What Allied declaration of July 1945 stated the terms demanded for Japan’s surrender?

The Potsdam Declaration stated the Allied terms demanded for Japan’s surrender in July 1945.

The United States, the United Kingdom, and China issued the declaration on July 26, 1945, during the Potsdam Conference. It called for the unconditional surrender of Japan’s armed forces and warned of “prompt and utter destruction” if Japan refused.

The declaration also described broad postwar goals, including the removal of Japanese militarism and the limitation of Japanese sovereignty to specified home islands. It promised that Japan would not be destroyed as a nation, but required disarmament and accountability for war crimes.

Japan initially rejected the ultimatum. After the atomic bombings and the Soviet declaration of war, Japan accepted its provisions, and Hirohito announced that decision on August 15.