General Order Number 1

General Order No. 1 was prepared by the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff and approved by President Harry Truman on August 17, 1945. It was issued by General Douglas MacArthur to the Japanese forces on September 2, 1945, instructing them to surrender to Allied commanders, reveal military deployments, and preserve equipment for disarmament. The order also led to the division of Korea at the 38th Parallel, with Japanese forces north of the parallel surrendering to Soviet forces and those south surrendering to US forces.learn more on wikipedia