日本陸軍少將岡田梅吉 (54歲) 於總督府將配刀獻予中國戰區最高統帥代表 (英國皇家海軍少將夏愨(Harcourt)(53歲)(照片左方以外))，象徵日本陸軍解除武裝(《波茨坦公告》第9條之規定)
INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER.
We, Major General Umekichi Okada and Vice Admiral Ruitaro Fujita, in virtue of the unconditional surrender to the Allied Powers of all Japanese Armed Forces and all forces under Japanese control wherever situated, as proclaimed in Article Two of the Instrument of Surrender signed in Tokio Bay on 2nd September, 1945, on behalf of the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese Imperial Headquarters, do hereby unconditionally surrender ourselves and all forces under our control to Rear Admiral Cecil Halliday Jepson Harcourt, C.B., C.B.E., and undertake to carry out all such instructions as may be given by him or under his authority, and to issue all necessary orders for the purpose of giving effect to all his instructions.
Given under our hands this 16th day of September, 1945, at Government House, Hong Kong.
陸軍少將 岡田梅吉
海軍中將 藤田類太郎
In the presence of
Cecil Harcourt
On behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom.
Cecil Harcourt
On behalf of the Commander-in-Chief, China Theatre.
降書(譯件)
余等 – 陸軍少將岡田梅吉及海軍中將藤田內太郎 – 根據公元一九四五年九月二日在東京灣代表日本國皇帝及日本帝國大本營所簽訂之降書第二欵內所載全部日本之武裝部隊及任何地區內受日本控制之部隊向聯合國無條件投降之規定 茲特以吾等自身及吾等所屬之全部部隊 向西席爾赫力德傑勃生哈柯特海軍少將(Rear Admiral Cecil Halliday Jepson Harcourt, C.B., C.B.E.)無條件投降 並願執行哈柯特海軍少將所頒佈及由彼授權頒發之任何命令 俾使其全部命令得生效力 並發佈各種必需之命令 公元一九四五年九月十六日在香港總督府內 於聯合王國政府及中國戰區統帥代表西席爾哈柯特之前簽署