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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 CONDITIONS AFTER JAPANESE SURRENDER. HMAS BOWEN ACCOMPANIED THE FORCE. CAPTAIN TAKAHASHI, ADJUTANT OF THE JAPANESE GARRISON, APPROACHES IN A NATIVE BOAT. HMAS BOWEN WAS STANDING OFF LIROENG AND SALEBABOE ISLANDS AT THE TIME. (PHOTOGRAPHER SERGEANT P. A. DIMOND)
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Colour: Black & white
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