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P00954.033 Accession Number: P00954.033

Description

TOLOSA, LEYTE ISLAND, PHILIPPINES, 1945-01. UNIT NO 6 WIRELESS UNIT RAAF. THIS TWO-STOREY BUILDING WAS USED FOR A SHORT TIME AS A DECODING AND CODE-BREAKING CENTRE FOR JAPANESE KANA WIRELESS INTERCEPT MESSAGES. NOTE CAMP SITE RIGHT. (DONOR A J BROWN)

Details

Accession Number

P00954.033

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Negative

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

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