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To: Sam who wrote (136427)	4/12/2010 9:49:58 AM
From: Bread Upon The Water	Respond to of 541763

This adds a deep layer of complexity to an already complex situation. I am not well versed enough to comment to set this in complete context, but I believe a review of the situation would have to encompass FDR's treatment of Stalin and his desire to bring him along (as a precursor to the situation Truman inherited) and the Soviets desire to invade Japan at the end of the war. (My understanding is that the allies as body had agreed to go the unconditional route.) Additionally, we have these situation(s) of: 1. Having already achieved unconditional surrender with the Germans on May 5, 1945; and 2. Whether the Japanese Military would have allowed the Emperor to surrender; 3. Our announced policy of unconditional surrender; 4. And having to treat the Japanese different from the Germans and deal with that fallout. The question(s) of whether we could have pulled this off (surrender with some kind of terms) in the context of the existing political realities in 1945 will have to remain subject to conjecture. Very interesting information though.