THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-08-20. OFF MOILA POINT, TWO JAPANESE OFFICERS UNDER NAVAL GUARD ON ...

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Accession Number P00001.188
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-08-20. OFF MOILA POINT, TWO JAPANESE OFFICERS UNDER NAVAL GUARD ON BOARD HMAS LITHGOW WAIT FOR SURRENDER ARRANGEMENTS TO BE DISCUSSED. NEARBY IS THE JAPANESE BARGE, FLYING A WHITE FLAG, WHICH BROUGHT THE JAPANESE PARTY TO THE RENDEZVOUS POINT. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)