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AT SEA, OFF BUIN, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-20. A JAPANESE BARGE CARRYING A FLAG OF TRUCE BEARING IN TOWARDS THE CORVETTE HMAS LITHGOW. THE BARGE IS CARRYING AN ENVOY FROM LIEUTENANT GENERAL M. KANDA, COMMANDER IMPERIAL JAPANESE 17 ARMY GROUP, FOR PRELIMINARY SURRENDER DISCUSSIONS.
AT SEA, OFF BUIN, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-20. A JAPANESE BARGE CARRYING ENVOY FROM LIEUTENANT GENERAL M. KANDA, COMMANDER IMPERIAL JAPANESE 17 ARMY GROUP, ESCORTED BY RAN MOTOR LAUNCHES, APPROACHING THE
AT SEA, OFF BUIN, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-20. A JAPANESE BARGE CARRYING A FLAG OF TRUCE RETURNING TO THE MAINLAND WITH A MESSAGE FOR LIEUTENANT-GENERAL M. KANDA, COMMANDER IMPERIAL JAPANESE 17 ARMY GROU
AT SEA, OFF BUIN, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-20. A ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY FAIRMILE CRUISING BY THE CORVETTE HMAS LITHGOW DURING NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE SURRENDER ENVOY FROM LIEUTENANT-GENERAL M. KANDA, COMMAN
AT SEA, OFF BUIN, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-20. MEMBERS OF THE CREW OF THE CORVETTE HMAS LITHGOW WATCHING FROM THE GUN DECK DURING THE INTERROGATION OF A JAPANESE ENVOY FROM LIEUTENANT-GENERAL M. KANDA, C
AT SEA, OFF BUIN, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-20. JAPANESE BARGES CARRYING ENVOY FOR PRELIMINARY SURRENDER DISCUSSIONS APPROACHING THE CORVETTE HMAS LITHGOW, ESCORTED BY THREE RAN MOTOR LAUNCHES. BOFORS 40
AT SEA, OFF BUIN, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-20. A JAPANESE MESSENGER, ACCOMPANIED BY A CIVILIAN JAPANESE INTERPRETER, READING A MESSAGE FROM LIEUTENANT GENERAL M. KANDA, COMMANDER IMPERIAL JAPANESE 17 ARM
