The Badoglio Government of Italy has surrendered unconditionally to the United States and Britain.
By this move, the Badoglio Government has committed a regrettable
act of betrayal of the Japanese-German-Italian Tripartite Pact and of the solemn agreement not to conclude a separate peace.
However, as the Japanese Government had anticipated such a situation and accordingly has taken all necessary measures, the development will have no effect on the general war situation. Japan further strengthens her firm confidence in sure victory.
By rendering still closer the ties of co-operation between Germany and other European allies and the countries and peoples of greater East Asia, Japan is determined to crush her long standing enemies, the United States and Britain.
Our one hundred million people, heightening still more their fighting spirit and strong will with a tradition of three thousand years, must with one mind and one spirit further demonstrate their fighting power and achieve the solemn objectives of the war, thus setting the mind of our August Sovereign at ease.