Certification of receipt by the acting Governor General of Korea

AUTHOR — Korea, United States

Certification of Receipt by the Acting Governor General of Korea

I,Nobuyuki Abe, the duly appointed, qualified and acting Governor General of KOREA do hereby certify that I have read and fully understand the contents of the foregoing Instrument of Surrender, and of all documents referred to therein.

I hereby acknowledge the duties and obligations imposed upon me by said documents, insofar as they apply to all matters within my jurisdiction or control as Governor General of Korea, and recognize the necessity of my strict compliance therewith and adherence thereto.

In particular do I reconize that the Commanding General, UNITED STATES ARMY FORCES IN KOREA, is the duly authorized representative of the Commander-in-Chief, UNITED STATES ARMY FORCES, PACIFIC, and that I am completely and immediately to carry out and put into effect his instructions.

Signed at SEOUL, KOREA, at 1630 hours on the 9th day of September 1945.

NOBUYUKI ABE

(Governor General of KOREA)

Accepted at SEOUL, KOREA, at 1630 hours on the 9th day of September 1945 for and in behalf of the Commander-in-Chief of the United States Army Forces, Pacific.

JOHN R. HODGE

JOHN R. HODGE

Lieutenant General U.S. Army

Commanding General

United States Army Forces in Korea

THOMAS C. KINCAID

T. C. KINCAID

Admiral, U. S. Navy

Representative of the United States Navy