Telegram
Message of German Surrender
CONFIDENTIOAL MOST IMMEDIATE IMPORTANT GERMAN HIGH COMMAND HAS SURRENDERD UNCONDITIONALLY ALL GERMAN
LAND, SEA AND AIR FORCES IN EUROPE, EFFECTIVE FROM OOOJB HOUR
REPEAT OOOJB HOUR 9TH MAY FROM WHICH HOUR ALL OFFENSIVE
OPERATIONS ARE TO CEASE.
2. DUE TO W/T DIFFICULTIES OF COMMUNICATIONS THERE MAY BE SOME
DELAY IN THESE ORDERS REACHING ENEMY FORCES. ACCORDINGLY, DANGER
OF ATTACKS BY INDIVIDUAL ENEMY SURFACE CRAFT U-BOATS AND AIRCRAFT
MAY PERSIST FOR SOME TIME TO COME
THE FLEET IN ALL WATERS IS TO REMAIN ON A WAR FOOTING AND IN A STATE OF CO NSTANT VIGILANCE FOR THE MOMENT.
3. SURRENDER PROCEDURE FOR U-BOATS WILL BE PROMULGATED SEPARATELY
4. NO REPEAT NO RELEASE IS TO BE MADE TO THE PRESS PENDING AN ANNOUNCEMENT BY HEADS OF GOVERNMENTS