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KARAKELLANG, TALAUD GROUP, 1945-10-30. THE AUSTRALIAN CONTACT TEAM COMPRISING VX51552 CAPTAIN E. S. DURRANCE, COMMANDING OFFICER; NX194833 CAPTAIN T. A. LOUWISCH, ALLIED TRANSLATOR AND INTERPRETER SERVICE; NX110964 SERGEANT L. J. LAY, FIELD SECURITY SECTION ADVANCED HEADQUARTERS AMF; AND LIEUTENANT SANGSTER RAN, COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE CORVETTE BEING SHOWN A RUINED CONCERT HALL BY A JAPANESE GUIDE. IT WAS ESTABLISHED THAT THREE RAAF PERSONNEL AND ONE AMERICAN AIRMAN WERE IMPRISONED HERE PRIOR TO BEING TAKEN AWAY FOR EXECUTION ON 1945-03-25. THE HALL WAS PROBABLY IN GOOD CONDITION AT THE TIME OF THE EXECUTIONS AS INTERROGATIONS REVEALED THAT A CONCERT IN REMEMBRANCE OF JAPANESE DEAD HAD BEEN HELD ON 1945-03-10.
KARAKELLANG, TALAUD GROUP, 1945-10-30. COLONEL KOBA, JAPANESE COMMANDER IN THE TALAUD ISLANDS, AND HIS ADJUTANT IN CONFERENCE WITH OFFICERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN CONTACT TEAM ABOARD HMAS JUNEE. THE AUSTRA
TALAUD ISLANDS, DUTCH EAST INDIES, 1945-10-15. TALAUD FORCE WAS RAISED TO TAKE PROCLAMATIONS OF FREEDOM TO NATIVE PEOPLES, SUPERVISE THE ROUNDING UP OF JAPANESE WAR CRIMINALS AND INVESTIGATE GENERAL C
TALAUD ISLANDS, DUTCH EAST INDIES, 1945-10-13. TALAUD FORCE WAS RAISED TO TAKE PROCLAMATIONS OF FREEDOM TO NATIVE PEOPLES, SUPERVISE THE ROUNDING UP OF JAPANESE WAR CRIMINALS AND INVESTIGATE GENERAL C
TALAUD ISLANDS, DUTCH EAST INDIES, 1945-10-13. TALAUD FORCE WAS RAISED TO TAKE PROCLAMATIONS OF FREEDOM TO NATIVE PEOPLES, SUPERVISE THE ROUNDING UP OF JAPANESE WAR CRIMINALS AND INVESTIGATE GENERAL C
TALAUD ISLANDS, DUTCH EAST INDIES, 1945-10-13. TALAUD FORCE WAS RAISED TO TAKE PROCLAMATIONS OF FREEDOM TO NATIVE PEOPLES, SUPERVISE THE ROUNDING UP OF JAPANESE WAR CRIMINALS AND INVESTIGATE GENERAL C
TALAUD ISLANDS, DUTCH EAST INDIES, 1945-10-15. TALAUD FORCE WAS RAISED TO TAKE PROCLAMATIONS OF FREEDOM TO NATIVE PEOPLES, SUPERVISE THE ROUNDING UP OF JAPANESE WAR CRIMINALS AND INVESTIGATE GENERAL C
