▁that ▁Japan ▁surrender ▁un condition ally ▁in ▁World ▁War   II . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁understood ▁to ▁mean ▁that ▁Japan ▁had ▁rejected ▁those ▁terms , ▁a ▁perce ived ▁out right ▁re jection ▁that ▁contributed ▁to ▁President ▁Harry   S . ▁Tr uman ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁the ▁atomic ▁bomb ings ▁of ▁H iro sh ima ▁and ▁Nag as aki , ▁imp lying ▁that , ▁in ▁sp urn ing ▁the ▁terms , ▁Japan ▁had ▁brought ▁down ▁on ▁its ▁own ▁head ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁those ▁two ▁cities . ▁ ▁The ▁Al lies ▁were ▁aware ▁that ▁within ▁the ▁Japanese ▁government ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁reach ▁a ▁negoti ated ▁ ▁term ination ▁of ▁host ilities ▁had ▁been ▁under way , ▁especially ▁via ▁diplom atic ▁contacts ▁with ▁Moscow , ▁which ▁was ▁still ▁neutral . ▁The ▁P ots dam ▁declaration ▁presented ▁one ▁further ▁occasion ▁for ▁med iation , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁strongly ▁opposed ▁by ▁the ▁ ▁War ▁Minister ▁General ▁Kore ch ika ▁An ami , ▁with ▁backing ▁from ▁the ▁army ▁and ▁n avy ▁chief s ▁of ▁staff , ▁all ▁demand ing ▁that ▁the ▁Dec laration ▁be ▁rejected ▁with ▁a ▁broadcast ▁containing ▁a ▁point ▁by ▁point ▁re but tal . ▁The ▁Army ▁also ▁demanded ▁that ▁the ▁public ▁be ▁kept ▁una ware ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁Dec laration . ▁In ▁a ▁comprom ise , ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁T ō g ō ▁Sh igen ori ▁gained ▁a ▁Cab inet ▁cons ensus ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁Dec laration ▁translated ▁and ▁released ▁to ▁the ▁public , ▁but ▁in ▁a ▁cens ored ▁version ▁that ▁deleted ▁mentions