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KARAKELLANG, TALAUD GROUP, 1945-10-30. THE AUSTRALIAN CONTACT TEAM SENT TO ESTABLISH ALLIED CONTROL AND INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE WAR CRIMES WERE WELCOMED ON THE BEACH BY THIS GROUP OF NATIVES. (PHOTOGRAPHER SUB LT PIXLEY RANVR)
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
AT SEA, TALAUD GROUP 1945-11-03. COLONEL SHIGERIE KOBA, JAPANESE COMMANDER IN THE TALAUD ISLANDS, ABOARD HMAS JUNEE. IT IS ALLEGED THAT HE RECEIVED AN ORDER FROM THE JAPANESE HEADQUARTERS IN MENADO TO
AT SEA, TALAUD GROUP 1945-11-03. LEFT TO RIGHT: FIRST LIEUTENANT (1ST LT) NOMURA, 1ST LT YABE, 1ST LT MISUMI, 1ST LT TANAKA, CAPTAIN IWASA AND 2ND LT ASOAKA ABOARD HMAS JUNEE EN ROUTE TO THE PRISONER
AT SEA, TALAUD GROUP 1945-11-03. LEFT TO RIGHT: SERGEANT UCHINO, SUPERIOR PRIVATE (SUP PTE) TANAKA, SUP PTE GATO, PTE SUZUKI AND PTE OISHI ABOARD HMAS JUNEE EN ROUTE TO THE PRISONER OF WAR COMPOUND AT
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
AT SEA, TALAUD GROUP. 1945-11-03. FIRST LIEUTENANT (1ST LT) TALESHI MATSUSAKI ABOARD HMAS JUNEE. UPON RECEIVING A VERBAL ORDER FROM COLONEL KOBA, JAPANESE COMMANDER IN THE TALAUD ISLANDS, THROUGH HIS
