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MIVO RIVER, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-18. MAJOR OTSU, AND SUPERIOR PRIVATE TAKESHITA, FLAG BEARER, MEMBERS OF A SURRENDER ENVOY RETURN TO LIEUTENANT-GENERAL M. KANDA, COMMANDER IMPERIAL JAPANESE 17 ARMY GROUP, CARRYING OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS FROM BRIGADIER A.R. GARRETT, BRIGADIER, GENERAL STAFF HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS. THEY ARE WITH TROOPS ON THE WEST BANK OF THE MIVO RIVER FORD WAITING FOR THEIR ESCORT TO CROSS FROM THE EAST BANK.
A Japanese envoy meeting with Australian soldiers after the opening of surrender negotiations on 29 August 1945. The Official Japanese envoy party consisting of Major Otsu and Superior Private Takeshi
TOKO, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-18. MAJOR OTSU (1) AND SUPERIOR PRIVATE TAKESHITA (2), THE JAPANESE SURRENDER ENVOY PARTY, WAITING IN THE ANTE-ROOM AT HEADQUARTERS 3 DIVISION. THE JAPANESE PARTY WAS MET A
Bougainville. 18 August 1945. Following the distribution of leaflets calling on the Japanese to surrender, Major Otsu and Superior Private Takeshita, representing Lieutenant General M. Kanda, crossed
MIVO RIVER AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-18. FIRST CONTACT BETWEEN THE JAPANESE SURRENDER ENVOY AND AUSTRALIAN TROOPS ON BOUGAINVILLE. MAJOR OTSU AND SUPERIOR PRIVATE TAKESHITA WHO IS CARRYING THE WHITE
Bougainville. 1945. Following the distribution of leaflets calling on the Japanese to surrender, Major Otsu and Superior Private Takeshita, representing General Kanda, crossed the Mivo River ford carr
TOKO, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-18. SUPERIOR PRIVATE TAKESHITA, FLAG BEARER ACCOMPANYING MAJOR OTSU, SURRENDER ENVOY FROM LIEUTENANT-GENERAL M. KANDA, COMMANDER IMPERIAL JAPANESE 17 ARMY GROUP, SMILING HA
