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• 4,000 Indian troops of 49th Brigade, under the command of Brigadier General A. W. S. Mallaby, landed at Surabaya, Java and Palembang, Sumatra in the Dutch East Indies, tasked to escort recently liberated prisoners of war. They entered the city from the north and within 48 hours would secure various positions as far south as the Ngagel Industrial Estate. They faced nationalist fighters armed with everything from bamboo spears to captured Japanese machine guns. ww2dbase [Palembang, Sumatra | CPC]

• King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia granted an audience with Lieutenant Colonel E. D. Murray for the first time. ww2dbase [Phnom Penh, Cambodia | CPC]

• USS St. Louis departed Guam bound for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. ww2dbase [St. Louis | DS]

• The Japanese government established a committee under Joji Matsumoto to revise the Japanese Constitution. ww2dbase [CPC]

• The Republic of China government established the Administrative Commander's Office to govern Taiwan, headed by Chen Yi. As his first official action, Chen accepted the Japanese surrender from 10th Area Army commanding officer Rikichi Ando and Ando's Chief of Staff Haruki Isayama at Taipei City Hall (now Zhongshan Hall). ww2dbase [Japan's Surrender | Rikichi Ando | Haruki Isayama | Taipei | CPC]

• USS Marlin departed Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. ww2dbase [Marlin | Bridgeport, Connecticut | CPC]
• USS Portland arrived at Portland, Maine, United States for Navy Day celebrations two days later. ww2dbase [Portland | Portland, Maine | DS]

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