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THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT GENERAL MASATANE KANDA, COMMANDER JAPANESE XVII ARMY, AND VICE ADMIRAL BARON TOMOSHIGE SAMEJIMA, COMMANDER JAPANESE EIGHTH FLEET, SEATED AT THE SURRENDER TABLE AT II CORPS HEADQUARTERS AT TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, LISTENING TO THE READING OF THE TERMS OF SURRENDER. THE TWO JAPANESE COMMANDERS HAVE HANDED OVER THEIR SWORDS TO THE ALLIED DELEGATION LEADER WHO HAS PLACED THEM ON HIS TABLE. IDENTIFIED ALLIED PERSONNEL ARE, SEATED AT CENTRE OF TABLE IS LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR STANLEY G. SAVIGE (GOC II AUSTRALIAN CORPS), TO HIS RIGHT IS BRIGADIER A.R. GARRETT (BGS II CORPS), STANDING AT LEFT BEHIND TABLE IS AIR COMMODORE G.N. ROBERTS (COMMANDER RNZAF AIR TASK FORCE) AND STANDING EXTREME RIGHT OF TABLE IS LIEUTENANT COLONEL J.P. COURSEY (US MARINES). (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)
THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR STANLEY SAVIGE, (GOC II AUSTRALIAN CORPS), SEATED AT CENTRE OF TABLE CHECKS THE TERMS OF SURRENDER DOCUMENT; OTHE
THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. VICE ADMIRAL TOMOSHIGE SAMEJIMA, COMMANDER EIGHTH FLEET, SIGNING THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER AT II AUSTRALIAN CORPS HEADQUARTERS AT TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, WITH
THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT GENERAL MASATANE KANDA, COMMANDER JAPANESE XVII ARMY, SIGNING THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER AT II AUSTRALIAN CORPS HEADQUARTERS, TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND
THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT GENERAL MASATANE KANDA, COMMANDER XVII ARMY, SIGNING THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER AT II AUSTRALIAN CORPS HEADQUARTERS AT TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. LOOKI
THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT GENERAL MASATANE KANDA, COMMANDER XVII JAPANESE ARMY, WITH HIS TWO INTERPRETERS, READ DETAILS OF THE ACTION REQUIRED BY HIM A
THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT GENERAL MASATANE KANDA, COMMANDER JAPANESE XVII ARMY, AND VICE ADMIRAL BARON TOMOSHIGE SAMEJIMA, COMMANDER JAPANESE EIGHTH FLEET, MOVE INTO THE BATTLE ROOM
