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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. A JAPANESE WORKING PARTY WITH A 3-TON TRUCK STOOD TO ATTENTION AND SALUTED AS THEY PASSED.
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. 1945-09-16. MEMBERS OF HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS, PREPARED FOR SURRENDER DISCUSSIONS WITH THE JAPANESE, WENT ASHORE AT JAPANESE NAVAL HEADQUARTERS, BONIS PENINSULA, ON 14 SEP
BONIS PENINSULA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-16. SERGEANT G.F. PALMER, ACCOMPANYING JAPANESE STRETCHER CASES BEING EVACUATED TO 17 FIELD AMBULANCE, SORAKEN, FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT. MEDICAL ATTENTION FORMED P
