Memorandum from Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson to President Harry S. Truman, Proposed Program for Japan
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT.
Proposed Program for Japan
1. The plans of operation up to and including the first
landing have been authorized and the preparations for the opera-
tion are now actually going on. This situation was accepted by
all members of your conference on Monday, June 18th.
2. There is reason to believe that the operation for the
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occupation of Japan following the 1 anding may be a very long,
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costly and arduous struggle on our part. The terrain, much of
which I have visited several times, has left the impression on
my memory of being one which would be susceptible to a last ditch
defense such as has been made on Iwo Jime and Okinawa and which of
course is very much larger than either of those two areas. Accord-
ing to my recollection it will be much more unfavorable with regard
to tank maneuvering than either the Philippines or Germany.
3. If we once land on one of the main islands and begin
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forceful occupation of Japan, we shall probably have cast the die
of last ditch resistance. The Japanese are highly patriotic and
certainly susceptible to calls for fanatical resistance to repel
an invasion. Once started in actual invasion, we shall in my
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E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or ŒE)
OSD letter, May 3, 1972
NARS Date 6-29-26
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