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MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1946-01-11. IN THE WAR CRIMINALS TRIAL COURT ROOM CAPTAIN (CAPT) F. LYNCH (DEFENDING OFFICER FOR JAPANESE ACCUSED, BARON TAKASAKI AND REAR ADMIRAL HAMANAKA) SPEAKING FOR THEM IN THE COURTROOM. THEY ARE ALLEGED TO HAVE ORDERED THE EXECUTION OF TWO PRISONERS OF WAR (POWS) AT MENADO, NORTHERN CELEBES ON 1945-06-19. ONE OF THE POWS WAS A RAAF AIRMAN AND THE OTHER A MEMBER OF THE RAN. LEFT TO RIGHT: CAPT F. LYNCH, DEFENDING OFFICER; BARON TAKASAKI; LIEUTENANT K. DONOHOE, INTERPRETER; REAR ADMIRAL HAMANAKA.
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Format: 3x4"
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