THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT GENERAL MASATANE KANDA, COMMANDER XVII JAPANESE ARMY, ...

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THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT GENERAL MASATANE KANDA, COMMANDER XVII JAPANESE ARMY, COMING ABOARD HMAS DIAMANTINA OFF MOILA POINT, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, TO BE TRANSPORTED TO TOROKINA FOR SIGNING OF THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER FOR THE SOLOMON ISLANDS AREA. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)