., second in command of the British Pacific Fleet, who was the British naval attache in Tokyo in 1938.
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Correspondents who want to cover the ceremony must arrive at the embassy between 11 o'clock and 11:30 o'clock in the morning. The Embassy gates will be closed at 11:30. Twenty-four correspondents and photographers will be able to view the ceremony from a good roof-top vantage point overlooking the ceremony site. No correspondents will be permitted in the area where the ceremony itself takes place. Those who wish to attend give your names to Lt. Blanchard in Field Liaison Office by 1800 today.
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