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BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1945-11-09. LIEUTENANT SEIJI YOKOTA, A SUSPECTED JAPANESE WAR CRIMINAL, AWAITS INTERROGATION AT HEADQUARTERS 7TH DIVISION. HE IS ACCUSED OF PARTICIPATING OF HIS OWN ACCORD IN THE MASS EXECUTION OF NATIVES AT LOA KOELOE 1945-07-30, AND SPECIFICALLY WITH BEHEADING ONE NATIVE MAN AND BAYONETING A NATIVE WOMAN. HE WAS NOT ORDERED TO CARRY OUT EITHER CRIME, BUT CLAIMS HE DID SO AS NO ONE ELSE WISHED TO CARRY OUT THE EXECUTIONS. (PHOTOGRAPHER SGT R. DONALDSON)
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Colour: Black & white
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