President Truman ordered a resumption of attacks against Japan at maximum intensity "so as to impress Japanese officials that we mean business and are serious in getting them to accept our peace proposals without delay."
Præsident Truman beordrede en genoptagelse af angrebene mod Japan i maksimalt omfang "så de japanske ledere kan se, at vi mener det alvorligt og vil have dem til at acceptere vores fredsforslag uden tøven."