It can be credited to him that surrender was accepted within ten days while ensuring that nobody attempted to inflict bodily harm to GHQ members as they landed in Japan and quickly disarmed military forces.
十数日で国内を「降伏」で統一し、上陸してきたGHQに誰も危害を加えないようにし、速やかに日本の武装を解除したことを実績として評価できる。