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THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-08-19. AN ENVOY OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL MASATANE KANDA, COMMANDER JAPANESE XVII ARMY, CONVEYS A MESSAGE FROM THE GENERAL TO AUSTRALIAN SERVICEMEN ON BOARD HMAS LITHGOW OFF ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-O8-19. A NAVAL OFFICER ON BOARD HMAS LITHGOW HOLDING TALKS WITH AN ENVOY OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL MASATANE KANDA, COMMANDER JAPANESE XVII ARMY, OFF MOILA POINT, BOUGAINVILLE ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-08-19. AN ENVOY OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL MASATANE KANDA, COMMANDER JAPANESE XVII ARMY, WITH AUSTRALIAN SERVICE PERSONNEL AND WAR CORRESPONDENTS ON BOARD HMAS LITHGOW OFF ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. THE ALLIED PARTY AWAITING TO CONDUCT THE SURRENDER CEREMONY AT II AUSTRALIAN CORPS HEADQUARTERS AT TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE, SEATED ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT GENERAL MASATANE KANDA, COMMANDER XVII ARMY, SIGNING THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER AT II AUSTRALIAN CORPS HEADQUARTERS AT TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. AUSTRALIAN OFFICERS WITH VICE ADMIRAL BARON TOMOSHIGE SAMEJIMA, COMMANDER JAPANESE EIGHTH FLEET, AWAITING THE START OF THE SURRENDER CEREMONY AT TOROKINA, ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR STANLEY G. SAVIGE (GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING II AUSTRALIAN CORPS) ADDS HIS SIGNATURE TO THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER, ASSISTED BY BRIGADIER ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-08-19. THE BARGE AND CREW WHICH CARRIED AN ENVOY OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL MASATANE KANDA, COMMANDER XVII JAPANESE ARMY, FROM BUIN BAY TO HMAS LITHGOW OFF MOILA POINT, ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT GENERAL MASATANE KANDA, COMMANDER JAPANESE XVII ARMY, AND VICE ADMIRAL BARON TOMOSHIGE SAMEJIMA, COMMANDER JAPANESE EIGHTH FLEET, MOVE INTO THE BATTLE ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. BRIGADIER J. FIELD, COMMANDER AUSTRALIAN 7TH BRIGADE, WITH AUSTRALIAN AND JAPANESE SERVICE PERSONNEL, ARRIVING AT THE SURRENDER CEREMONY LOCATION AT TOROKINA, ..

The Japanese surrender party, with an Australian escort led by Brigadier J Field, Commander 7th Australian Brigade, moves off from the waterfront at Torokina, Bougainville Island, towards the site ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-19. SOME JAPANESE TROOPS FROM NAURU ISLAND REST AS THEY WATCH FELLOW SERVICEMEN ENTERING THEIR INTERNMENT CAMP ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND AFTER MARCHING FROM TOROKINA. ..