I don't think they had numbers but rather names were on them. Specific people received them.
U.S. National Archives
I refer to The Japanese Instrument of Surrender Documents from WW11 that were presented and signed aboard the USS Missouri on September 4th 1945, along with The Emperors Credentials, authourising his ministers to surrender, which were produced at the palace and brought to the ceremony by Hirohito's Prime Minister. According to papers held in The McArthur Memorial Museum in Norfolk Virginia, 60 copies of these documents were requested to be made for the military personel attending the surrender ceremony. Bruce Fraser's copy housed at the Imerial War Museum, London, is an example of this type of first copy. It is bound in leather, printed on a fax type photocopy paper. There are claims on the net that the earliest ever zerox photocopy machine was used to produce these copies aboard the ship. These were half size reproductions. Later back in Washington, Dean Acheson, Acting Secretatry of State for the US government, requested 12 copies to be made for the American top brass. Genral MacArthur had two other copies sent to him. One he sent on to General A E Percival, along with one of the pens used at the surrender ceremony, mounted on Onyx. There were other souvenir copies produced in booklet form which were given to those invited to attend the investiture of original surrender documents at The National Archive.
We have not yet received the original documents in the bank
The enclosed documents are supplement to the original documents presented.
To reproduce original documents.
Physically giving the original bill of lading to the master of the carrier.
13, from the original 11, then adding Maine and Missouri.
Original WRONG Answer:Truman was afraid Germany would use the weapon first. NO! Germany had surrendered at that point. The allies were fighting the Japanese. The atomic bomb was used to prevent further loss of life. Of course it is logical to question that statement, but understand this: The Japanese based their combat on honor, and it was considered dishonorable to surrender. You may be familiar with kamikazis and similar suicidal tactics. The atomic bomb was used to force the Japanese to surrender becuase an assault on Japan would result in far more casualties for both sides.
Original letters or documents, for example. A secondary source would be an essay, for example, about the original source.
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No, it was Joe Johnston - and he had to surrender twice over, because Sherman's original peace-terms were not ratified by the government!
The original is Japanese, but they released a Korean version.