TOMOHON, MENADO, CELEBES. 1945-10-08. MENADO FORCE. COLONEL DE ROOY, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES ...

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Accession Number 120943
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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TOMOHON, MENADO, CELEBES. 1945-10-08. MENADO FORCE. COLONEL DE ROOY, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES ARMY, READING TO THE INDONESIANS GENERAL BLAMEY'S "PROCLAMATION TO PEOPLE OF LIBERATED TERRITORIES." HE SPOKE IN MALAY FROM A PUBLIC BROADCAST SYSTEM ON THE EDGE OF THE PARADE GROUND WHERE THE CEREMONY WAS HELD. (PHOTOGRAPHER SSGT R. L. STEWART)