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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 SEPTEMBER 1945. ON THE THIRD DAY OF THE SURRENDER DISCUSSIONS CAPTAIN C. SLATTERY, AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE SURRENDER PARTY WENT WITH NATIVE VILLAGE OFFICIALS IN THE BUKA AREA TO INSPECT LOCAL ISLANDS. SHOWN, THE CANOE LEAVING BEACH IN BUKA PASSAGE.
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