HOBJ0259 Accession Number: HOBJ0259

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Two unidentified Military Police (MP) with the 1st Australian Provost Company BCOF, escort a Japanese civilian seated in the back of a Military Police jeep. A female Japanese Police officer sits next to the driver, while a male Japanese officer (left) helps guard the young man in the back.The jeep is crossing tramlines at an intersection in the commercial area of Kure. The Military Police have been checking civilian vehicles, probably for contraband. The incident began at a hardware store in Kure and continued along local streets. Most signs on the buildings are in Japanese, however on the left near a power pole is a sign in English saying, GM General Motors. At the left a railway vehicle is turning into the street. Parked at the right is another official vehicle, with HQ 427 on the door and Japanese writing on the tray sides.

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Conflicts

• British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1946-1952 (Japan)