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• Submarine I-369 was surrendered to the Americans. ww2dbase [Japan's Surrender | I-369 | CPC]

• Zang Shiyi was captured by Soviet troops. ww2dbase [Zang Shiyi | CPC]
• In Chongqing, China, US General Albert Wedemeyer warned Chinese communist leaders Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai to restrain the communists from further attacks on American personnel in China. ww2dbase [Albert Wedemeyer | Chongqing | CPC]
• Pressured by the Soviets during a meeting at the Soviet embassy in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Area, China, secessionist leaders Choibalsan and Bumtsend reluctantly agreed to abandon the goal of including the Inner Mongolia region of China in their movement. ww2dbase [Choibalsan | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | CPC]

• French Commissioner Colonel Hans Imfeld convinced Laotian King Sisavang Vong to retract the declaration of Laotian independence he had made with Japanese support four months prior. ww2dbase [Laos | CPC]
• Former Emperor Bao Dai of Nguyen Dynasty Vietnam spoke to a crowd at the Ngo Mon gate of the Imperial City in Hue, Annam, French Indochina, announcing his abdication of 25 Aug 1945. He voiced support for the anti-French independence movement during the speech. ww2dbase [Bao Dai | Hue, Annam | CPC]

• USS Whale departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii. ww2dbase [Whale | Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station | Pearl Harbor, Oahu | CPC]
• Barbers Point Naval Air Station: Air Group 63 departed. ww2dbase [Barbers Point Naval Air Station | Ewa, Oahu | DS]

• A British battle squadron led by the aircraft carrier Indomitable entered Hong Kong to reoccupy the Crown Colony. ww2dbase [Indomitable | Japan's Surrender | AC]

• Douglas MacArthur arrived at Atsugi Airfield near Tokyo, Japan. ww2dbase [Douglas MacArthur | Atsugi Airfield | Japan's Surrender | Ayase, Kanagawa | CPC]
• USS San Diego arrived at Yokosuka, Japan. ww2dbase [San Diego | Japan's Surrender | Yokosuka, Kanagawa | CPC]
• The main Allied forces began going ashore on mainland Japan. ww2dbase [Japan's Surrender | CPC]
• USS San Juan evacuated Allied prisoners of war in Japan. ww2dbase [Japan's Surrender | San Juan | CPC]
• I-14 departed Sagami Bay near Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan at 0820 hours. At 1458 hours, she laid anchor in Tokyo Bay. ww2dbase [I-14 | Sagami Bay, Kanagawa | CPC]
• I-504 officially surrendered at Kobe, Japan. ww2dbase [Japan's Surrender | Luigi Torelli | Kobe, Hyogo | CPC]
• USS Tamalpais entered Tokyo Bay and anchored with the fleet in advance of the surrender ceremonies. Tamalpais then began 11 weeks as a fleet water station ship. ww2dbase [Tamalpais | Japan's Surrender | Tokyo Bay, Tokyo | DS]
• I-503 was surrendered to Allied authorities at Kobe, Japan. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Kobe, Hyogo | CPC]

• Jonathan Wainwright arrived at Manila, Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Jonathan Wainwright | Manila | CPC]

• The first of the 6,000 Japanese civilians in Singapore began to move into the newly completed Jurong Interment Camp. ww2dbase [Japan's Surrender | Singapore | CPC]

30 Aug 1945 Interactive Map