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BONIS PENINSULA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-15. DURING SURRENDER DISCUSSIONS AT JAPANESE NAVAL HEADQUARTERS, BONIS PENINSULA, THE AUSTRALIAN SURRENDER PARTY, MEMBERS OF HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS, MOVED INLAND TO THE BONIS AIRSTRIP TO INSPECT ITS SUITABILITY AS AN ASSEMBLY AREA FOR JAPANESE TROOPS NORTH OF BOUGAINVILLE. THE AIRSTRIP WAS OVERGROWN AND CONSIDERED UNSUITABLE FOR USE. THE SURRENDER PARTY IS SHOWN MOVING BACK THROUGH JAPANESE GARDEN AREAS WHICH PREVIOUSLY WERE COCONUT PLANTATIONS.
BONIS PENINSULA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-15. DURING SURRENDER DISCUSSIONS AT JAPANESE NAVAL HEADQUARTERS, BONIS PENINSULA, THE AUSTRALIAN SURRENDER PARTY, MEMBERS OF HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS, MOVED INLAND T
BONIS PENINSULA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-15. DURING SURRENDER DISCUSSIONS AT JAPANESE NAVAL HEADQUARTERS, BONIS PENINSULA, THE AUSTRALIAN SURRENDER PARTY, MEMBERS OF HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS, MOVED INLAND T
BONIS PENINSULA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-15. JAPANESE NAVAL TROOPS PREPARING FRESH VEGETABLES FOR COOKING AT THE JAPANESE NAVAL HEADQUARTERS, BONIS PENINSULA. THE HEADQUARTERS ARE SET UP IN COCONUT PLAN
BONIS PENINSULA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-15. THE CAMP AREA AT THE JAPANESE HAVAL HEADQUARTERS, BONIS PENINSULA. THE HEADQUARTERS ARE SET UP IN COCONUT PLANTATIONS. AN AUSTRALIAN SURRENDER PARTY, MEMBERS
BONIS PENINSULA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-15. AFTER SURRENDER DISCUSSIONS AT JAPANESE NAVAL HEADQUARTERS, BONIS PENINSULA, THE AUSTRALIAN SURRENDER PARTY, MEMBERS OF HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS, INSPECTED THE L
BONIS PENINSULA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-16. A DUGOUT IN THE CLIFFS AT JAPANESE NAVAL HEADQUARTERS, BONIS PENINSULA, USED FOR PROTECTION AGAINST ALLIED BOMBING RAIDS. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER THE JAPANES
