The Potsdam Declaration

"On July 26 [1945] the United States, Great Britain and China issued the Potsdam Declaration calling on Japan to end the war on the basis of unconditional surrender. The terms called for elimination from authority those responsible for the war; occupation of Japan; limitation of Japanese sovereignty to the Japanese islands; complete disarmament; punishment of war crimes; political reform; and restriction on Japanese industries."

- "Japan: A Short History," Misiko Hane, Oneworld Publications, 2000.