THE JAPANESE NAVAL COMMANDER TAKAHASHI LEADING AN AUSTRALIAN SURRENDER PARTY, MEMBERS OF ...

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Accession Number 096611
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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THE JAPANESE NAVAL COMMANDER TAKAHASHI LEADING AN AUSTRALIAN SURRENDER PARTY, MEMBERS OF HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS, ALONG THE JETTY AT JAPANESE NAVAL HEADQUARTERS, BONIS PENINSULA. THE PREVIOUS DAY THE AUSTRALIANS GAVE CAPTAIN E. KATO, COMMANDER NAVAL FORCES NORTH BOUGAINVILLE, A COPY OF THE INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED TO LIEUTENANT GENERAL M. KANDA, COMMANDER IMPERIAL JAPANESE 17 ARMY GROUP, BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL S.G. SAVIGE, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 2 CORPS, AND A QUESTIONNAIRE TO FILL IN ABOUT JAPANESE STRENGTH, DISPOSITIONS AND CONDITIONS IN THE BUKA AREA. THEY ARE NOW BACK TO COLLECT THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRE.