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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-20. CAPTAIN TAKENAKA, ENVOY FROM LIEUTENANT-GENERAL M. KANDA, COMMANDER 17 JAPANESE ARMY GROUP, BEING ESCORTED TO A HUT AT HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS FOR PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS WITH AUSTRALIAN OFFICERS REGARDING THE SURRENDER OF JAPANESE FORCES ON BOUGAINVILLE.
TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-20. CAPTAIN TAKENAKA (1), ENVOY FROM LIEUTENANT-GENERAL M. KANDA, COMMANDER 17 JAPANESE ARMY GROUP, WITH HIS CIVILIAN INTERPRETER, MR TAKAHASHI (2), DURING SURRENDER DI
TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-20. CAPTAIN TAKENAKA (1), ENVOY FROM LIEUTENANT-GENERAL M. KANDA, COMMANDER 17 JAPANESE ARMY GROUP, RECEIVING WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS FOR DELIVERY TO HIS SUPERIORS FROM BR
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 BEARING IN TOWARDS THE CORVETTE HMAS LITHGOW. THE BARGE IS CARRYING AN ENVOY FROM LIEUTENANT GENERAL M. KANDA, COM
AT SEA, OFF BUIN, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-20. LIEUTENANT-COMMANDER E. HOWITT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY, HANDING A MESSAGE TO AN OFFICER ON A JAPANESE BARGE FOR RELAY TO LIEUTENANT-GENERAL M. KANDA, COMMAND
AT SEA, OFF BUIN, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-20. A JAPANESE SALUTING AFTER RECEIVING MESSAGE AND INSTRUCTIONS TO RETURN TO LIEUTENANT-GENERAL M. KANDA, COMMANDER IMPERIAL JAPANESE 17 ARMY GROUP. THE ENVOY
