Item PYMAN 6/5/1 - Papers, Aug-Sep 1945, relating to plans and orders for the re-occupation of South East Asia and the end of hostilities

File entitled 'Instructions and orders for re-occupation' containing the following numbered papers; first review of the plan for the post hostilities re-occupation (1); list of code words for operations and for place names (2); programme of current operations, Aug 1945 (3); Allied Land Forces South East Asia (ALFSEA) operational directives relating to the military occupation of Burma, Malaya, French Indo-China and Netherlands East Indies; Operation MASTERDON, re-entry into French Indo-China to gain control over Japanese Southern Army Headquarters; Operation ARMOUR, operation against Hong Kong; Operation POPCORN, the re-occupation of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Operation ZIPPER, planned invasion of Malaya, and development of area in preparation for advance south to Singapore; Operation BIBBER, the occupation of Bangkok area; operations in Sumatra, (4); directive for 207 Military Mission to Siam sent to Brig Wilson-Brand, head of the mission (5); draft directive sent to head of Headquarters Supreme Allied Command South Eeast Asia (SACSEA) Control Commission to supervise the Japanese Southern Army headquarters at Saigon (6); SACSEA directive on the progress of surrender negotiations and guidance on points arising (7); paper on relations with surrendered Japanese forces and with enemy civilians (8); directive on relations with surrendered Japanese forces and with enemy civilians (9); copy of letter from Japanese FM Hisaichi Tarauchi, Supreme Commander of the Imperial Japanese Forces in the Southern region sent to Supreme Allied Commander, AF Louis (Francis Albert Victor Nicholas) Mountbatten via Chief of Staff, Pyman relating to Japanese views on arrangements for surrendered Japanese forces (10); post operational civil affairs plan for Malaya (11); direction of clandestine operations in Malaya, Siam and Sumatra after Japanese capitulation (12); draft intelligence directives (13); directive to Force Commanders on Intelligence units (14); return of Japanese prisoners of war, surrendered personnel and equipment (15); signal message on the treatment of German and Italian nationals uncovered by occupation forces (16); directive to Brig J G Nicholson relating to his role as the Supreme Allied Commander's representative with the SACSEA Control Commission to Headquarters of the Japanese Southern Army (17); organisation and composition of Headquarters SACSEA Control Commissions to Japanese Headquarters (18). With list of papers included in the original file. 1 file